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December 27 20082008-12-27A photograph of an outdoor shrine with a golden arched backdrop housing a deity murti adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a red cloth. A white bull figure stands beside the murti. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes stands with back to the camera, facing the shrine, with a dark head covering and a beaded mala. Brass kalasha-style pots decorated with flowers and mango leaves line a red-draped altar table in front, with brass lamps and flower arrangements on either side. Pink curtains frame the scene.2008-12-27Outdoor temple shrine with a deity murti decorated with marigold and mixed flower garlands, set beneath an ornate golden arch. In the foreground a man in orange robes kneels before a smoking fire pit, while another in orange with a long garland and an orange-saffron headcloth stands beside an ornate brass oil lamp (deepa) and offering tray. A third figure in white ritual dress stands at the left edge. Smoke drifts across the scene, with green trees behind and a metal kalasha-style vessel in the foreground. Appearance of the standing figure in orange with white beard is not clearly established as a person.2008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27A photograph of a temple shrine during worship. A large deity murti in a golden arched niche is draped with marigold garlands and red and orange flowers, and it sits on a white and red decorated pedestal. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand at the granite platform in front, one holding a lamp toward the deity and another tending offerings on silver trays with flowers. A man in a yellow shawl and white clothes stands at left beside a fellow in orange holding a long staff. Red curtains frame the open pavilion, and white plants and flowers decorate its edges. The scene looks like a puja or aarti in progress.2008-12-26 +1 copiesA figure in orange saffron robes bends forward at a shrine, extending cupped hands toward a deity murti adorned with garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers. The deity is seated and wears gold ornaments and a crown, set in an arched golden niche. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha pot, offering bowls and a small orange-clad figure stand on the stone ledge in front, with red curtains framing the open-air shrine and green trees behind.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA temple shrine scene in which a standing person in orange robes and a flower garland holds a tall brass oil lamp before a richly decorated deity murti of a seated deity with a gold crown and red-and-gold garments. The murti is wrapped in marigold and yellow garlands and sits on an ornate gold-trimmed vahana/seat with a white animal-form figure below. Two seated people in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit at left beside brass plates of flowers and a kalasha/vessel set. A blue cloth hangs behind, and the setting appears to be an open temple pavilion with carved stone pillars. The scene suggests puja or aarti offered to the deity murti.2008-12-31Outdoor temple shrine during a ritual. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes with a long garland of white and orange flowers and a yellow headband holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) before an arched gold shrine. Inside, a pair of deity murtis in pink and purple garments sit on a raised dais with yellow and red flower garlands. A seated devotee in orange cloth sits to the left, and brass lamps, a kalasha and flower offerings stand on the platform. Blue and silver tinsel decorates the pillars. The figure's long hair and orange robes with garland are cues, but the face is not used; identity is uncertain.2008-12-24 +1 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copies