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February 23 2008

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A seated man in an orange shirt and orange dhoti sits on the floor at the lower left, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed. Before him is a shrine with two large golden deity murti statues seated on a blue-draped platform, one wearing an orange turban and holding a mace-like staff, the other in a red and gold sari with a crown and garlands. In front, a white-clad seated figure wearing an orange turban, orange shawl and rudraksha-style mala is a statue, not a physical person. Flower garlands in yellow, pink and red drape the shrine. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like brass vessel, a plate of flowers and offering dishes sit on the floor and steps.2008-02-23A temple shrine with a gilded arched frame and teal drapes behind a four-armed deity murti of Shiva with a consort in pink and white garments, decorated with garlands of yellow and purple flowers and gold ornaments. In front, a small seated white and yellow figure of a saint with a rudraksha mala sits on a raised stone platform among oil lamps, brass vessels and offerings. A single person in orange robes bends forward in reverence at the lower right edge of the platform, partly visible.2011-02-25 +1 copiesA photograph inside a golden-arched shrine with red drapes and grey stone pillars. Two large deity murti sit on a raised platform, the central pair in red and blue garments with turban and crown, garlanded in pink, yellow and orange flowers. In front, a smaller white-clad figure with an orange cloth and red turban is garlanded with marigolds and rests on a white cloth. A seated man in an orange shirt and orange dhoti, with a shaved head, kneels at the platform and pours or offers from a small bowl among brass plates of offerings. Brass oil lamps stand on either side and a small figure sits at the right edge. The setting is an open-sided temple shrine with trees behind.2008-02-23A photograph of a temple shrine with a gilded arch framing a red backdrop. Two ornately decorated deity murti stand behind a large gold shivalinga with three horizontal lines, draped in yellow and red marigold garlands. The left figure holds a trident and wears a crown and jewelled necklaces; the right figure wears a striped crown and white garment with gold ornaments. In the foreground a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits with palms pressed together in prayer at the left. Brass oil lamps, kalasha pots and a bowl of offerings sit on the altar, and a small orange-clad figure stands near the base of the lingam.2010-07-13A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged at left, facing a shrine of a deity pair with gold arched frame and red drapery. Two garland-decorated deity murtis stand behind an orange-clad figure seated on a peetha, a white-clad kalasha-like offering and metal lamps on the platform. A woman in a salmon-pink sari kneels at the front with hands folded in puja. Ornate silver pillars with rooster finials flank the shrine. The scene reads as a temple worship moment.2010-12-16October 27 20082008-10-27August 08 20112011-08-08February 23 20082008-02-23July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden arched frame and a red curtain behind a pair of large deity murtis seated on a raised platform, decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. A priest in orange robes with rudraksha beads and white painted markings sits at the lower left, reading or chanting over an open book beside brass oil lamps and brass vessels with offerings of bananas. A smaller blue-clad murti stands on a small pedestal in front, and an additional shrine with a blue curtain is visible at right. The scene appears to be a puja at a temple shrine.2013-07-05July 08 20092009-07-08September 30 20082008-09-30