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November 05 2013

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A photograph inside a temple shrine where a priest in an orange-red dhoti and matching upper cloth, with a yellow sash and gold armband, stands at left holding flowers and a garland. Behind him, a seated deity murti with a golden crown and ornate gold jewellery sits on a throne covered in layered garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. Another figure stands beside it in a red-brown garment with a garland. Offerings and a gold kalasha-like vessel are in front. Setting appears to be a puja or abhishekam in a temple hall with large windows.2015-01-04A person in an orange-red dhoti with a yellow border and a red-and-blue garland stands at the left with palms joined in anjali, smiling, with a white-and-red tilak on the forehead and gold bangles on the wrist. Before them a large deity murti and a golden shivalinga-like form are heavily adorned with multicolored flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, with gold ornaments and a gold kalasha-style base. Behind the garlanded figures, seated deities with crowns and gold jewellery occupy a golden shrine. The setting is a temple mandapa with a gold-painted arch. Two people partly visible at the left edge wear saffron and white. The person in front is identified only by appearance cues: an orange robe, a shaved-looking head with a tilak, and gold bracelets, which do not establish identity; treat as a devotee performing darshan and puja.2015-01-04 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple sanctum of a priest in a rust-red turban and saffron-brown dhoti, bare-chested with a long braided hair, adorning a golden kalasha-shaped ritual object with a garland of yellow, orange and red flowers. Two younger attendants in orange-saffron cloth stand at left, one holding a bowl. Behind them, golden deity murtis in ornate jewelled crowns and garments are garlanded with marigolds and roses. A decorated tray of flowers and brass lamps sits at the bottom. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam. a person: the priest in the center wears a rust-red turban, long swept-back hair and ornate gold arm bands, consistent with the page's reference to a person event.2016-12-14A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden-framed arch behind a seated pair of deity murtis draped in orange and red cloth with garlands of marigolds and green leaves. The figures on the throne wear crowns and jewelled necklaces. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a silver tray. Beside the deities stands a figure in orange robe and rudraksha mala with long hair and forehead marks, holding a garland; he is a sannyasi-style devotee and his appearance is not clearly identifiable, so no identification is made. The shrine is roofed with stone and red curtains hang at the side.2010-12-28January 04 20152015-01-04December 13 20112011-12-13A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a gold-threaded sacred thread stands at left, raising a long brass ritual lamp or arati vessel with his right arm toward a shrine. Behind him a white-robed attendant is partly visible at the left edge. The shrine holds large gold-crowned deity murti decorated with red and yellow garlands, and a seated white figure in orange robe and orange turban sits in front of them. Carved grey stone pillars, gold railings and a red cloth frame the shrine, with golden figures of deities in the foreground.2010-11-12December 02 20172017-12-02A man with long swept-back hair, a red and white rudraksha-style mala and gold necklaces, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, reaches toward a decorated palanquin-style seat. Behind him two priests in orange-brown robes with white sacred-thread markings stand near an ornate gold throne-like structure. A large metal deity murti in brown and blue cloth sits under a garland arch of red, yellow, green, purple and white flowers, with more marigold garlands draped along the gold frame. Brass puja items and an oil lamp sit on a red cloth at lower left.2013-05-25July 31 20152015-07-31A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with garlands of yellow, red and green flowers. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps stand at the left, one with long braided hair, with a third figure in red garments and rudraksha beads at the centre near a bronze deity murti in front of a gold-framed arch. Tall brass oil lamps flank the altar, and a small deity figure sits on a red cloth at the right. Two priests are visible at the left and one or two more figures stand near the centre, so the scene holds a small group, with the central figure not confidently identifiable as a person.2016-07-19December 19 20162016-12-19