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October 17 20102010-10-17September 21 20112011-09-21A photograph of a Shiva lingam set on a dark black stone yoni-shaped base inside a temple shrine with gold-coloured arched surround and small oil lamps. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands at left, pouring liquid from a metal vessel onto the lingam during abhishekam. Beside him a smaller figure partly visible behind him. At right an older man with glasses, wearing white dhoti and white shawl with a red border, holds a brass plate with offerings. A large brass hanging lamp is suspended from the ceiling above the shrine.September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05November 15 20112011-11-15 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesPhotograph of a small domestic-style shrine room with a lit oil lamp on a low table and a framed deity picture. A man in white ceremonial clothes and a white shawl stands at left, holding a ritual item near the flame. A woman in a red and gold saree and a gold necklace stands beside a second woman in a red-trimmed sari, while an older man in white stands at right with hands together. The shelf holds small items and the walls are plain and white-painted.2006-10-01A photograph inside a temple sanctum showing a woman in an orange and white sari bowing forward with her forehead touching a tall ornate brass lamp stand. Beside her, a man in a plain white shirt and dhoti stands with hands joined near the lamp. Behind them, golden and brass ritual fixtures and a dark wooden or stone wall form the setting. The scene suggests a lamp puja or devotional offering, with the lamp flame visible at the top of the stand.2012-08-20Two-panel photo collage of temple worship at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. The upper-left panel shows a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl pouring water or offering from a small vessel, while a woman in an orange-and-peach sari holds a small child who reaches toward a brass lamp; a second woman in a pink shawl and another in a teal sari stand nearby under trees. The lower-right panel shows a man in white kurta and yellow shawl kneeling before a golden deity murti decorated with red and white flower garlands and blue-and-gold drapery, with brass puja vessels, a kalasha and a plate in front of him. Ritual abhishekam or puja worship is depicted.2010-06-30A four-panel collage of temple rituals at what appears to be a Bidadi temple. Top left, a priest in white clothes sits beside an ornate shrine with a decorated deity murti and garlands. Top right, a man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl performs a puja, holding a lamp over a small altar with brass vessels. Bottom left, a man in a white shirt and a woman in white sari receive a ritual offering from a priest. Bottom right, a seated woman in white and a man in white perform puja with brass items and flowers on a tray. Photographs are arranged in a grid.2010-07-12November 06 20112011-11-06 +1 copies