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October 15 20082008-10-15A temple worship scene before a large deity murti of Shiva adorned with a golden face mask, a crown and a long garland of white, red, yellow and green flowers. A priest in orange robes sits on the left, holding a lit oil lamp and a small silver vessel in front of the golden altar. Behind the central murti stand smaller golden figures and a golden arch, with red and orange ceremonial cloth draped on the pillars. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and small offerings are arranged on the platform. The image is a photograph of a puja at a temple with a dark background.2008-05-02A photograph inside a temple hall decorated for a consecration-style ritual. A person in an orange robe with a gold necklace sits on a low wooden seat at a tiled platform, hands pressed together in namaste. Behind and beside them stand large deity murti dressed with colourful garlands in red, yellow, green and white, and a gold-framed arch frames the central figure. Brass oil lamps (deepa) and brass pots and vessels sit on the platform, with a silver bowl at right. Another person in orange stands at the back right of the platform, and a seated figure in orange is at lower left. Stacked brass lamps stand at the far left edge. A round bird-like logo is at the upper left.January 09 20152015-01-09 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine. A priest in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits cross-legged on a raised platform at the left, hands folded in his lap, with a rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Before him stands a central deity murti, a tall figure with a gold crown and a face covered in flower garlands, wrapped in red, orange, white and green garlands and flanked by brass and gold ornaments. Behind it are gilded arches and a decorated pillar, and a brass oil lamp with a long spout stands in the right foreground next to small brass vessels and offerings.2008-05-02A photograph of a temple shrine during preparation. A seated person in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised tiled platform with hands pressed together in namaskar, wearing a gold necklace and with long dark hair. Beside them stands a large shiva lingam draped with colourful garlands in red, yellow, orange and white, with a tripundra marking. To the right, a bronze dancing deity murti of Nataraja stands on a pedestal, adorned with a garland and a crown-like headdress. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and a silver bowl sit on the platform, and tall painted pillars with decorative panels frame the scene against a dark red curtain.A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap stands at the right, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a decorated shrine. The shrine holds garlanded deity murtis with flower garlands in red, pink, white and purple, behind a red cloth and gold arches. Additional garlanded deity murtis sit on a side altar at right. Brass lamp stands and a gold-framed picture are visible. Seated devotees in saffron and red clothing at right play small hand instruments and watch the ritual. The scene is an arati in a temple hall.2009-10-17October 16 20082008-10-16A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest in orange robes and a bare upper body at left, waving a grey whisk-like fan over a golden deity murti. The central murti is a golden face-covered idol with a golden crown, dressed in layered garlands of white, red, yellow and green flowers and a green and white cloth. Behind it stands a golden standing deity figure with a halo-like backdrop, and at right is another adorned murti with red and white garlands. Brass oil lamps and a brass vessel sit on a tiled altar in front, with a small framed picture on a silver stand at left. Red and gold hangings and painted pillars frame the shrine.2008-05-02October 16 20082008-10-16A temple sanctum decorated for a consecration-style preparation. Multiple deity murtis are dressed with flower garlands in yellow, green, red and white, including a central figure with a gold crown and a large black stone murti of a reclining form on the left. A seated man in an orange robe and orange shawl sits on a chair near the centre, with a rudraksha-style mala visible. A standing man in a white dhoti and white shirt holds a brass implement, possibly a lamp or ritual vessel, while others in orange and white clothing attend nearby. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and offerings are arranged on the platform, and multicoloured decorative pillars with floral motifs frame the altar.October 16 20082008-10-16