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May 13 2008

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March 25 20082008-03-25January 15 20172017-01-15September 24 20122012-09-24A photograph inside a shrine room showing a young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace holding a lit silver oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity shrine decorated with garlands. Beside him, a man in a cream striped kurta stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in a floral salwar kameez with hands folded also stands in prayer. The shrine behind them has gold-toned ornaments and a red-and-white garlanded murti.Outdoor evening scene at night with a lit oil lamp on a silver stand held by a man in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges and a gold-beaded necklace, performing aarti. In front, a woman in saffron-orange dress with long dark hair and gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind her, men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha-style malas and white-clad attendants stand in a dark garden with tropical foliage. Flame and palms are prominent elements.2010-11-21July 22 20102010-07-22Photo inside a temple shrine. A tall brass lamp stands in the foreground with a red flower tied near its top. Two men in white ritual dress bend toward it, one with hands extended over the flame; one wears a white shirt and dhoti, the other is in a yellow-and-white shawl with tilak. Beside them stands a figure in a flowing orange robe with a rudraksha mala, hands clasped in front, appearing as a person sannyasi figure, with long swept-back hair. Behind the brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels, a deity murti is dressed in magenta and garlanded with marigolds and white flowers, with a gilded canopy above.2010-06-18A photograph of an outdoor ritual in a white pillared pavilion. A young priest in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead garland and white forehead marking sits on a yellow cushion, holding a small brass vessel near a lit oil lamp. Across from him, a man in a white striped shirt bends forward with cupped hands above a brass lamp stand with a flame. Brass plates hold yellow marigold petals and flowers. Behind them, a framed portrait with red flower garlands sits on a draped altar with fruit and small lamps, and a figure stands in the upper background among small deity figures. +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with a stone pillar and a red curtain. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits behind a stone altar, holding an offering while devotees stand before it with hands folded in namaste. Brass lamps, a kettle-like vessel, brass bowls, and trays of flowers and fruit sit on the altar, and a board on the left lists devotees who built the Dhyanapeetam. Among the visible people, a woman in pink and a man in a striped shirt stand in front, with a woman in white nearby, and a few others in white garments at the left edge.2009-11-16November 10 20102010-11-10 +1 copiesNovember 21 20102010-11-21March 25 20082008-03-25