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Photograph inside a shrine room in front of a deity murti of Nataraja-style dancing form wrapped in orange cloth and heavily garlanded with white jasmine and marigold strands. A man in a white shirt on the left holds a tiered brass lamp with many lit oil lamps. A saffron-robed priest with an orange turban stands at right beside a stainless steel vessel and brass lamp stand, working at an offering table with bananas, mango-like fruit, flowers and a small brass dish. Green curtain backdrop and rose petals on the table.

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2003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01July 13 20032003-07-132003 - Sacred collection Uncategorized2003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01September 29 20042004-09-29A photograph inside a temple hall with a lattice-screened wall and a tiled roof. In the foreground a figure in an orange robe and orange head wrap raises both hands before a shrine. To the right stands a large bronze Nataraja murti in a dancing pose within an arch, draped in red and white cloth and garlanded with red and green flower strings. A table in front holds brass plates of fruit, marigold and rose petals, a white flower arrangement, a brass lamp and a tall brass lamp stand. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand or kneel in the background, one holding a lamp. Oil lamps hang from the ceiling and a small tiered brass lamp stands near the wall.July 13 20032003-07-132003 - First Healers Initiation At AdiKailaasa2003-01-01July 13 20032003-07-13A photograph of a temple shrine with a thatched bamboo roof and white walls. A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban performs worship at a low yellow platform decorated with flowers, a brass oil lamp and small offering dishes. Behind him stands a dark bronze Nataraja-style dancing deity murti, draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with green, red and white flower strands. Two men in white clothes stand at left, one with a beard and a red-striped shawl, watching the ritual. Hanging brass lamps and a green curtain are visible overhead and to the side.2003-01-01A figure seen from behind in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair falling over the shoulders, holds a metal lamp with a bright flame toward a dark deity murti dressed in red cloth and adorned with garlands of yellow and magenta flowers and a silver necklace. A long wooden staff leans on the left, brass oil lamps hang from the top of the frame, and a smaller garlanded figure appears at the right edge. The setting suggests a puja or aarti at a shrine.2004-07-02