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February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12April 27 20122012-04-27 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor puja at a riverside or temple setting. In the foreground, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead band kneels and pours liquid from a small vessel over a golden deity murti on a brass plate. Behind, a man in saffron robes holds a large red-and-gold umbrella with fringed tassels over the ritual. A tall brass lamp stand and a brass pot stand to the right. Seated devotees in orange and white clothes sit on the ground behind, with several more people visible in the background, some in white. A sign with Hindi text appears at upper right.2005-05-25April 27 20122012-04-27 +1 copiesApril 27 20122012-04-27 +1 copiesApril 27 20122012-04-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a festive temple-entrance scene under a canopy decorated with white and pink flowers and green banana leaves. A young man in saffron robes wears a long white and red flower garland and a tilak on his forehead, standing on a red-and-white striped threshold. Beside him, a figure in orange robes holds a tall golden staff topped with a trident, and another orange-robed attendant stands behind them. a person cues: the standing figure in the flower garland has long dark hair and wears saffron clothing with a rudraksha-style mala, while the staff-holder is an attendant. Several people visible; a drum and metal lamp are partly visible at the right edge.2009-07-07Outdoors on a stone riverside platform, a shaved-headed priest in saffron cloth kneels at left pouring liquid from a small vessel over a tall silver trident (trishul) set in a gold-coloured stand. Beside him, a man in orange robes with his arm raised grips the trident's shaft. Another saffron-robed figure with a bare upper body and a white-bearded elder stands behind, and a crowd of devotees in orange and white sits or stands along the ground in the background, under trees and a lamp post. The scene resembles an abhishekam offering to a trident.2005-05-25Photograph of a flag-hoisting ceremony at a tall copper pole. A person in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair stands at right, one hand gripping a red and gold-bordered flag draped with a white flower garland. Another person in orange robes stands at left, head bowed toward the pole. Ropes run down the copper pole, and palm fronds and a bright sky are visible behind. The a person is identifiable by long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, though the face is partly turned away; the second person is an unidentified devotee or priest. Two people are visible in this photograph.2008-03-23April 27 20122012-04-27 +1 copiesPhoto 11724976