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August 13 20182018-08-13August 13 20182018-08-13December 22 20182018-12-22May 26 20132013-05-26 +1 copiesA person in orange saffron robes with long dark hair bends forward with one hand resting on a gilded shivalingam decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and white flowers, and rudraksha beads. The lingam has a gold face with green stone eyes or ornaments and a sacred thread draped over it. Behind it, another gilded deity murti stands in orange and white cloth with flower garlands. The setting is an outdoor temple area with carved stone pillars. One physical person is visible.2012-01-01A devotee in saffron-orange cloth with bare back and upper body, long dark hair tied up, rudraksha and metal bangles, stands at right holding a lit silver aarti lamp in one raised hand and a small brass bell in the other, performing puja before a seated figure. The seated figure is a statue or life-size murti in orange robes and rudraksha mala, with a white forehead mark, draped in a red cloth, seated on a leopard-print cushion and golden lotus base. Behind it are garlands of orange, white and purple flowers, a red and gold brocade backdrop, and green leaves. The statue is not a living person, so the a person candidate appears only as a depiction. The devotee is shown from behind, so no face is visible.2018-05-27August 07 20182018-08-07January 04 20152015-01-04 +1 copiesMay 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesNovember 23 20182018-11-23A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange sannyasi wrap with a yellow sash and a belt, standing with palms pressed together in namaskar before a large decorated deity murti. He wears a red and white flower garland around his neck and has long dark hair. The murti is covered in red, orange, yellow and white roses and marigolds, with green and yellow beaded garlands hanging from its shoulders and a trident in its hand. Behind him are red curtains and a partially visible person in orange robes at the left edge. The setting appears to be a devotional darshan or puja in an ashram hall.2013-05-17A bare-chested priest in orange and yellow-striped cloth with a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his forehead and arm holds a lit oil lamp before a deity murti framed by a large arch of green neem leaves. The murti wears a crown, decorated face and ornate jewelled collar and robes. A tall brass lamp stand stands at right against a red curtain, and brass offerings are visible in the lower right. The scene suggests a puja or aarti. A printed credit line appears in the lower right corner.2021-04-11