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November 25 2010

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A figure in orange robes with a shaved head bows deeply with hands together before a black stone shrine. Inside the shrine, a deity murti in pink and red drapery wears yellow and red marigold garlands and a gold crown, flanked by a second figure and brass oil lamps on the altar ledge. A large gold-and-red ornate chair stands empty in the foreground. Red-and-white striped pillars and a red curtain frame the open mandapa.2010-11-25A photograph of a temple shrine with a stone platform holding a painted deity murti seated on a white animal mount, adorned with a red-and-gold cloth, marigold garlands and a gold crown. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel stand on the platform. A single person in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl bows low with folded hands at the shrine, with his back to the camera. Orange curtains hang beside an orange building with red-and-white striped trim, and palm trees are visible beyond.2010-11-14A photograph of a standing person in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha-style necklace, performing puja at a stone shrine. The person stands barefoot on a mat, holding a plate or offering with both hands, facing a shrine with a deity murti in the background. The murti is a goddess with a crown and a garland of marigolds and red-and-white flower garlands, seated on a white cloth-covered platform. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone ledge in front, along with small brass vessels and offerings. Red and white striped walls and a red curtain frame the open-sided shrine, with palm trees visible outside. The person's role is devotee performing worship; no identity is established from appearance.2010-10-26A temple shrine with a golden deity murti of a standing divine couple draped in pink and red cloth and garlanded with marigolds and multicolored flowers, set before a golden sanctum with a shiva-lingam-like vessel. A man in a saffron-orange robe bows deeply with his hands together on a small mat in front of the shrine. Brass oil lamps stand in a row, and red curtains and a red-and-white railing frame the scene. The man wears no visible rudraksha, crown or turban, and his face is not visible, so no a person appearance cue is confirmed.2010-09-18A single person in an orange-saffron robe and wrap stands barefoot on a woven mat in front of a granite shrine platform, bending forward at the waist with hands together in reverence. Behind the platform, a deity murti draped in pink and white cloth and garlanded with marigold and multicolored flower strands sits within a gilded niche, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style offering on the stone ledge. Carved stone pillars frame the shrine, with a small relief panel showing a seated figure to the left, and red-and-white striped drapes and an orange canopy surround the open-sided pavilion. The person has a rudraksha mala hanging from the neck.2010-10-21A person in an orange robe stands barefoot on a dark mat, bowing forward with hands together before a stone shrine platform. Behind the platform stand deity murtis draped in pink and white cloth, with a white-clad figure and yellow-and-white garlands around the central image. Brass oil lamps and kalasha-like vessels stand on the stone ledge, and red-and-white striped walls and a red curtain frame the open temple hall with flowers and palm trees beyond.2010-10-19A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple shrine with a grey granite platform in front of a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and a pink-and-white cloth. A lone person in orange saffron robes bends forward with hands together at the platform's edge, making obeisance. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, and red-orange curtains hang at the sides beside a red-and-white striped wall and a tiled roof with palm trees outside.2010-11-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a stone platform in front of a deity murti dressed in pink and white cloth and garlanded with yellow and purple flowers. Brass oil lamps and offering plates sit on the platform. A single person in an orange saffron wrap and dhoti stands barefoot on a woven mat, bending forward with head lowered in reverence before the shrine. Red curtains hang at the sides, and an orange and white striped wall with flower decorations frames the open-air pavilion.2010-10-20November 14 20102010-11-14 +1 copiesOctober 20 20102010-10-20A figure in saffron-orange robes stands barefoot on a doormat with hands folded in prayer before a stone shrine containing two deity murtis draped in garlands; the central deity wears a red crown and holds a trident-like weapon, and a golden kalasha-style lamp stand and brass oil lamps sit on the granite platform, with a red and white striped temple wall and a red curtain nearby.2010-10-29October 27 20102010-10-27