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October 25 2012

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A photograph inside an open-sided temple shrine in the evening. Under a corrugated roof, a deity murti decorated with gold-bordered garlands and yellow-orange drapery stands in an illuminated niche, with offerings on a silver plate and a tray of flowers before it. On the right, a standing man in a white dhoti and white shawl holds a lit multi-wick lamp (aarti) beside a stainless-steel counter with a brass lamp and a plate. A second, smaller figure in orange clothing kneels or sits near the center background. Red-and-white striped walls, palm trees and a small framed notice on the wall complete the scene. The man is a priest or devotee performing aarti; no identifiable a person appearance is shown.2012-10-25July 07 20132013-07-07October 04 20112011-10-04October 16 20132013-10-16Temple arti scene at dusk under a corrugated roof beside a red-and-white striped wall. Two priests in white dhotis with maroon-bordered shoulder cloths stand at a raised platform. The nearer priest holds a brass vessel, and the other raises an oil lamp with a flame toward a golden wall sconce. Behind them is a shrine with a golden frame and red drapes, holding a deity murti decorated with garlands. A golden throne (peetha) with red cushions and a garland-wrapped framed portrait sits in front of the shrine. Golden brass lamps and a small brass lamp stand nearby.2010-10-01A dimly lit temple shrine at night, with a gilded arch framing a deity murti dressed in red and gold garments and floral garlands, seated with attendants beside it. Lamps burn on a metal tray in the foreground and oil lamps rest on the ledge. Three standing figures in white dhotis hold up lit torches or aarti flames on either side and at the front, performing an evening aarti. No faces are clearly visible, and no identifiable individual can be confirmed from the scene.2010-11-10October 01 20102010-10-01A temple shrine scene where a priest in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders stands at the right, holding a small brass bell in his raised hand before a golden shrine. Inside the shrine are deity murtis garlanded with flowers, with a gilded golden throne in front draped with a red cushion and marigold garland. A framed portrait of a figure in orange clothing sits on the throne. Orange curtains hang at the sides, and a counter with a small oil lamp is in the foreground.2010-10-01A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl and orange waist cloth stands bare-chested at right, raising a lit camphor flame on a silver aarti lamp toward a shrine. Smoke rises from the flame. Before him, on a red-fronted altar with a brass plate, stands a stone shrine with an arched golden frame and orange and red drapes holding deity murtis, including a seated figure and a standing consort. A small red-clad figure stands in an adjacent niche. A silver vessel sits on a carved wooden stand at left, and a stone Nandi bull is visible on the roof ledge.2011-10-04A photograph of a dimly lit temple shrine at night, where a deity murti stands in a gilded arch with a red backdrop, flanked by lit torches and brass lamps. Three figures stand in the foreground: one in a light robe at center facing the shrine, another at left and one at right raising a flaming torch. A row of small oil lamps sits on a metal ledge at lower left. The scene conveys an evening aarti.2010-11-10A photograph of a temple shrine with a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl standing at a stone ledge, holding a lit oil lamp toward a gold-framed deity murti draped in red cloth and decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands. Brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and a small offering tray sit on the ledge. A seated figure in saffron robes appears near the offerings at the shrine base. Behind the priest, several white-clad devotees stand in a courtyard beside red-painted buildings and a corrugated roof, with greenery visible through an open gate. The scene looks like a puja or aarti at the shrine.2010-11-12October 04 20112011-10-04