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May 22 20172017-05-22A photograph inside a temple shrine with an ornate gold arched frame and red curtain. Behind an ornamented golden stand with green-tipped lamps and garlands stand two large decorated murti figures, one wearing a crown and one with a trident. In front, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged with hands folded in prayer on a red cushion. To the left, a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti holds a bell and a lamp during the ritual. Brass lamps and small gold shrines sit on the floor. Several garlands of red and orange flowers adorn the murtis.2017-05-22March 22 20082008-03-22July 21 20102010-07-21October 31 20112011-10-31A photograph inside a temple shrine. A person with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a rust-red wrap and a maroon turban, stands at left with their back to the camera, holding a small brass oil lamp (aarti) toward ornately decorated deity murtis. The murtis are gold-coloured and adorned with heavy garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, jewelled necklaces and a golden cobra hood over one figure. A golden kalasha-like vessel and brass puja items sit on the floor. The scene reads as a puja or aarti at a shrine, and the person is identified only by role, not by name.2017-07-09A shrine photograph showing a large pair of deity murti, a male figure with four arms holding a trident and a drum-like object and a female figure in a red and gold sari, both garlanded with marigold and red flower garlands in front of a green and gold backdrop. Between them sits a shivalinga draped in a pink cloth and garlands. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes sits on a mat at lower left, tending to brass vessels and a plate of offerings. A standing attendant in red stands at right beside an oil lamp. The arched gilded stone doorway frames the scene.2011-10-31Outdoor temple scene with a pair of large decorated deity murtis under a gilded arch. The central figure is a male deity with a crown, trident and orange-red headwear, wearing a gold-and-silver ornamented garment; beside him stands a female deity in a magenta and gold sari with a tall black crown. Both are garlanded with red, white and yellow flower garlands. In front, a man in an orange ochre robe with white body markings sits and gestures toward a small seated figure draped in orange, which is partly obscured by garlands and a golden ritual vessel. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a gilded platform holds white and red flower offerings, with fruit and betel leaves placed on the floor below. An elderly bald man in orange sits at the left edge.2010-07-21January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with gilded deity murti of a male and female deity seated under a golden arch with red curtain backdrop. The male deity wears a red-orange turban and holds a trident, the female wears a purple and green sari with heavy jewellery. Garlands of yellow and red flowers drape the figures. In front, a seated figure in orange saffron robes and a turban sits on a white cloth, with a rudraksha-like garland and a white ceremonial cloth, and a person in orange sits at left, facing the shrine. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a gilded palanquin-like altar with flower offerings and fruit sits at right. a person appears in the orange-clad seated figure before the deities, identified by saffron robes and turban cues, placed at the shrine during a darshan or abhishekam setting.2010-07-21A temple shrine with gilded golden deity murtis of a male and female form draped in flower garlands, the male figure with a crown and trident-like emblem and the female in a purple sari. In the foreground a man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at a golden altar, holding a ritual implement over a white-draped seat where a small saffron-clad figure sits, with fruit, marigolds and kalasha-style offerings arranged around. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a large golden table is piled with yellow and red marigold garlands. Another orange-robed person stands at the left edge. Whether the man in orange is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone.2010-07-21June 29 20182018-06-29 +1 copies