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October 16 2010

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A photograph of a ceremonial moment before a large deity murti draped in garlands of yellow, purple and red flowers with green leaf strands. The murti is metallic with a crown and ornate jewellery, holding a trident, dressed in a red and gold sari. A man on the left, bare-shouldered with a cream turban and white dhoti, reaches up to touch or adjust the trident. On the right, another man in white clothes and glasses also holds the garland-decorated frame. The setting is an indoor hall with plain pale walls and a dark curtain.2010-10-16A photograph of a Dasara puja at a decorated deity murti of a goddess in a flower-garlanded shrine. The murti wears a red and magenta sari with gold ornaments and multiple necklaces, and holds weapons. Yellow, purple and pink flower garlands wrap the frame. On the right, a man in a cream turban, white dhoti-style clothing and a heavy gold necklace raises a long ceremonial implement toward the murti. A bald man in a white shirt and a green garment, and a woman in white with a yellow cloth, stand nearby, with a golden umbrella and a colourful canopy above. Four people are visible in total.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA man in white dhoti-style clothing with a pale cream turban, long dark hair and layered gold ceremonial necklaces stands on the right, extending his arm to touch a metal deity murti with a long rod or staff. The murti, adorned with flower garlands in yellow, purple, red and green, wears a red and purple skirt with gold jewellery. Behind him a second man in white with a rudraksha mala and glasses stands, and a bald man in a white shirt appears on the left edge. A decorated umbrella with fringe hangs above, and a colourful striped canopy appears to the right, with a small orange banner in the background.2010-10-16 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20152015-01-09Two priests in white ritual dhotis and cream-gold turbans perform a decorative ritual before a deity murti dressed in a green silk garment and layered jewelled necklaces. The murti is almost entirely covered in garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and red roses, with purple flower strands. A priest on the left, wearing a white jasmine garland and sacred markings on his arms, holds a small object near the murti. A priest on the right, bare-backed with a white cloth draped over one shoulder, lifts a dark cloth canopy above the murti. A green cloth lies beneath the statue with an orange fruit placed in front. The background is a colourful painted arch, and a gold-leaf decorative panel is visible at the left edge.2012-04-23 +2 copiesApril 21 20132013-04-21April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16Photo of sannyasis at a workshop in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, learning to tie a kattumurthy, a decorated wooden frame draped in red cloth and wrapped with yellow and green marigold garlands and brass fittings. Two men in white shirts and orange shawls, one wearing a rudraksha mala, guide the work with their hands while a person with shoulder-length dark hair in a white top leans in to adjust the garlands. Other hands and a yellow cloth appear at the right edge, with a broom and tools against a plain whitewashed wall.2007-05-09Photograph of a multi-armed deity murti, a decorated figure in pink and gold cloth, placed on a wooden platform and covered with a dense garland of yellow, red, green and white flowers arranged in a large arch behind it. Around it stand a man in a white shirt, a man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, and a woman in white wearing an orange shawl on the right, all looking toward the murti in a plain concrete room with a metal pipe and doorway behind them. Three visible people, all standing, with the figures attending the murti.2007-05-09April 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copies