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Photograph of a temple-style stage with painted blue and gold walls, a central doorway framing a gilded throne and an oval portrait of a bearded man in a saffron turban hung above it. Two large painted deity murti flank the doorway, each with four arms and a crown, wearing orange and green garments. In the foreground a man in a brown robe faces the stage holding a tiered multi-wick oil lamp, which is lit. Two young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the left of the stage near a small brass tray. Rows of brass oil lamps stand along the stage edges, and a tablet sits at the right edge. A small figure in white sits near the throne area.

February 05 2014

A photograph of a temple-style stage with painted blue and orange pillars and gilded figures. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in a dark wrap raises a multi-branched brass lamp of lit oil wicks toward the altar. Two young men in saffron-orange robes with white head bands sit cross-legged on the left, with brass oil lamps and offerings in front of them. At the centre, a framed portrait on a gilded throne-like seat shows a man in an orange turban and shawl, and a figure in white sits near the altar. Two tall gilded deity murti flank the altar, holding ritual objects. A small tablet sits on the floor at lower right. The scene suggests a puja with aarti.

December 06 2013

A photograph inside a temple shrine. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala holds up a lit multi-flame brass aarti lamp, its flames blazing. Behind the lamp, a person in white sits before a golden throne-like altar (peetha) at the center of the shrine. Above the altar hangs a framed portrait of a man in an orange turban and saffron robe, with a golden frame and a crown-like top. Two large painted standing figures with crowns and multiple arms, in orange dhotis and green sashes, flank the doorway, and brass lamp stands line the walls. The shrine is decorated with pastel blue, orange and green painted columns and cloth. The man holding the aarti is a priest or devotee; the figure in the portrait is a printed image, not a physical person.

January 29 2014

2014-01-29 +1 copies

February 05 2014

2014-02-05 +2 copies

June 01 2014

Photograph of a temple shrine interior with painted pillars and two tall deity statues flanking a gold throne-like seat. A framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban sits on the throne, labelled with no readable caption. A priest in orange-brown robes, seen from behind with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala, stands in the foreground beside a tall silver oil lamp with lit wicks. Several people in orange robes kneel and perform ritual actions at the shrine base, lamps and brass lanterns line the hall, and a red velvet canopy hangs above.

Indoor ritual scene on a white glossy stage. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in brown robes holds up a tall multi-tiered brass lamp with many lit oil lamps, facing a shrine. Two young boys in orange robes with white forehead markings sit cross-legged on the floor beside a small tray. Behind them, a gilded shrine doorway flanked by painted deity murtis with crowns and orange dhotis holds a framed portrait of a man in orange with a turban-style head covering; the portrait is a printed picture, not a person. Brass oil lamps stand along the stage, and red curtains and a gold sofa frame the left side. Several people in white and orange sit at the shrine inside the doorway.

November 28 2013

2013-11-28 +10 copies

A temple-style hall with painted pink and green pillars and a gilded throne-like seat. Behind the seat hangs a framed portrait of a smiling man with an orange-saffron turban, shown as a painted or printed picture, not a live person. Two painted, multi-armed standing figures with crowns flank the central shrine. In the foreground, a shaved-headed figure in a brown-orange robe with a beaded mala stands at left, holding a lit multi-tiered oil lamp. Brass lamps line the platform, and a few people in white and orange sit in front of the shrine, performing a ritual.