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January 03 2008

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Night photograph of an outdoor shrine at a Shivaratri observance. A grey stone canopy with carved lintels and red velvet drapes frames a black and gold deity murti adorned with garlands, lit by oil lamps and brass vessels on the platform. Several people in white ritual clothes and saffron or orange garments gather around the shrine, one man in white with a bare head stands at the platform while others in saffron and sari-clad women attend. A young man in a dark shirt and glasses stands in the right foreground among seated devotees in white and colourful clothing, with more people visible at the edges.2007-02-16December 31 20062006-12-31Photograph of a stone shrine interior with carved pillars and a gold-framed arch behind a deity murti. Three figures in saffron-orange robes stand at the raised stone platform, one holding a brass vessel, while a white-clad person stands at the left edge. A white marble figure sits in front of the shrine. Red and orange draped cloth frames the opening, with decorated cloth rolls at the top corners and a garland on the central murti. Appears to be an abhishekam or puja at the sanctum.2009-12-16August 09 20072007-08-09January 03 20082008-01-03Night outdoor shrine scene during a Shivaratri-titled event. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes with long dark hair sits with palms pressed together in namaste before a shrine of a deity murti in a stone pavilion with red velvet drapes. The murti is garlanded with red and yellow flower garlands and wears a crown and ornaments. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, and small offering bowls and flowers are arranged on the blue-covered floor. Other devotees in orange, and a man in white near a kalasha-like vessel, are seated or standing around the ceremony, with heads of onlookers in the foreground. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated in saffron robes with long dark hair, praying before the murti.2007-02-16Outdoor temple stage at dusk with a seated figure in saffron-orange clothing and a red-and-orange flower garland, hands pressed together in namaskar, smiling. Behind them, several people in white and orange garments tend a pair of deity murtis draped in yellow-and-orange marigold garlands, one holding a kalasha-like vessel and a lamp. Brass pots and a fire pit with flames stand at the right. A grey stone pillared canopy frames the scene with red curtains beside it. The crowd in the foreground is in silhouette.2006-12-31February 16 20072007-02-16Night-time photograph inside a temple shrine before a pair of painted deity murti seated on a dais, one wearing an orange turban and white bead garland, the other in a pink and green sari. A man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala stands at left of the dais, bowing, while a man in a brown shawl kneels at lower right. A small white figure in orange garments sits on the platform in front. Brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel and a brass lamp stand on yellow-topped stands; red curtains frame the shrine and a carved stone pillar stands at right.2008-01-03February 16 20072007-02-16Evening photograph at a stone shrine with white pillars and a dark sky. Two deity murtis stand in the shrine, one in orange and gold with a crown and garland, the other in red. A white-cloth-draped altar holds brass lamps, oil lamps and offering vessels. A priest in white dhoti and orange shawl stands at the left holding a small silver vessel. To the right, a figure in an orange robe with long dark hair walks with a devotee in a purple sari, and several people in white and orange follow across a dirt path beside a white wall. A red cloth hangs from the pillar.2007-02-25February 16 20072007-02-16