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April 23 2012

April 23 2013

A temple scene at a golden shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red and white floral swags. A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban stands at left, bare-chested with a saffron cloth over his shoulder, holding a brass lamp or vessel with a small flame. Inside the shrine, a seated deity murti in white dhoti-style cloth and a green draped garment sits on a red-cushioned throne, adorned with garlands, a crown and gold ornaments. Flower trays with pink and white blossoms rest at the base, and orange flags hang at the right. Several people are faintly visible in the background.

April 23 2012

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A photograph inside a temple shrine at night showing a priest in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap standing at left, bare-shouldered, holding a metal vessel and pouring or offering from it near a small flame. Before him is a richly decorated golden palanquin-like shrine with white and red garland festoons overhead, seated on a red and gold cushioned throne is a deity murti in white cloth with ornate jewelled ornaments and a crown, flanked by a second figure. Flower garlands drape the murti, and offerings of marigold and flower petals lie on the floor below. A partially visible seated person in white appears in the background.

April 26 2012

A night photograph of a festival procession image: a gilded deity murti seated on a golden peacock-like vahana within an ornate gold arched frame with an orange backdrop. The murti is draped in bright yellow, red, white and pink flower garlands and wears jewelled ornaments and a crown. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, with bare chest, rudraksha mala and red-and-white forehead markings, sits at lower left beside the image. Smoke rises from the right, and a green and red canopy with fringe hangs above.

A night photograph of a gold-canopied palanquin or shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red-and-white flower swags, holding a seated metal utsava murti of a deity wearing a garland and a white dhoti-style cloth. A priest with a bare upper body and an orange-saffron dhoti and turban stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp or aarti vessel toward the deity, indicating an aarti. Orange flags hang at the right and a framed portrait stands at the lower right. Printed banner text is visible at the top of the gilded arch. Four or fewer people are visible; the priest is the only clearly visible person in the foreground.

A photograph of a temple shrine lit by warm lamplight, with a standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl at right, shown with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, head bowed in reverence before a pair of deity murti. The two murti, one male with a golden-yellow turban and one female with a gold crown, are draped in layered garlands of red, yellow, green and white flowers and gold necklaces. Ornate gilded pillars frame the shrine, with a carved Ganesha relief at lower left and a small brass kalasha and an ornate brass lamp stand in front. A garland-decorated alankaram is evident. Appearance-based cues are present but the identity remains uncertain.

Night photograph of a deity murti seated in a golden arched shrine, dressed in an orange cloth and draped in dense garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers. Two figures are seated, one wearing a crown and heavy jewellery and holding a hand raised in blessing. In the lower left a shaved-headed priest in white clothing leans in to tend a brass oil lamp burning with a bright flame, with a kalasha and leaves nearby. Bright red generator equipment is visible at right. This appears to be a puja or aarti at a temple shrine, with no clearly identifiable a person present.

Night photograph of a palanquin-style temple procession shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red-and-white flower swags, gold-painted pillars and an orange flag at right. Two seated deity murtis, one bearing a silver-and-gold crown and a white-and-green garment, are adorned with garlands and sit on a red-and-gold cushioned seat. A man in orange robes and an orange head wrap, with his upper body bare, holds a lit oil lamp aarti vessel toward the deities. Flower offerings sit on trays at the base. A lighted speaker sits at lower right, and a lamp glows in the background.

Night photograph of a temple ritual at a gilded processional palanquin. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and shoulder cloth, with an orange head wrap, holds a silver lamp with a lit flame toward the front of the palanquin. Inside the golden canopy, two metal deity murtis sit on a red cushioned seat, one adorned with white garlands and a white cloth, the other in green and gold attire. The canopy is decorated with white jasmine and red flower garlands, and orange cloth hangs at the right edge. The setting appears to be an outdoor night procession or temple aarti.