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October 07 2007

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A photograph inside a bright hall with white walls, exposed wooden beams and a chandelier. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes stands with an arm raised, gesturing toward an altar. On the right, an ornate gilded frame surrounds a decorated deity murti with a crown and red-and-gold garments, set on a dark platform with flowers and a brass kalasha-style lamp. Seated devotees sit on the floor in the lower foreground, some in white and saffron clothing. A red and gold hanging banner and a tall wooden stand with a dark statue appear to the left.2007-10-07July 29 20072007-07-29 +1 copiesJune 12 20102010-06-12A photograph of a temple hall with a tiled white floor and several devotees seated on cloth mats in the foreground. Women in saris of green, pink and white sit facing ornate golden shrines on either side, one holding a deity murti with a red and white figure and a second with a standing murti in a gold niche. A child in a light outfit sits among the adults. Colourful rangoli-style patterns decorate the floor. Robed figures stand near the shrines; no clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible.2011-09-09 +1 copiesNovember 21 20102010-11-21June 12 20102010-06-12A four-panel collage of temple and ritual scenes in a small hall with yellow walls and pink draped altars. Top left shows a silver Ganesha murti under a silver umbrella, flanked by fruits, a pineapple and a coconut. Top right shows several people seated on the floor before decorated deity figures in pink and black, with a red flag on the wall. Bottom left shows a group seated on the floor before an altar with an ornate golden throne-like seat and figures in pink cloth, with a small pink-and-white mat. Bottom right shows a man in white clothes tending brass ritual vessels before dark deity figures on pink-draped platforms. The collage is a graphic of several photographs, and the visible people appear in the panels rather than in one real scene.2011-09-09 +1 copiesIndoor temple-style hall with exposed wooden beams and hanging brass lamps. At the front, a gilded arched shrine holds deity murti adorned with flower garlands and orange draperies, flanked by additional garlanded murtis. A priest in white stands at the central altar performing puja beside a large brass pot, with a seated figure in an orange robe to the left. On the right, a woman in an orange sari sits on a pink-cushioned seat before a microphone. Rows of seated devotees in colourful clothing, including saris and shirts, face the altar on striped mats. Offerings of fruit and flowers rest on the altar platform.2009-10-13November 05 20102010-11-05October 08 20102010-10-08 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor temple hall with a wooden beamed ceiling and hanging lanterns. At the centre, a golden arched shrine holds deity murtis draped in garlands, with brass lamps on either side. In the foreground, a seated audience of about twenty people faces the shrine on striped mats, several in saris and kurtas. A monk in orange robes sits on the left of the stage near a garlanded deity, and a man in white kneels before the central shrine. On the right, a figure in an orange robe sits on a pink-draped seat beside a microphone stand, with a garlanded deity beside him. A large brass pot stands in front of the audience.2009-10-13Photo 11741909