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A photograph inside a small shrine room. A long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a white and red garland around his neck stands at left, holding a ritual implement toward an ornate painted shrine. The shrine is painted in red, yellow, blue and maroon with a yellow canopy and a glass front, housing white and gold deity figures. Strings of small red lights hang at right and a green leaf sprig hangs from above. A second man in white stands behind at left, and a red, blue and green cloth hangs on the left wall.

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November 12 20082008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesDecember 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual on a covered outdoor platform. A man in an orange-red sleeveless top and orange cloth draped over his shoulder holds a brass lamp with a lit flame toward a richly garlanded deity murti on the right, decorated with red, yellow and white flower garlands and gold ornaments. To the left, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a rudraksha mala. A tall brass oil lamp stands in the foreground beside a red curtain, with green foliage behind.2009-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesInside a temple, a man with long, voluminous curly hair and an orange saffron robe stands at right, back partly turned, pouring or applying liquid over a richly decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with multicolour garlands of red, yellow, green and white flowers, a golden crown, a yellow cloth and a blue sash. Behind it stands an ornate gilded throne and a golden canopy with red-and-white fringed parasols. A framed portrait showing a robed figure in orange sits on the throne. At left, a younger man in an orange dhoti-style robe with a sacred thread stands beside a second parasol and offering vessels, with a multicoloured patterned hanging behind. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja ritual.2007-11-09June 04 20152015-06-04A person in a sleeveless orange top with long dark hair and a white and red flower garland holds a lit oil lamp before a home shrine in a plain white-walled room. The shrine is a carved wooden cabinet draped with orange and white marigold and jasmine garlands, with a small framed photograph and a wall mirror-like framed picture of a deity above. On the left wall hangs a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a beaded necklace, draped with flower garlands. Smoke rises from the shrine, and a sliver of another person in white is visible at the right edge.2010-01-10A woman in an orange sari with a white and red flower garland holds a lit brass oil lamp before a red-tiled shrine niche on the right. Beside her, a man in a blue shirt stands with hands folded in prayer. On the left wall, a framed photograph of a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace and a large flower garland hangs above a white cloth-covered altar with small framed images and brass lamps. Smoke rises in the room. The scene is a home puja or aarti moment.2010-01-19A photograph of two people standing at a home shrine niche with an orange-painted wall, viewed from behind. On the left, a woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt wears a white flower garland over her long dark hair, with her hands raised in prayer toward the shrine. On the right, a man in a white shirt and white trousers stands with his head bowed. The shrine holds framed gold-embellished religious paintings of deity murti, brass oil lamps, and red and white flowers. A glass door with a metal handle frames the left edge.2010-01-10