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December 30 2009

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A photograph of an illuminated temple shrine at night, decorated with string lights and a painted arch showing a deity with bulls above. Inside the shrine, a deity murti pair in gold and red garments sits on a throne, garlanded with marigold and multicolour flower strands. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl stands at left, waving a white fan or chamara over the deities. Brass oil lamps stand before them, and orange curtains and striped decorative pillars frame the shrine. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja at a temple shrine.2009-12-30A 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.A 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 20112011-10-04Night 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.December 20 20092009-12-20October 04 20112011-10-04October 11 20102010-10-11A photograph of a temple shrine with white stone walls and carved pillars, draped with orange curtains. Inside, a priest in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged before the shrine, reading or chanting. Behind him stands a gilded deity murti pair, a figure in orange and gold silk, adorned with flower garlands in yellow and red and a crown. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, and small offering plates lie on the stone platform in front.2010-07-13Night photograph of a stone shrine under a corrugated metal roof with red-painted posts and banana plants on either side. Inside the shrine, a deity murti with a crown and multiple arms sits on a central seat, garlanded with bright flower garlands and flanked by smaller figures. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha stand at the front. Orange cloth hangs from the pillars, and an arched relief above shows a seated deity with bulls beside it. No people are visible.2011-07-17Inside a temple shrine, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white shawl, bare-chested with a red cloth tied at the waist, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity murti. The shrine has a golden arch, red drapes and carved stone pillars, with a sculpted Shiva-family panel and a bull above. A brass bowl sits on a red-and-black counter, and a silver kalasha-like vessel is on a stand at left. The figure is a priest performing aarti; no evidence establishes him as a person, so the identity is unsure.2011-10-04October 16 20132013-10-16