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A photograph inside a temple shrine at night. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at the left, bending over a stone altar set with brass oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels, plates of flowers and offerings. Behind the altar, a deity murti with a red and gold crown and a rudraksha-style garland is decorated with bright marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, flanked by smaller figures in blue and green cloth. A woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and a saffron wrap, stands at right with her hands raised to her head in reverence. Two people are physically present.2011-12-10December 10 20112011-12-10Night photo at a stone shrine with carved pillars and a blue-purple draped backdrop. Two deity murtis stand on a raised platform, one with a green-and-red crown and necklaces, the other in a red sari with garlands, with a white-draped object in front and a kalasha and lamps on the altar. Three people are visible: a bald man in orange robes with a white forehead mark and rudraksha-style beads presses his palms together before the altar; a man in white clothes stands beside him with hands folded; a third person in white at the left edge holds a brass tray of flowers and fruit. Fresh garlands drape the altar.2007-10-17Night-time photo of a temple shrine area with a roofed open veranda and grey stone pillars. On the left, a deity murti in blue and gold with a marigold garland and an oil lamp on the altar, plus a bowl of flowers and leaves offered before it. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside her, a man in orange robes and a shaved head stands with hands folded, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in devotion. Red pillars and a red-walled room appear at right.2011-12-10A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes with long curly hair and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp with a flame above a dark black shivalinga on a stone yoni pedestal. Behind him on the right, a large deity murti is adorned with yellow and orange garlands and a red-and-gold silk cloth. On the left, a man in orange robes stands with hands folded in anjali, another in orange sits playing a silver vessel, and a bald man in orange sits near a white marble statue. A younger orange-robed attendant stands behind the lingam. The walls are carved stone with floral garlands and purple flowers draped across the deity.2010-02-12Photograph at a temple shrine with an ornate gold-framed deity murti of a multi-armed deity in a red backdrop, decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands, flanked by tall brass oil lamps. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and dark trousers bends to light a brass oil lamp (aarti) at the base of the shrine. To the right, a person in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and at the left edge another person in orange clothing also joins palms in devotion. The stone shrine platform carries carved reliefs. Count: 3 physical people visible.2010-06-18October 13 20072007-10-13A photograph of a temple shrine decorated for worship at night. Two women in saffron-orange robes stand before an ornate shrine framed by orange drapes and banana leaves. Behind them, two deity murtis are adorned with thick garlands of yellow, red, and purple flowers, and pink flowers decorate the shrine's sides. A white marble figure sits on the altar, with brass oil lamps on either side. In the lower left, a man in white clothing with a yellow cloth stands at the edge of the frame, his hand raised toward the shrine. The scene suggests abhishekam and puja.2010-02-12October 17 20072007-10-17January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOctober 14 20072007-10-14November 29 20112011-11-29