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August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09December 30 20092009-12-30A temple ritual scene with a man in saffron-orange robes wearing a long white and red flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace, a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, and bangles on his wrists; he holds white petals in one hand while another man in orange dhoti and shawl with white tilak carries a gold tray. Behind them stand a large deity murti and a tall multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow, green and purple blooms, with a gold hand-gesture sculpture above. Carved stone pillars frame the temple hall. Candidate appearance is a long-haired figure with several cues but this is uncertain, so the central man is described by role as a devotee performing an offering.2011-12-11A photograph of a temple shrine area where a long-haired man in plain orange robes stands at the right, wearing a long garland of red roses, green leaves and yellow marigolds. Beside him a younger man in orange robes kneels and holds a brass lamp with a flame toward the shrine, while another man in orange stands behind. At the left edge, a man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha mala and a bearded older man in white and orange hold a brass tray of white jasmine and orange flowers. Pink and white flower petals are scattered on the stone ledge, and a deity murti and a red-and-orange draped figure appear in the background. Several people are visible.2008-08-07A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead sits on a low white wooden stool with his palms raised in a gesture of receiving. Facing him, a standing man in a white dhoti with a red-bordered shawl and a wristwatch leans forward, holding two silver bowls in front of him. Behind them stands a garlanded ceremonial backdrop with orange and yellow flowers, and offerings such as coconut halves and fruit sit on the floor at the lower right. This appears to be a ritual offering in a temple-style setting.2010-08-09A photograph inside a small stone shrine where a priest in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl bends over a copper vessel before a deity murti heavily decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands and white flower strands. Two seated devotees in saffron-orange robes sit on a raised red platform with offerings, and a standing man in a long peach-coloured robe watches at right. A framed picture stands beside the murti.2010-08-09A photograph of a temple abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. A man in plain white dhoti with a gold border kneels at left holding a brass plate. Beside him a man in orange robes with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha-style necklace scatters flowers over a decorated pillar-like deity form wrapped in garlands. At right, a heavyset man in orange robes with gold-rimmed glasses and a gold necklace stands by a gold-framed altar box heaped with white flowers. Behind them stand a man in white with a yellow shawl and other attendants, with brass lamps, orange drapes and a metal railing in the background.2010-07-21Photograph inside a temple shrine with marble-patterned walls and white arches. In the foreground a man with long hair tied back, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap, a gold ceremonial necklace and bare-shouldered adornment, stands with hands folded and gazes toward the shrine. Beside him a bald priest in an orange-saffron garment with gold border, a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured headband holds a silver tray of green leaves and pink petals, offering them at the shrine. Strings of white and red flower garlands hang on the right. A decorated deity murti with flower garlands sits in a niche behind, and a second white-clad attendant stands at the left edge.2012-06-04A temple shrine interior with grey granite walls. In the center, a figure in an orange turban and saffron-orange cloth with long dark hair stands with hands extended over a brass plate toward a deity murti decorated with a large garland of orange and white flowers. To the left, a black stone deity relief with a white and orange garland. Behind the murti hangs a dark blue curtain. Around them stand several devotees: a man in a beige jacket with folded hands on the left, a bare-chested man with a gold chain and folded hands, a person in white with long hair and an orange cloth at the front, and a man in an orange wrap standing near the entrance. Oil lamps sit on the steps.A photograph of a temple shrine courtyard where a man in a long-sleeved orange-saffron garment with long swept-back hair and a green leaf garland over a red-and-yellow marigold garland receives a brass plate of white jasmine flowers offered by a devotee in white. Two other men in orange robes stand nearby, one holding a brass lamp with a lit flame and white garland. Behind them, a deity murti in a bright blue and orange sari with flower garlands sits on a white-draped platform scattered with pink and white petals. A tall brass lamp stand and a stone carved wall panel frame the scene, and the devotee at left, in white, presses palms together in greeting.2008-08-07