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January 02 2010

2010-01-02 +1 copies

A photograph of a ritual inside a hall with cream walls and a marble floor. In the foreground, a young man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a long gold necklace, sits cross-legged and looks toward the camera. Beside him, a bald older man in orange sits with hands in mudra on a folded white cloth, with other seated men in orange robes and white-clad attendants behind. Brass oil lamps and small metal bowls with red powder and offerings sit on green leaves on the floor. Behind them stands a decorated shrine with garlands of white and orange flowers framing a deity murti on a wooden stand against a blue cloth.

A temple shrine scene in which a standing person in orange robes and a flower garland holds a tall brass oil lamp before a richly decorated deity murti of a seated deity with a gold crown and red-and-gold garments. The murti is wrapped in marigold and yellow garlands and sits on an ornate gold-trimmed vahana/seat with a white animal-form figure below. Two seated people in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit at left beside brass plates of flowers and a kalasha/vessel set. A blue cloth hangs behind, and the setting appears to be an open temple pavilion with carved stone pillars. The scene suggests puja or aarti offered to the deity murti.

January 02 2010

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January 02 2010

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March 07 2016

January 02 2010

2010-01-02 +1 copies

A photograph of a temple shrine during worship. A large deity murti in a golden arched niche is draped with marigold garlands and red and orange flowers, and it sits on a white and red decorated pedestal. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand at the granite platform in front, one holding a lamp toward the deity and another tending offerings on silver trays with flowers. A man in a yellow shawl and white clothes stands at left beside a fellow in orange holding a long staff. Red curtains frame the open pavilion, and white plants and flowers decorate its edges. The scene looks like a puja or aarti in progress.

2008-12-26 +1 copies

A photo inside a small shrine doorway decorated with layered marigold and mixed flower garlands in purple, yellow and orange, with leaf and flower decoration on the back wall. A priest in a white dhoti and white shirt at left holds a brass plate of green leaves, flowers and a lit lamp, while a bare-chested priest with vibhuti marks and a sacred thread presents it. Two figures stand in saffron and orange cloth at the centre and right, one with a garland and bald head, one wearing an orange shawl and a gold necklace. A carved wooden door frame and brass bell sit on the right, and a red mat covers the floor. The scene reads as a puja or aarti at a shrine.

July 21 2005

A temple ritual photograph in a covered open-air shrine area with red walls and a corrugated roof. A man with long dark hair, a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a seated figure draped in orange and garlanded with yellow, orange, red and purple flowers, wearing a tall gold-trimmed headdress. Beside the shrine stands a younger man in white dhoti and shawl with a mala, holding a brass tray. Behind the altar, a large orange-clad deity murti with a crown and gold jewelry sits on a purple cloth throne, also garlanded. Brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel stand in front. Two onlookers are visible in the background behind a railing. Scattered petals and fine light rain are visible.

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.