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April 19 2012

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Outdoor temple courtyard under a large banyan tree with aerial roots, sandy ground and low brick platforms. In the foreground a man with hair in a topknot and an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-shouldered, stands bowing with his hands holding a brass plate of flowers. Behind him a cameraman in white shirt and white dhoti films with a video camera. A woman in a white sari stands with hands folded in the background near a white pillar. At right a dark stone deity murti with red garland and red decorated image stands beside a pile of red offerings. A brass oil lamp and a plate with red flowers sit on a low stone ledge at left. a person cues: the orange-clad figure's topknot, saffron robes and rudraksha-style beaded necklace, appearing in a ritual puja setting.2012-04-19December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor temple scene under a dense banyan tree. On the left, a deity murti of Dakshinamurthy with orange cloth and marigold garlands sits in a stone arched niche, in front of a mound of red kumkum. At centre, a man with long swept-back hair, a headband, bare chest and an orange shawl holds a flaming lamp or camphor flame toward the deity, and beside him a shaven-headed young man in orange robes and a beaded necklace holds a brass tray. Behind them, two people in white dhotis and orange saris stand with hands folded in prayer. A rangoli of flowers decorates the ground. Photographic record of a puja-style offering; the lamp flame and tray indicate aarti.2010-12-27March 02 20112011-03-02December 20 20072007-12-20Outdoor photo of a small temple shrine under a large leafy tree. On the left, a black stone deity murti draped in orange cloth and marigold garlands sits above a base heaped with red-orange offerings. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a garland, lifts a flame-lit aarti lamp toward the murti, while a second white-clad priest holds a flower tray. A man in orange robes and another in a maroon shirt and cream trousers stand with hands folded, and several other people in white and orange watch nearby. Oil lamps sit on a low stone platform in front of the image.2010-10-04 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph beneath a broad tree canopy showing a large dark stone deity murti draped with an orange cloth and garlands, seated on a rocky textured base with a shallow water channel. In front, a bare-footed man in long saffron-orange robes with long hair and a beaded necklace stands on a paved path facing the murti. Behind him, a second figure in orange robes stands near a tree with a stone planter, and a man in white clothes stands further back near a red and white cloth structure. Small oil lamps and a brass vessel sit on the platform. a person candidate cues are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity, so the standing figure is described by role only as a sannyasi in saffron robes.2008-01-25December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor temple courtyard shaded by large trees, with a black stone Shiva-type murti in orange cloth and a red-painted shivalinga mound with red offerings in front. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at the left holding a small brass lamp. Another man in white dhoti with a gold-brown shawl and a black cap stands center, while a white-dressed attendant holds a brass vessel. Two shaved-headed men in orange robes stand with palms pressed together at the right, with a figure in white taking a photograph in the background. A small stone platform holds offerings near the murti. Paduka puja-style worship at an ashram grounds setting.2010-09-27December 23 20082008-12-23January 01 20122012-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23