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June 04 2012

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Interior of a temple shrine with marble-patterned walls, where a young priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace stands at left, extending his hand over a small wooden table with a silver plate. A woman in a white sari with gold border and maroon blouse holds her hands over a lit oil lamp on the table. A man in white shirt with back to camera stands at right. Behind them, an arched shrine niche holds a deity murti decorated with pink and white flower garlands and lights. A wall clock and a standing brass lamp are visible. Several people are partly visible at the edges of the frame.2012-06-04June 17 20122012-06-17June 04 20122012-06-04June 04 20122012-06-04Interior of a temple hall with polished marble floor and tall stone pillars. Devotees sit and kneel facing an inner sanctum doorway lit with warm light, where a priest in a red dhoti and a woman in a white sari are conducting worship near a golden palanquin-style shrine on the left. Seated devotees include a woman in an orange sari, people in white dhotis and shirts, and children with hands pressed in anjali. A wall clock and a black carved deity panel above the doorway are visible. Appearance-based candidate for a person is not clearly established among the seated devotees.2012-05-07A dimly lit temple interior at evening arati. A priest stands at a shrine niche lit by a red-orange arch of lights, wearing a bare upper body with a white dhoti and holding a lit lamp tray with flame. An oil lamp burns on a brass stand beside him. In the foreground, a bald older man in a white shirt sits with his palms pressed together, and several seated devotees in white and red clothing face the shrine. Tall stone pillars and a wall clock frame the scene, with a row of standing figures at right and a patterned pillar at the edge.2012-06-17A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in a hall decorated with white canopy drapes and tall colourful striped pillars with orange tassels. A man with long dark hair and a red sleeveless garment with a flowing red shawl, wearing a garland of white flowers and beads, stands before a line of devotees and smiles while a woman in a red top at left and women in white and pastel saris press their palms together in namaskar. A young girl in white top and black leggings stands among them holding a paper. At right, a man in white dhoti and shawl and a woman in a yellow shawl carry a brass tray and offerings, and a silver tray with gold-coloured items is in the foreground. About 10 people are visible.2010-11-20June 03 20162016-06-03Dim interior of a temple hall during evening arati. A standing priest in white dhoti and white shawl faces a lit shrine niche with an ornate oil lamp and a deity murti under an arched doorway with orange-red lighting. Seated devotees in white clothes sit on the stone floor in the foreground, some with hands folded. Tall pillars wrapped in colourful patterned cloth with orange fringe frame the scene, and a wall clock hangs above the shrine.2012-06-17Interior of a temple shrine with marbled walls and granite pillars. A bare-chested priest in a red-brown dhoti stands at a lit shrine niche, arm raised toward a framed deity image with a kalasha and brass lamps on the altar. A second priest in white stands beside him. Devotees sit on the polished floor in the foreground: a man in white with hands folded, a woman in grey, a woman in red with a white garment, and an elderly woman with grey hair in an orange sari. Brass lamps and a golden palanquin stand at left.2012-05-07A photograph inside a temple shrine area with a gold-framed arch and a deity murti decorated with red garlands on the right. A young man with long dark hair and a white kurta and dhoti holds a metal tray of offerings with a rudraksha mala and pendant around his neck. Several boys in shirts stand in a line on the left, one in a white shirt holding a plastic bag, while brass puja vessels and lamps sit on a tray near the shrine.2010-01-01A crowded temple-courtyard scene of a ritual. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and dark hair stands, holding out a small brass ladle toward a young boy in a maroon and gold-bordered cloth. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, press close. A uniformed police officer stands in the background near a painted wall.2012-06-05