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February 09 2012

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A photograph inside a gold-decorated temple shrine. A man in a shaved-head, white-robed priest's attire stands at left, holding a silver tray with offerings toward the altar. Centre, a man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and red tilak raises one arm in blessing, standing beside gilded deity murti figures adorned with red and white flower garlands and gold crowns. In the foreground, a seated figure in orange robes and a red turban sits at a garlanded altar with brass vessels and a kalasha. Gold drapery and a gilded arch frame the scene. a person candidate is the standing saffron-robed man with the raised arm, by appearance, with rudraksha and saffron clothing as cues.2012-02-09March 03 20112011-03-03Temple shrine scene at night with a deity murti decorated with garlands of marigold and multicoloured flowers, in front of a golden arch. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand at left: a man holding a brass tray of offerings and a woman in long hair and orange clothing gesturing toward the deity. Brass lamps, bowls and a brass lamp stand sit on the floor in the foreground, with a white cloth over a seated figure.2011-11-29December 27 20112011-12-27March 03 20112011-03-03December 21 20102010-12-21Photograph 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.2010-12-28December 11 20112011-12-11A priest in white ceremonial dhoti with gold border and a bare upper body, marked with white ash on his arm, bends over a deity murti decorated with a gold crown and garlands of yellow, pink and red flowers. He pours from a silver pot onto the murti while holding green leaves. In the foreground a red-and-gold throne, with a seated figure in an orange-red turban and orange robes beside the murti, and small brass lamps and a flower plate on the platform. Colourful draped backdrop with gold carved pillars behind.2011-08-13July 13 20152015-07-13A 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.2010-02-12Photo of an evening puja at a temple shrine. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand at left, one holding a brass tray with a lit flame and the other raising a tray of offerings. Behind them, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair reaches up toward the deities and a large garland of yellow, red, purple and white flowers. The central deity murti, a couple adorned with silver crowns and jewellery, is draped in layered garlands; the figure on the right wears green and gold. A tall brass lamp stand with a lotus-shaped top stands at right beneath a gilded arch.2011-11-29