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June 06 2010

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January 17 20102010-01-17July 09 20102010-07-09October 04 20112011-10-04December 30 20092009-12-30A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl and orange waist cloth stands bare-chested at right, raising a lit camphor flame on a silver aarti lamp toward a shrine. Smoke rises from the flame. Before him, on a red-fronted altar with a brass plate, stands a stone shrine with an arched golden frame and orange and red drapes holding deity murtis, including a seated figure and a standing consort. A small red-clad figure stands in an adjacent niche. A silver vessel sits on a carved wooden stand at left, and a stone Nandi bull is visible on the roof ledge.2011-10-04October 04 20102010-10-04Night photograph of an illuminated temple-style shrine decorated with strings of small coloured lights along its roof and red satin drapes at the sides. Inside, deity murtis are dressed with garlands of yellow and pink flowers and gold ornaments, with brass oil lamps and a lit flame in front. A priest in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands at the shrine reaching toward the deities, as if performing an aarti or puja. Green coconuts and banana leaves frame the altar, and flower-garlanded offerings sit at the base.November 12 20102010-11-12November 10 20102010-11-10July 09 20102010-07-09A photograph of an illuminated temple-style shrine at night, framed by red drapes and strings of small lights. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti with a red crown and garlands, flanked by a gold-framed arch and brass lamps. A man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl stands at the front, holding a lit lamp toward the deities. Bunches of green coconuts and banana leaves decorate the pillars, and marigold garlands hang at the base. Small figures and seated people appear at the lower left edge of the frame.Night photograph of an open-sided stone shrine at an ashram. A standing man in white dhoti and shirt, with an orange cloth over his shoulder, raises a lit oil lamp toward the seated deity murti at right. The murti is draped in red and garlanded with flowers, and is seated on a throne-like pedestal. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the white-covered altar in front, and a long red cloth hangs from the stone pillars. Several seated people are visible at lower left in the dark, and a white plastic chair sits at the lower right.