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May 22 2009

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May 22 20092009-05-22A woman in a red sleeveless top and orange skirt leans over a gilded altar, touching the ornate silver-and-gold crown of a dark stone deity murti dressed in white and green garlands. A second deity murti in green and gold garments with a decorated crown sits beside it on a blue and pink draped throne with marigold and white flower garlands. Behind them hang an orange cloth canopy, a golden arched frame, and yellow and white decorative banners, while brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and a stepladder sit at the left. A person in a pink headscarf is partly visible at the bottom edge.2009-05-22A photograph of a temple-style shrine set on a tiled platform in a plain room. A person with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, stands at the central deity murti and reaches toward its crown, adorned with garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. Beside them a second person in white is partly visible. Flanking the central figures are a seated deity murti with a red garment and a standing deity murti with a green garment, both garlanded. Brass oil lamps and metal offering vessels sit on the platform, and tall decorated pillars with painted panels frame the scene.2007-11-26A person with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, stands with their back to the camera before a shrine holding two gilded deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. A black stone yoni-shaped base with a kalasha and flower offerings sits in front, and a brass kalasha stands at lower left. The shrine has an ornate copper arch, and a painted cloth panel and a carved lion-mounted figure are visible at right.2009-03-29March 07 20132013-03-07March 29 20092009-03-29A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a white and red flower garland stands at left, reaching toward a black Shiva lingam wrapped in yellow and white flower garlands. Behind it stand two ornately decorated metal deity murtis adorned with gold jewellery, necklaces and crowns, one in a red and green sari. Surrounding them is a dense wall of yellow, orange, pink and white marigold and flower decorations, indicating a temple abhishekam or puja setting at night.2007-01-01A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. A person with long dark hair and bare shoulders, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap, stands with their back to the camera and is apparently offering or performing worship before a shrine. Two gilded deity murtis sit on a raised platform, one wearing a gold crown and the other a pointed crown, decorated with garlands of yellow, red and green flowers. A black stone shivalinga stands on a black yoni-peetha base in front of them, with a coconut and flowers placed at its base. The arched copper frame, orange draping and cream curtains surround the shrine, and a striped multicoloured flag hangs at the left.2009-03-29March 29 20092009-03-29A photograph inside a temple shrine showing two standing deity murtis, one black-faced with a gold crown and jewelled necklaces, the other golden-faced in a red silk sari with gold crown and silver jewellery. Garlands of orange, yellow, red and white flowers drape the arch behind them, and a brass oil lamp stands at right. At left, a smiling person with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a red forehead mark, holding out a small offering toward the deities while a second person in white ritual clothes with a bare back sits in the lower left corner holding a white cloth.2007-04-18A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a saffron-orange wrap is standing at a dark stone shivalinga, pouring or offering from a small vessel, with a bronze and gold lamp in the foreground. Behind him, a seated man in an orange robe with a shaved head and glasses watches, and another person in white holds a tray of green leaves and offerings. To the right stands a gold deity murti draped in white and green with red and white garlands and jewelled necklaces. Gold arches and a red curtain frame the shrine.2009-10-17A photograph inside a temple shrine. A person with long dark hair and swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe draped over the body, stands with back to the camera facing an altar. On the altar two deity murtis are dressed in gold ornaments and bright garlands of yellow and red flowers, one seated on a gold-cloth-draped seat. A black stone shivalinga sits on a black yoni-pitha base surrounded by flowers, with a brass kalasha/pot to the left. Beside the altar stands a standing deity figure holding a sword, and a painted tiger-like figure appears. A purple cloth hangs at left and a brown curtain behind the altar.2009-03-29