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November 25 2014

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A photograph taken from behind of a man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala at his neck, standing before a decorated deity murti seated on a golden throne with a golden lion-shaped base. The murti is adorned with yellow, orange and purple marigold garlands, a golden crown and ornaments, and a green cloth covers the seat. The setting is an open-sided pavilion at night with a dark background and a bell or lamp hanging at right; one more figure in white stands far at right near a table.2014-11-23January 02 20152015-01-02Photo 11694003 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20152015-01-09A standing man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with gold borders, wearing a beaded gold-and-brown rudraksha-style mala and a red bindi, smiles and raises one hand in greeting beside a golden lion-throne. Seated on the throne is a deity murti dressed in a purple velvet top and red-gold silk, with a silver crown, a dense garland of white, red, yellow and pink flowers framing it, and a pink silk cloth draping the platform below. The figure is barefoot on a white stage.2013-10-07April 17 20132013-04-17 +3 copiesAugust 17 20142014-08-17 +2 copiesA standing man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands barefoot on a white stage beside a golden lion-shaped pedestal supporting a deity murti dressed in purple and green silk with gold ornaments. The murti is framed by an arch of red, yellow and white flower garlands. The man wears a tall gold-bead necklace and a rudraksha mala, a red bindu on his forehead, and a leopard-print shawl over one arm, and he raises one hand in greeting. A pink satin cloth drapes the base, and a white wall and dark curtain form the backdrop.2013-10-07A priest in a rust-red dhoti and shawl with a gold border performs aarti before a deity murti, lifting a lit lamp with a flame in his right hand while holding a bell in his left. The murti is adorned with a large crown, silver ornaments, a silver necklace and dense garlands of red, yellow and white flowers, seated on a golden vahana with an elephant-like form on a green cloth and purple base. An orange and blue fringed canopy stands above, with a brass bell hanging at the right side. The priest wears a white tilak on his forehead.2014-02-05A standing man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a heavy gold temple-style necklace and red bindi, waves with his right hand, which is bandaged. Behind him stands a decorated murti of a deity draped in red, yellow, and white flower garlands, with jewelled silver ornaments, on a green cloth. Beside it a gilded peacock-shaped or swan-like vahana sits on a purple cloth. An ornate patterned rug lies on the floor and a decorated arch frames the scene.2013-10-10Photo 11694001 +2 copiesJanuary 04 20152015-01-04