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January 20 2014

January 20 2014

2014-01-20 +1 copies

Indoor photo in a small room with pale yellow walls and a barred window. In the foreground, a man in white seen from behind holds a flame lamp toward a small shrine decorated with red flowers and a deity murti. A man with long dark hair, wearing a white flower garland and an orange cloth draped over his bare upper body, smiles while looking down at the lamp. To the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold wristwatch stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. The scene suggests an aarti being performed.

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A photograph inside an ornate temple hall with carved pale stone pillars and a wooden railing in the foreground. A man in a rust-red sannyasi robe with a red and white floral garland and a long gold-and-bead necklace stands centre, eyes lowered, with a white and red tilak on his forehead. To his left a priest in a brown-orange wrap holds a metal tray with flower offerings and wears a rudraksha mala. To the right a bearded man in an orange shawl over a grey-green jacket gestures toward the garlanded man, and a bearded man in a grey jacket and white kurta stands at the far right. Several other people stand in the background.

2014-01-20 +1 copies

Photograph inside a white marble temple hall with carved pillars and latticed windows. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand in a line facing a carved stone wall. The foremost figure, bare-shouldered, wears a rust-and-gold dhoti and a pink flower garland, head wrapped in dark cloth. Beside him a monk in orange with a white tilak stands close, and to the right a bald man in a rust-and-gold cloth with an orange shawl and a beard looks on. A bearded man in a tan kurta with an orange shawl stands at the right edge. Partially visible people are present at the back. Ornate carved panels and pillars frame the scene.

Interior photo of a marble-walled room with a barred window and a wooden cabinet at right. Three men stand in a row near the wall. At left, a man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak holds an orange object. In the centre, a bald man wears a white cloth with a gold necklace. At right, a bald elderly man in an orange garment with a gold headband, gold necklace and rudraksha mala leans toward the window. A printed devotional picture of a deity sits on the window ledge. Another person's head is visible at the lower right corner.

Inside a temple shrine with a warmly lit arched niche holding a silver and white canopied altar and flowers. A bald priest in an orange-red dhoti and white sacred thread stands at left, holding a silver ritual vessel. Beside him, a man with long hair tied up and a flower crown wears a long white and green garland, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, gold armlets and an orange-red shawl, holding out his hands toward the priest. Brass and silver lamps and offerings sit on the altar below. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam ritual.

Photograph inside a red-painted shrine with red iron grille gates, where a red-cloth-turbaned figure seen from behind with a white flower garland and a marigold-orange and gold-bordered shawl stands facing a small inner shrine draped with red and white flower garlands. To the left a bald man in saffron robes and glasses stands beside an older white-bearded man in orange, while on the right a bearded sadhu with long hair, orange shawl and rudraksha beads stands at the grille. The scene shows a devotee visit to a temple in Varanasi, with visible shrine ornaments and garlands.