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June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA temple scene in which a white-clad priest, bare-chested with a sacred thread and white dhoti with striped border, holds a brass lamp with a lit flame toward a decorated palanquin draped with flower garlands and an orange cloth. Behind it stands a golden palanquin bearing a deity murti. To the right, a shaved-headed elderly man in orange robes and rudraksha malas stands beside a younger man in orange with a long garland and bangles, both with hands folded or near the palanquin. Two more men in orange with gold-trimmed garments and beaded necklaces stand at right, along with men in white shirts. A tented canopy with red and white fringe and hanging flower strands frames the upper left.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJuly 17 20152015-07-17A photograph inside a dim stone shrine lit by warm lamps. At center, a priest in orange robes bends over a deity murti draped in red, gold and white cloth, with a bright flame burning before it. Three circular lamps glow on the wall behind. Around the shrine stand several men: a shaved-headed man in orange with a rudraksha mala at left, another in orange wrapping, a man in white dhoti with bare upper body, and a figure in orange at right; one holds a small orange cloth. Offerings sit on a plate at the base of the murti. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2012-05-18June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA temple ritual in a stone hall: a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp before a deity image decorated with red and pink garlands, seated on a golden palanquin beneath a red and white canopy. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand with palms joined or hands raised in reverence, including a bearded man with a rudraksha mala and a tall figure with long hair, a crown-like headband and ornate gold necklaces who is offering a gesture to the deity. Devotees in white stand behind them. Ornate gold and maroon fabric panels line the background.2012-06-05 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14January 01 20172017-01-01Photograph inside a temple hall of a deity murti dressed in garlands of white and pink flowers, seated on a golden palanquin under a red and multicoloured canopy with tassels. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti on the left raises a lit flame aarti lamp toward the deity. In front, a bare-chested man in orange cloth with his palms folded above his head, and a woman in orange sari with folded hands and gold bangles, face the deity. A crowd of devotees stands behind, some in white shirts and dhotis, with garlands and many fingers pressed in prayer. Orange marigold garlands hang from the ceiling and stone pillars frame the scene.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJuly 16 20152015-07-16