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August 12 2012

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A photograph at an outdoor temple shrine with smoke rising from a stone-lined fire area. In the foreground a person with long wavy black hair and glasses stands with back to camera, wearing an orange-saffron wrap over bare shoulders and holding a small red-tipped stick or incense. Along a metal rail in front are rows of small brass oil lamps with lit wicks and offerings. A small white shrine structure with red cloth stands at left, and a red canopy overhead. Another man in a grey shirt appears at the right edge. A Nepali sign hangs on the wall behind.2012-08-12A man in a flowing orange-saffron wrap with bare shoulder stands at a temple shrine with his palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a row of oil lamps on a metal rack. He has long swept-back dark hair and a yellow tilak on his forehead. Smoke rises from the lamps and a small red flag is tied to a stone pillar beside a dark temple doorway. Behind him, a devotee in a grey shirt and another in orange stand near crowds, one holding a tall ceremonial staff topped with a round finial. Green hillside and red railings appear in the background.2012-08-12A photograph at a temple courtyard in Kathmandu, Nepal. In the right foreground a man with long, wavy dark hair stands with his back to the camera, bare-shouldered and wrapped in an orange-saffron shawl with gold trim, his palms pressed together in prayer (anjali) toward a bronze deity murti set in a stone niche. A small stone sign with Devanagari text hangs above the niche. Before him a brass railing holds many rows of small oil lamps, and smoke rises from incense or lamps. Behind the railing a priest in red garments attends an altar with offerings, and other devotees stand nearby in white and red clothing. The setting is a wet, shaded temple precinct with red cloth canopies and a red-and-gold structure to the left.2012-08-12August 12 20122012-08-12August 12 20122012-08-12August 12 20122012-08-12A devotee in an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders stands with palms pressed together in namaskar at a temple shrine, facing a black stone deity murti with a chain-and-hook arch above it. Brass oil lamps line a metal railing in the foreground, and a man in a red shirt and another in a grey vest stand nearby. A sign above the arch reads in Devanagari that the temple's entrance and light-filled area are closed for repairs. The stone entrance is decorated with green leaves and red cloth, and the scene is set against a wet hillside and rooftops. a person's appearance cues: long swept-back hair and a saffron shawl; this person is praying at the shrine.2012-08-12Outdoor photograph at a temple area surrounded by green trees and a red-tiled roof. A tall man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron shawl, a rudraksha mala and a large gold ceremonial pendant, and he looks to the side. Beside him a second man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a silver trident, and a third man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. A red fabric banner hangs across a wall at left, and a crowd of onlookers is visible behind the railing. Appearance cues for the tall central figure are distinctive but not conclusive, so the identity is recorded as unsure; a person is not stated.2012-08-12A photograph at a temple shrine with a brass railing lined with oil lamps. A figure in the right foreground, shown from behind with long dark wavy hair, wears an orange shawl over bare shoulders and holds palms together in namaste. Ahead, a man in a red shirt tends the lamps near a stone doorway with a dark deity murti visible inside. A red-wrapped offering sits on the railing, and a tall devotee in grey stands near the shrine. Red cloth and a red flag hang above, and a sign with Nepali text is mounted on the stone arch.2012-08-12September 06 20172017-09-06 +1 copiesMay 30 20062006-05-30May 24 20062006-05-24