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April 24 2018

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A performer on a stage performs a standing yoga balance pose, one leg raised high behind him with the foot held overhead, the other arm extended forward. He is shirtless with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, grey-white loose trousers, and dreadlocked hair, with skin painted or tinted grey-blue. Behind him stands a large gold-plated bull (Nandi) draped in a red and gold cloth and a pink garland, with decorated deity statues in the background wearing red and green garlands, crowns and jewelled necklaces. A red carpet lies at the lower left. The scene suggests a yoga darshan demonstration.2018-04-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual before silver and gold deity murtis of a goddess and god adorned with garlands of red, yellow and white flowers, crowns, jewelled necklaces and a green silk backdrop. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a maroon and gold border reaches up and places his hands on the deity's garlands, with a gold-framed ornamental stand in front. Oil lamps stand at the edges of the frame.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18A devotee in saffron-red dhoti and shawl with gold border stands bare-chested at right, palms pressed together in anjali before a row of silver-and-gold deity murtis seated on a red-draped platform. The murtis wear gold crowns, garlands, rudraksha-like beads and ornate embroidered garments in green, red and gold. A kumkum-marked figure in white and red attire stands to the left of the platform, and a few other attendees move in a softly lit hall with red-covered tables behind.2014-03-09Photograph of a temple shrine during a consecration ceremony. Three deity murtis stand on a purple-draped platform, garlanded with yellow marigolds, red roses and white jasmine, and adorned with ornate jewellery. In the centre a silver-and-gold murti wears a crown and holds a hand raised in blessing. A brown-skinned man in a dark red dhoti with a red-and-white flower garland folds his hands in pranam before the shrine. Behind him, a man in orange-brown robes and a rudraksha mala stands near a gilded chair. Flower arrangements, banana leaves and offering trays with lamps sit in the foreground.2014-06-28 +1 copiesOctober 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual before a decorated shrine with two deity murtis seated on a green-draped throne, adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers, jeweled necklaces and crowns. A devotee in a rust-red turban and orange-red dhoti stands at left, seen from behind, hands clasped in prayer. Brass lamp stands flank the shrine, and gilded arched panels frame the scene. The statues are not people; one visible person stands in the scene.2015-10-18A devotee in a rust-orange turban and orange-brown wrap stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a white flower garland and gold bangles. Beside him, a pair of richly decorated deity murti sit on a green-draped golden peetha, one wearing a gold crown, red and white silk and a heavy jewelled necklace, the other in a gold crown with a green and red garment and layered gold garlands. Marigold and white flower garlands drape the figures and the throne, with brass oil lamps and a silver tray at the foreground. A golden parasol canopy with colourful tassels and ornate gold arches frame the scene.2015-10-18November 26 20172017-11-26November 26 20172017-11-26November 27 20172017-11-27May 02 20122012-05-02