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September 24 20122012-09-24 +1 copiesA person seen from behind kneels in prayer with palms pressed together at chest level, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with long dark wavy hair flowing down the back. In front of them is a tall polished brass oil lamp (deepa) lit with a small flame, a brass bowl, a small brass kalasha-style vessel and a brass bell on a tray, with incense smoke rising at left. Behind is a deep red curtain and carved stone pillars with a dark niche. The person's identity is not established by the image, so no appearance-based label is given; the setting suggests a puja or aarti moment in a temple shrine.2008-06-19A person seen from behind, wearing an orange shawl over bare shoulders and a white flower garland with purple, pink and green accents, stands at a shrine niche. Inside a cream stone shrine with carved pillars, an oil lamp burns before a deity murti, and framed religious pictures hang above. A metal grille is in the foreground.2006-09-23September 29 20062006-09-29A seated man with long, curly dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulders and a red-trimmed garment beneath. He holds his palms pressed together in namaskar at his chest, eyes lowered in prayer. Heavy gold necklaces with large beads and a gold bracelet adorn him. Behind him stand dark carved wooden or stone figures and a gilded column. Dim, warm lighting. He is seated before temple sculptures during a devotional moment.2006-09-29Photograph inside a dim stone temple hall with heavy grey pillars and carved walls. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl, with long dark hair, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar at a steel grille gate. Two men in white dhotis and shirts stand at left behind a grille, and several women in saffron, green and pink saris stand in the background among pillars. A dark deity murti is visible at right beside a white-clad attendant.2008-07-28A person in orange saffron robes bends forward at a dark stone shrine, head lowered and hands resting on its carved stone ledge in an act of reverence. A white-wrapped Shiva lingam and a stone nandi-style bull sit within the shrine, and a bangle and rudraksha mala are visible on the wrist and neck. Pink-walled temple architecture and scaffolding frame the background in a stone courtyard.2012-10-12A man in a flowing orange-saffron wrap with bare shoulder stands at a temple shrine with his palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a row of oil lamps on a metal rack. He has long swept-back dark hair and a yellow tilak on his forehead. Smoke rises from the lamps and a small red flag is tied to a stone pillar beside a dark temple doorway. Behind him, a devotee in a grey shirt and another in orange stand near crowds, one holding a tall ceremonial staff topped with a round finial. Green hillside and red railings appear in the background.2012-08-12A man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, at a shrine. He wears an orange saffron sleeveless garment with an orange shawl over his shoulder and a white flower garland with orange accents around his neck. Before him is a grey stone counter with brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha pot, a small brass bowl, and a stainless steel vessel. Behind him stands a carved grey stone pillar topped with pink lilies and white flowers, framed by pink curtains and potted plants.2008-12-25A photograph of a long-haired person with dark, voluminous hair pressing palms together in anjali mudra at a face-level prayer, eyes lowered, in a dimly lit temple or ritual setting. The person wears an orange saffron shawl over the shoulders and a gold ornamental necklace. Behind them, a red cloth draped over a platform and garlands or flower decorations are visible, along with a white-clad person partly visible at the left edge wearing orange cloth. Warm lamp light falls across the scene.2006-09-29A person in a rust-red saree with a gold border bends forward at a stone altar ledge, touching its edge with both hands while kneeling on a striped tiger-print mat. Long dark locks hang down the back, a yellow headband is tied in the hair, and a white flower garland with orange blossoms drapes the shoulders, with gold bangles and a gold necklace. Behind the altar are brass lamps, a deity murti draped in red and blue cloth with a white flower garland, and carved stone pillars in a temple-like shrine.2017-08-21A person in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair bends forward in prayer before a deity murti draped in heavy garlands of orange marigolds and red flowers, with a silver face visible among the flowers. The murti sits in a black-cloth-backed shrine with carved grey stone arches and a brass oil lamp with a flame at the left. Brass bells hang on chains at the right side of the shrine, and a metal railing stands in front of the altar.