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April 21 2013

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A photograph of a temple worship scene before a decorated deity murti seated on a gold throne. The murti wears silver ornaments and a crown, a green satin lower garment, and is framed by red, yellow and purple flower garlands and green leaves. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, gold arm bands and a flower garland, holds a silver oil lamp with a flame toward the murti. To the left, a bald man in a saffron wrap stands with palms pressed together, and behind the murti a young boy with a white forehead mark and saffron clothing stands near a brass vessel. Ornate gold pillars and a fringed canopy frame the altar.2013-04-21December 14 20162016-12-14A photograph of a long-haired man with a sandal-paste and kumkum forehead mark performing aarti before a richly decorated deity murti. He wears a red and white flower garland, gold necklaces and a golden armband, and holds a silver multi-wick oil lamp with flames. Behind him a second man in orange clothing stands with palms joined in namaste, and a golden staff with flowers is visible. The murti is draped in red, pink, yellow and purple flower garlands and gold jewellery, with a crown and a red-orange sari. Incense smoke drifts through the warm, dimly lit temple hall.2013-04-21A temple ritual scene at night in which a priest in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with a red-and-gold wrap and a garland of red and white flowers around his neck, holds a lit oil lamp or flame before a richly decorated deity murti. An attendant in a red-gold dhoti and a patterned cap stands at left. The deity is adorned with multicolour floral garlands in pink, yellow, white and green, gold jewellery, a crown and ornate necklaces, seated on a gold throne or peetha with a gold kalasha-style vessel and offerings. Small oil lamps flicker on the floor and a silver tray holds flower garlands, consistent with aarti during puja.2014-12-05April 21 20132013-04-21Photo of a temple ritual before a large golden deity murti of Shiva with a pink-red cloth draped over its lower body, decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and green. A standing priest in orange-brown dhoti and shawl, with a red flower garland on his head, raises a ritual lamp or vessel toward the deity. Two more men in orange-brown robes stand on the left with hands folded in prayer, one holding a small bell. A black shivalinga-style stone stands in front of the deity on a dark pedestal, and a golden figure with a gold-toned face and rudraksha beads stands at the right edge. Ornate gilded arches frame the shrine. Visible ritual abhishekam or aarti before the murti.2015-02-17 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple ritual at night. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread, stands at left holding a silver lamp with a lit flame and a small bell-like vessel. In front of him is a golden arched shrine framed with gold ornamentation and a green silk backdrop. Seated within it is a deity murti with a red headdress, layered gold and jewelled necklaces, and a large yellow and red marigold garland, surrounded by more marigold and rose garlands and an orange cloth. The setting is a decorated shrine during puja. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2016-01-04Inside a temple sanctum, a man in a rust-brown dhoti and wrap with a red-maroon turban and long dark hair stands before a deity, placing a hand on a flower-decorated image adorned with heaped marigold, rose and white garlands. Behind him, a younger man in an orange dhoti with rudraksha beads holds a small vessel, and at left a man in orange cloth holds a lamp tray with a flame. A gold-decorated deity murti stands to the right, and offerings sit at the base of the altar. The scene shows a puja or abhishekam ritual.2016-12-14April 21 20132013-04-21December 05 20142014-12-05A photograph of a temple aarti. On the left, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a white and red vibhuti mark on his forehead, a red and white flower garland, and gold necklaces holds a silver multi-wick oil lamp with flames toward a decorated deity murti. Behind him, a younger man in orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala and a shaved head holds a long golden staff. The deity murti, a standing metal figure with a crown, is draped in yellow, red and purple flower garlands and wears layered jewelled necklaces and a red skirt. A pink backdrop fills the background.2013-04-21April 07 20192019-04-07