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Night-time photo of a temple shrine area with a roofed open veranda and grey stone pillars. On the left, a deity murti in blue and gold with a marigold garland and an oil lamp on the altar, plus a bowl of flowers and leaves offered before it. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside her, a man in orange robes and a shaved head stands with hands folded, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in devotion. Red pillars and a red-walled room appear at right.

December 10 2011

A woman in an orange sari and sleeveless orange blouse stands with long dark hair, head bowed and palms pressed together in namaste before a decorated altar. The altar holds a deity murti draped in yellow and garlanded with yellow and purple flowers, a silver umbrella-shaped canopy, brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels, and scattered white petals on a low table covered with an orange cloth folded over a cushion with a maroon border. On the right, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and shawl stands with hands folded, and a child in a checked shirt is partly visible at the edge. The room has pale green walls and a tiled floor.

A photograph of a temple courtyard with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated roof. A priest in an orange sleeveless top and red-orange dhoti holds a lit flame on a metal dish near a stone shrine platform decorated with garlands of red, orange and yellow flowers and green foliage. He wears a rudraksha-style necklace and a knotted hair bun. Beside him, a younger attendant in an orange robe and gold necklace, with a sandal mark on his forehead, holds a silver tray with small lamps. A tall brass lamp stand stands at right. Other flowers and a red-orange curtain frame the scene, and the dish is an aarti or flame offering.

2010-10-18 +1 copies

January 02 2010

2010-01-02 +1 copies

A photograph inside a temple shrine at night. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at the left, bending over a stone altar set with brass oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels, plates of flowers and offerings. Behind the altar, a deity murti with a red and gold crown and a rudraksha-style garland is decorated with bright marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, flanked by smaller figures in blue and green cloth. A woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and a saffron wrap, stands at right with her hands raised to her head in reverence. Two people are physically present.

A photograph of an outdoor temple scene in which a priest in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, with a red shawl draped over his shoulder and a beaded necklace, holds a flaming oil lamp toward a stone shrine niche decorated with carved stonework and a garland of red and yellow flowers. Behind him, a second priest in orange robes with a shaved head and a long beaded necklace holds a silver tray. Orange and red painted walls, a corrugated roof and a golden lamp stand complete the setting.

2010-10-18 +2 copies

July 21 2010

A photograph in a temple courtyard shows a devotee in orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti holding a lit oil lamp with a flame toward a shrine. Beside the shrine, a seated figure in orange robes and a white beard sits on a green cushion, surrounded by red and yellow flower garlands and gold lamp stands. A priest in orange robes and a garland stands at left holding a silver plate and tray. Behind them a red-and-white painted wall and a black notice board hang near a red metal gate with yellow marigolds. The scene is an everyday temple ritual of aarti before a deity murti or guru image.

2010-10-18 +1 copies

A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a Shiva linga on a black stone yoni-peetha base, with water streaming down its sides. A man with long swept-back hair and a beard, wearing orange robes and a beaded necklace, leans forward and pours water over the linga with his hand. Behind him stands another orange-robed figure with long hair and beard, and a third person in orange holds a brass lamp. A seated white marble figure and a small golden statue sit at the lower left. Behind the linga, a deity murti is draped in a red and gold silk garment and decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and gold ornaments. Several seated devotees in orange and white are visible at the lower left edge.

A photograph of a temple sanctum with a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace standing at right, bending forward and placing his hand on the forehead of a second man in orange robes and a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace at centre, who has white tilak marks on his forehead. Behind them a bare-chested figure in orange and a tray of white powder is held by a hand from below at the bottom edge. Left of centre stand deity murtis in gold ornaments, garlands of yellow and purple flowers, and a dark cylindrical object like a shivalinga or peetha. Warm light falls on beige stone ceilings and a red drape hangs at right.

A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes with long curly hair and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp with a flame above a dark black shivalinga on a stone yoni pedestal. Behind him on the right, a large deity murti is adorned with yellow and orange garlands and a red-and-gold silk cloth. On the left, a man in orange robes stands with hands folded in anjali, another in orange sits playing a silver vessel, and a bald man in orange sits near a white marble statue. A younger orange-robed attendant stands behind the lingam. The walls are carved stone with floral garlands and purple flowers draped across the deity.