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February 06 2013

Photograph of a puja before two gilded deity murtis dressed in blue and teal silk with red and white garlands, one holding a staff. A kneeling priest in white dhoti and shawl faces the murtis from the left foreground. On the right, a bare-chested man with white hair and a long white beard bows forward, his hands joined, before a second man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads and a smiling face. A gold ornate throne stands behind them against red drapes.

February 06 2013

February 06 2013

2013-02-06 +1 copies

A photograph inside a red and gold tented shrine hall. In the centre, a deity murti pair with painted faces, crowns and garlands stands in a gold arched niche against a yellow backdrop. To the left, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border waves a lit oil lamp toward the murti, standing beside an orange-draped table. Two framed portraits in saffron robes sit on gold-carved pedestals, one left of the murti and one on a gold throne at right. A seated woman in a cream sari sits at lower left, and a small monitor is visible at the bottom. Blue swags and colourful decorated poles frame the tent.

A photograph of a temple ritual before a seated deity murti pair decorated with garlands of white, yellow and red flowers and gold jewellery. A figure seen from behind, wearing a dark turban, a brown shawl and a white dhoti with a blue sash, raises one hand in blessing toward the murti. On the right, a bare-chested attendant in a white cloth and a dark turban stands with flower garlands draped on his shoulders. Gold-framed arches, a green cloth backdrop and a brass lamp surround the scene.

January 11 2009

Inside a temple shrine lit warmly, two golden deity murtis sit on a raised dais behind a black stone shivalinga on a dark pedestal. The seated murti on the right wears an orange turban with a gold crown, heavy gold necklaces, and a red-and-gold sash over a white dhoti with yellow lower drapery. A gilded arch frames the figures. To the left stands a smaller gold murti in a red turban and floral garlands. A standing man in a light grey-white robe bows forward at the left edge, hands joined near the offerings, his face hidden. Brass lamps, a small bronze figure and a metal vessel sit on the pedestal. The people count is one, and no a person candidate is clearly visible in person.

October 04 2010

2010-10-04 +1 copies

A photograph inside a dimly lit, gold-accented temple ratham or chariot shrine at night. Two deity murtis sit side by side on a red-draped seat, one holding a trident-like staff, both adorned with floral garlands, jewelled crowns and colourful embellished garments. Four people surround the shrine: a figure in orange-saffron robes on the left, a bare-shouldered person in red-orange cloth standing closest to the deity, another in saffron robes on the right, and a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl at the far right, wearing a wristwatch. Golden lion-like carvings flank the entrance. Lamplight glows from above.

January 02 2009

2009-01-02 +1 copies

Photograph of gilded deity murti figures on a golden arch with blue velvet backdrop, at night. Two golden murtis stand with crowns and jewellery: the left one wears a red turban with a gem, holds a golden staff and wears a blue and silver necklace; the right one wears a tall golden crown, pearl necklaces and an orange-and-maroon garment with a white flower garland. A golden trident stands at left. In the foreground, two men in orange dhotis and shoulder-bands stand at left, one in front of a golden ornamental tray or shield and a red-turbaned head.