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July 07 2009

Photo of a temple ritual in a gilded shrine. In the left foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a gold chain, sits and pours liquid from a silver vessel toward a central figure. The central figure is a seated statue in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban, a beaded necklace and a garland of yellow and red flowers. Behind it stand a tall golden deity murti with a red cloth backdrop, a yellow and red flower garland hung with large yellow beads, and a white draped cloth on the right. Brass lamps, silver bowls and a metal tray with flowers sit on the altar in front.

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A photograph of a temple puja at a shrine with stone walls and carved panels. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red border stands at left, extending his arms toward a murti group of deities draped in layered garlands of red, orange, yellow, white and purple flowers. The central deity wears a gold crown and a jewelled garment, and a second, smaller murti stands beside it. Flower petals lie on a red and orange cloth at the base, with a brass oil lamp and small brass figure nearby. At right, a white marble figure of a seated sannyasi in orange robes with rudraksha beads sits on a pedestal beside a gold-coloured vessel. Behind, orange curtains and a decorated gate are visible, and a woman in orange appears partially at left edge.

A photograph inside a temple shrine. A man with long, voluminous dark curly hair and a full beard, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe, leans forward to offer something from a small plate onto a black stone Shiva linga resting on a black pedestal, with scattered gold grains around its base. Behind the linga stands a gilded deity murti draped in a red and gold sari-like garment and garlanded with yellow, orange and magenta flowers. To the left, a second man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A small white marble seated figure sits in front of the pedestal, and a brass oil lamp stands at the right edge beside a small brass vessel.

Photograph of a temple puja on a raised stone platform before a deity shrine decorated with yellow, orange and purple marigold garlands. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red dhoti and wrap, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, stands centre-left holding a silver plate toward the shrine. Two priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloths stand at left, one holding a silver tray and the other a plate, with a brass oil lamp in the foreground. Behind, a red-clad deity murti with a crown and a standing female deity murti are adorned with garlands.

A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, wearing a garland of pink and white flowers, stands at left holding a ceremonial lamp near a decorated shrine. Behind is a golden deity murti pair seated on a pedestal, adorned with large flower garlands in yellow, purple, red and white, a gold crown, and jewelled necklaces. A second person in orange stands beside him at the lower left. Floral arrangements and marigold garlands frame the shrine, and oil lamps and brass vessels sit on the floor. The figure's distinctive hair, saffron robes and garland fit the a person cues, so the candidate is in person and identified as probable.

A photograph at a temple shrine showing a long-haired man in a sleeveless red-orange garment and a white and red flower garland holding a black book with a pink-and-white cover in both hands, standing at a decorated altar. Beside him, a second man in orange robes with his back to the camera stands at the left edge. The shrine is adorned with red, yellow and purple flower garlands, a seated deity murti in red and orange draped with white garlands, brass kalasha-style vessels, a brass oil lamp, a brass pot and a bowl of offerings, with a red curtain and green foliage behind. Two people are visible.

A photograph of a temple ritual before richly decorated deity murtis seated on a red-draped platform. A person in a long orange-red robe with long dark hair stands bent forward, hands extended and adorned with gold bangles, offering or adorning a central figure draped in yellow, orange and red garlands with pearl strands. To the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with orange-red border holds a brass tray with a lamp and garland. Behind, two colourful deity figures in red and gold with crowns and gold jewellery sit, and small white figures are placed in the foreground. Brass lamps stand on the right beneath tall garlands of yellow, red, green and purple flowers.

A photograph of an outdoor shrine with a golden arched backdrop housing a deity murti adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a red cloth. A white bull figure stands beside the murti. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes stands with back to the camera, facing the shrine, with a dark head covering and a beaded mala. Brass kalasha-style pots decorated with flowers and mango leaves line a red-draped altar table in front, with brass lamps and flower arrangements on either side. Pink curtains frame the scene.