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January 03 2016

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A person with long dark matted locks, seen from behind, wearing a rust-red draped garment with gold border and a red-orange rudraksha mala across the shoulders, stands before a golden shivalinga-style abhishekam pedestal wrapped in yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. Behind them, golden deity murtis wear crowns and garlands, with a trident visible at left. Small oil lamps and a silver-toned bowl sit at the base, and a small red-clad figure is placed among the flowers. A devotee is offering or performing puja before the murtis.2016-01-03A woman in a rust-orange sari with gold border and long dark dreadlocked hair bound with a braid stands bent forward, placing her hand on a large gold kalasha/puja vessel decorated with gems and rudraksha mala. The vessel is draped with yellow marigold and green leaves and set before a gilded deity murti with a trident, seated with crown and jewelled necklaces, and a second gold figure in a red turban with a crescent and necklaces. Yellow, white, purple, red and orange flower garlands frame the altar.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03Photograph of a temple ritual seen from behind: a man with long dreadlocked black hair, wearing a maroon dhoti and a garland-wrapped head ornament, stands at the front of a richly decorated deity shrine. Bands of yellow, red, white and green flowers hang heavily across the golden peetha and surrounding frame. Two gilded deity murtis in green and purple silk sit behind the garlands, with a small brass peetha holding a pink and white garlanded murti in front. A teal striped cloth and a brass lamp rest at the lower right and left foreground, with flower offerings on the floor. The scene reads as an abhishekam or puja at a temple shrine.2017-12-31January 01 20072007-01-01Photograph of a garlanded ritual scene at a temple shrine. A woman in a coral-red sari with long dark dreadlocked hair and a rust-coloured shawl pours or places an offering at a tall brass kalasha wrapped in marigold and jasmine garlands. To the left, a bald man with white tilak marks and an orange-and-red dhoti stands beside her. Behind them, golden deity murti figures are seated on a blue-draped peetha, one wearing a red-and-gold turban and the other a gold crown, both adorned with heavy gold necklaces. Yellow, orange, red and purple flower garlands frame the arch. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits at the right edge.2016-01-03July 09 20172017-07-09A photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, stands at left pouring liquid from a metal vessel over a dark black shivalingam on a pedestal. Behind the lingam sits a richly adorned golden deity murti wearing a jeweled crown, layered gold necklaces, and a red and gold sari, accompanied by a second gold figure in a green and gold garment. The shrine is decorated with yellow and red marigold and jasmine garlands, green and white floral borders, and red-tipped decorative arches. A small bronze utsava murti with a prabhavali stands in front of the lingam, wrapped in yellow garlands.2007-01-01July 09 20172017-07-09January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copies