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May 18 2012

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A photograph inside a dim stone shrine of a black deity murti draped in a red sari-like cloth with gold borders, adorned with white jasmine and yellow and pink flower garlands, a silver forehead band and a large circular flame-shaped halo behind its head. A priest with bare upper body and white dhoti stands at left holding a brass lamp with a large flame, while another person in white cloth stands at right with hands folded near a handheld camera filming the scene. A small oil lamp burns on a ledge at right, and a large round brass plate hangs on the wall behind.2012-05-18 +1 copiesClose view of a temple worship scene in which a bare-shouldered priest holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp with several tall flames over a black Shiva lingam draped in red and gold cloth and garlanded with white jasmine and orange-pink flowers. A smaller brass oil lamp burns to the right, and a golden ornate arch frames the shrine behind. A circular red-and-gold light fixture hangs above. The priest's clothing is an orange-red cloth wrap and the lamp is being offered in aarti. The image is a photograph of an abhishekam-style lamp offering.2012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesA temple priest, bare-chested and wearing a yellow dhoti with a white cloth tied at the waist, stands at the left edge of a stone shrine niche tending a black stone deity murti. The murti is dressed in a red silk sari with gold border, a gold-bordered orange shawl, and white and pink-yellow flower garlands. A round red-and-orange lamp frame with a glowing flame sits behind the head, and a brass oil lamp hangs at the right. A brass disc backdrop and weathered stone walls surround the shrine.2012-05-18 +1 copiesA photograph of an aarti at a deity murti draped in red and orange silks and garlanded with white jasmine strands and pink and yellow flowers. A bare-chested priest with a sacred thread stands at left, holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp with several bright flames toward the figure. At right, a devotee's folded hands are visible. A small brass oil lamp burns beside the lamp, and a glowing red-and-gold ornamental lamp hangs above the shrine.2012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16A photograph of a temple puja before a black stone deity murti dressed in a red sari with orange and gold drapes, adorned with white jasmine garlands, pink and yellow flower strands, a silver face covering with a forehead tilaka, and red kumkum dots. A bare-chested priest in an orange-brown cloth leans forward, lighting or offering a brass oil lamp with several flames held before the image. At the right edge, a devotee with folded hands stands near the lamp. The walls are weathered grey stone and a brass arch frames the shrine.2012-05-18 +1 copiesA photograph inside a dim Shiva temple shrine at Kanchanoor. A lingam with a bright halo-like arch sits within an ornate dark stone niche, dressed in striped and red cloth with silver ornaments and lit by several oil lamps. A priest in a saffron-orange wrap leans toward the deity, adjusting the shrine while women and attendants stand at the edges, one in an orange cloth with rudraksha-style beaded armband, another with bangles and hair in a bun. A deity murti is the focus, performing abhishekam-style worship with lamps in the foreground.2012-05-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple aarti before a deity murti in a dark shrine. A priest in a white dhoti and a shawl holds a brass plate with a flaming camphor lamp and a silver kalasha-shaped vessel, and another hand reaches to steady the plate from the right. The deity is adorned with a red and gold cloth and silver ornaments, with a red and orange garment draped over the figure. Oil lamps burn in the background beside an ornate silver-framed arch.2012-05-16 +1 copiesA dim temple sanctum corridor with glowing bulb lights framing a doorway. Inside, a dark stone deity murti in a red and gold sari is garlanded with white and pink flower chains. In the foreground a priest in bare-chested white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, holding a lamp toward the deity. On the left, a figure with long dark hair in an orange-gold shawl stands in profile, observing from the shadowed wall. Carved stone walls surround the scene.2006-09-18March 02 20132013-03-02A dim temple interior during a Karthigai Deepam ritual. Left, a decorated deity murti is draped in orange and red cloth and garlanded with yellow, white, purple and red flowers, with tall brass oil lamps lit before it. A kneeling person in a white dhoti and bare chest arranges small clay pots of oil with lit wicks on a cloth. Standing right, a man in an orange dhoti and bare chest holds a brass bowl with a burning flame, while another person in a maroon cloth stands beside him holding a pot. Lamps glow throughout the scene; the photo is taken from a close, low angle. Three physical people are visible.2017-12-02