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October 22 2008

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Indoor temple scene at a shrine. A man on the left in a saffron-orange garment and ornate gold earrings holds out a silver bowl of white and pink flowers. A man in the centre wears white dhoti-style cloth with a gold border and a red tilak on his forehead, extending his hands. A woman in a light pastel sari and a child in the lower right reach toward the offering. A dark deity murti decorated with a garland of yellow and green flowers and beaded necklaces stands at right, with another garlanded shrine figure in a gilded throne at centre. Gold-framed decorations and white drapery frame the room.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22A ritual aarti scene in an indoor hall with a decorated palanquin-like shrine on the right, draped in red and white garlands and peacock feathers. A bare-headed? No: a man in an orange-saffron robe with a red shawl and a tilak stands barefoot holding a lit oil lamp over a tray near offerings of fruit, while a woman in a green-and-silver sari holds a brass vessel beside him. To the left, a man in an orange robe with a red border presses his palms together, and several women in saris, including one in red and one in white, stand with folded hands. Rows of dark conical shrine caps line the background wall. Fruits and a brass bowl sit on an orange cloth at the base of the shrine.2008-10-15October 16 20082008-10-16Indoor temple scene at a Hindu temple shrine. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala kneels at right, holding a brass plate with offerings while a woman in a blue salwar kameez and blue shawl leans forward to place items on it. Behind her, a man in white dhoti and a younger man in white dhoti hold small silver bowls. On the left, several standing devotees in casual clothes watch with hands folded. In the foreground are a dark stone lion statue and a bronze bird-shaped figure draped with pink cloths, plus brass oil lamps and a veena-like instrument. Colourful deity murtis and garlanded figures fill the background shelves.2008-10-22KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 6/23/20192019-06-23Photograph inside a Hindu temple shrine decorated with marigold garlands and a golden deity murti in an ornate niche. In the foreground a woman in a cream shawl and grey jacket with a vermilion bindi stands with hands pressed together. Beside her a woman in a light blue headscarf and maroon top holds her hands in namaskar. On the right, a man in white dhoti garments and a woman in white sari with red-brown hair hold a silver kalasha pouring water, while a man in white clothes holds a steel vessel. A man in a blue shirt and dark trousers stands at left with hands folded near the shrine.October 23 20082008-10-23Photograph of a puja at a Hindu temple with gold-framed deity images and garlands in the background. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace, a white forehead mark and a microphone sits on a wooden chair, speaking. Beside him a woman in a red sari holds a book and tends a small fire in a fire pit. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders sit on the floor at right, one with a tripundra mark and rudraksha mala. In front lie a plate of pink flowers and a tray of fruit including apples, oranges and bananas. a person is the saffron-robed speaker with gold necklace and forehead mark, seated in a ritual role. Four visible people in total.2008-10-23October 22 20082008-10-22KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/4/20192019-03-04 +1 copiesNovember 09 20072007-11-09