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September 28 2008

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A temple shrine at night with a stone-pillared niche housing a deity murti pair draped in blue and gold garments and garlanded with yellow and orange flower strings. Five men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in namaskar, and one man in white kneels and bows low on the floor before the shrine. A woman in a red top and orange-trimmed clothing with long dark hair stands at left facing the shrine. Brass oil lamps and a silver pot sit on the stone platform, with a red cloth draped on the pillar at left and a relief carving on the right pillar.2008-09-28July 20 20102010-07-20October 01 20082008-10-01Night ritual at a temple-style pavilion with carved grey stone pillars. A priest in an orange shawl and orange dhoti, with a white tilak on his forehead, raises a lit oil lamp toward a pair of gilded deity murtis seated on a dark stone peetha. One figure wears a red crown and a long garland, the other a gold crown and red silk sari, with a purple draped backdrop behind them. A cone of rice or grain sits on the base, and a brass vessel and kalasha stand nearby. Three young men in white dhotis and orange waist cloths stand with palms joined in prayer, and a fourth in white is partly visible at the right edge.2007-10-25February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of a temple shrine during an evening abhishekam. A priest in an orange saffron garment with a white forehead mark holds a lit oil lamp toward a pair of metal deity murtis seated on a pedestal. The larger murti wears a red and white crown, a pearl-like garland and a gold necklace; the second wears a dark red sari with gold trim and a tall crown. Beside them stand two young attendants in white dhotis with orange sashes, one with hands folded in prayer. A bronze kalasha and a small figure sit at the base, flowers lie to the left, and purple drapes hang behind the shrine.2007-10-25January 01 20072007-01-01July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of an evening temple ritual at an open pillared pavilion. Several priests stand in a row with palms pressed together in namaskar; the central priest wears an orange shawl over bare shoulders and a white forehead mark, while the others wear white dhotis with orange sashes and white upper cloths. A lit oil lamp on a silver stand burns at left. Before them sits a large deity murti pair, one figure crowned and bejewelled in red and gold with a white garland, seated beside a second figure in red and gold; both are decorated with garlands, and a black lingam stands on a stone abhishekam platform dusted with grain or powder. A purple draped backdrop frames the scene, with white flowers and brass vessels on the floor. A devotee in white kneels at the right edge.2007-10-25March 22 20082008-03-22