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June 21 2017

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A temple interior with a painted statue of a multi-armed deity murti standing against a blue-and-orange wall, holding a lotus-like object and a flame-like item in raised hands, wearing a gold waist belt, pearl necklaces and a green sash. Before a large wooden panelled door, a potted green plant stands near a seated priest in white dhoti with bare upper body, hands folded in namaskar. In the foreground, a bowed devotee with white forehead markings and a rudraksha mala kneels with folded hands on a colourful striped cloth. A polished gold ornamental figure sits on the cloth beside a small brass lamp stand, with a red cloth at the right edge.2017-06-21June 25 20172017-06-25A photograph inside a temple shows a man with long, loose black hair bowing with palms pressed together before a wooden door with iron fittings. He is bare-chested, wearing a maroon cloth and a gold armlet. To the right stands a large painted deity statue with an upraised hand holding a damaru-like drum, a gold crown, gold necklaces and a white bead garland, and a red and pink dhoti. A smaller painted figure holding a flame appears at the left edge. Beside the door, the bowing devotee performs a puja-style gesture of reverence.2017-05-24November 28 20132013-11-28 +10 copiesA photograph of a temple-style shrine room with red drapes and a golden carved screen at left. A foreground figure with shaved hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth, raises a lit multi-flame oil lamp. Two men kneel in prayer at the shrine with white garments and white body markings, hands folded. A kneeling woman in a white sari with a red border also presses her palms together. A standing painted deity murti with a crown and golden jewellery stands in a niche, and gold lion figures and a brass kalasha-like vessel sit on the low platform. Lush leafy decorations hang above. The scene shows a puja or aarti in progress.2017-06-25June 21 20172017-06-21December 24 20132013-12-24May 12 20172017-05-12 +1 copiesOctober 02 20142014-10-02November 23 20132013-11-23May 24 20172017-05-24June 21 20172017-06-21