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September 11 2017

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A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with marigold garlands. A person seen from behind, with long dreadlocked black hair, wears a rust-red turban, a saffron-red cloth and a garland of white and yellow flowers over the shoulder, with hands folded in prayer before a brass oil lamp (deepam) wrapped in yellow flowers. A second person with long dark dreadlocks and an orange-red cloth stands at the right edge. Behind them is a deity murti with a red floral garland, a lion figure, and draped red and gold fabric. The figure's appearance matches the page's a person cues of long hair and ceremonial dress, but the face is not visible, so identity is uncertain.2016-12-23July 08 20172017-07-08A photograph of a man in profile standing in a temple hall, eyes lowered in prayer. He has long matted dreadlocks down his back, a full dark beard, and wears an orange-red sannyasi shawl wrapped over bare shoulders, with a large rudraksha mala across his chest. Behind him are a brightly lit deity murti with a red backdrop and garlands, and to the right a white-clad deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands on a black pedestal. Gold ornaments and garlands frame the right edge.2018-05-30A person in a rust-red unstitched robe with a saffron-orange waist sash and a white flower garland stands in profile at left, facing a shrine niche in a dimly lit stone temple. Inside the niche, a standing deity murti with a red and gold turban, red-and-gold garments and garlands sits beside a smaller metal figure. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone ledge, and the carved temple pillars frame the scene.2014-08-05April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a dim stone temple shrine at night. A man with long, swept-back dark hair in an orange saffron robe stands centre, reaching toward a brass plate with a lit oil lamp held by a bare-chested priest with white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, a rudraksha-style mala and a cream dhoti. At left, a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl watches. Behind them a Shiva lingam is draped with a white cloth and garlanded with marigolds, flanked by brass oil lamps on tall stands and gold-framed doorway panels. a person appears as the orange-robed figure with long hair, a candidate in the ritual scene.2006-09-18A photograph taken in a dim, warm-lit stone room with a whitewashed wall. On the right, a long-haired man in a red-orange cloth wrap stands with his head bowed and hands clasped at his chest, wearing rudraksha beads on his chest and arm and a white forehead mark. On the left, a shirtless man with long dark hair and an orange-brown bead necklace stands with his back to the camera, facing a small low wooden altar holding small figurines and brass deity murtis, with a hanging brass lamp above. The scene suggests private worship at a small shrine.2018-03-01September 06 20172017-09-06 +1 copiesSeptember 18 20062006-09-18October 18 20172017-10-18May 13 20122012-05-13 +2 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies