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December 05 2011

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A festival scene at night before a decorated shrine. Two deity murtis, one with an orange head covering and red-and-gold garments, the other in a green and gold sari with a crown, sit on a red-draped platform framed by yellow, red and purple marigold garlands. A large golden repousse halo-like backdrop stands behind them, and a painted banner above shows a shivalinga flanked by two bulls. On the right, a figure in white holds an ornate fan-like whisk or chamara over the deities, and a second attendant in white with a feathered fan stands at the left edge. Colourful striped and patterned hangings frame the scene. No a person candidate is visibly present.2011-12-05November 01 20112011-11-01March 02 20132013-03-02Night procession scene at a temple-style shrine decorated with dense garlands of yellow marigolds, red and purple flowers, and green leaves. At the centre sits a deity murti or figure in orange and red garments with a golden crown-like headpiece, set in a red and gold canopy with an ornate gold arch above. Two people stand in silhouette in the foreground, one in the left foreground wearing an orange garment and one on the right with pale hair, both partly obscured. Colourful painted pillars and a decorated ratha-style canopy frame the scene.2011-12-05April 26 20122012-04-26December 30 20092009-12-30Evening puja at a temple stage lit by strings of small lights. A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl stands at left, waving a white chamara fan over brass oil lamps. Behind them is a richly decorated deity murti pair seated on a golden throne, adorned with bright garlands of yellow, orange, red and purple flowers, with a golden arch framing them. Red and orange cloth drapes hang behind the lamps. A small figure sits before the throne in front of a flower-decorated arrangement. The scene is dark and focused on the lit shrine.2009-12-30A photograph of a deity murti seated under a golden arch at night, richly decorated with layered flower garlands in red, white and yellow, a gold crown and gold jewellery, and a red silk cloth draped below. Two tall decorative fans with dark green, red and orange tassels flank the murti. On the left a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala raises a white feather fan toward the deity. Illuminated golden pillars and string lights frame the shrine.2014-10-03May 02 20122012-05-02June 02 20152015-06-02 +1 copiesA temple shrine at night, decorated with layered garlands of marigold, white jasmine and red flowers hung across the arch and pillars. Inside a gilded arched niche, two deity murtis sit on a raised ornate throne draped in green and teal cloth, one wearing an orange crown, adorned with flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand in front on the platform and a brass vessel sits at the base. A temple priest in white dhoti and a white upper cloth stands at the left, waving a white feathered fan, a chamara, over the deities. Two smaller figures in red and green garments flank the shrine on either side.2011-10-20June 02 20152015-06-02 +2 copies