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December 16 2011

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A photograph of a temple ritual in which a figure in a lime-green silk sari with a red border holds a lit oil lamp flame toward a bronze-gold deity murti in a green silk garment. The figure wears a multi-strand pearl necklace, pearl bangles and an armlet, with long dark hair. The murti wears an ornate gold crown set with red and green stones, a white flower garland, and gold arm ornaments. Behind them stand heaped garlands of yellow, red and purple marigolds and brass items. The figure appears to be performing an aarti or lamp offering. a person: long swept-back hair, pearl necklaces and ceremonial silk clothing match the page's identification; uncertain from appearance alone.2011-12-16A photograph of a temple ritual beside a golden-crowned deity murti decorated with garlands of marigolds and red and purple flowers. A person in a lime-green silk sari with a red border and a bangled arm raised stands on a raised platform near the murti, reaching upward. Below left, another person's hands hold a golden tray of offerings. The deity wears a jewelled golden crown and a green silk garment with a long white garland. The setting is a stone temple structure with carved ornamentation. A green cloth edge blurs the left foreground.2011-12-16A photograph of a temple ritual in which a man in a lime-green silk garment with a red border and a long pearl necklace, bangles and an armlet stands before a large deity murti. He holds a silver bell in one hand and a small oil lamp or aarti tray in the other, performing puja. The murti wears a green cloth, a golden crown, gold arm ornaments and a white flower garland, with yellow, red and purple marigold garlands draped around it. Stone temple walls and a window frame the scene; a flower-filled basket sits at the lower left.2011-12-16A photograph of a temple ritual before a deity shrine framed by arches of marigold and rose garlands in yellow, purple, red and green. A person with long dark hair and a red tilak, wearing a lime-green silk sari with a teal border and a pearl-and-gold necklace and bangles, holds a brass lamp with a bright flame and a bell-shaped vessel before two metal deity murtis. The central murti wears a crown and a red cloth, and the right murti wears an ornate jeweled crown and a green silk garment with gold armlets. A bare-chested assistant in white dhoti stands at the lower left, holding a plate.2011-12-16November 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copiesDecember 13 20112011-12-13April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesDecember 16 20112011-12-16 +1 copiesPhoto 11738317 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in a rust-orange turban and matching orange-brown silk garment, wearing a thick red and white flower garland and gold armlets, waving a lit oil lamp in aarti before a seated ceremonial figure. The seated figure is a decorated deity murti dressed in orange and green silk, with a gold crown, a jewelled chest ornament, and a long garland of red, yellow and white flowers. Behind them a white-clad attendant holds a silver vessel, and a deep red velvet curtain forms the backdrop. The lamp flame and garlands are the main focal points.2015-04-28A photograph of a temple ritual at a deity murti. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body wears a lime-green silk dhoti with a red-and-gold border and a pearl necklace and bangles. He reaches toward a gold-faced murti dressed in a green garment with gold armour, a jewelled crown and a white flower garland. Behind the murti are dense bands of red, yellow and purple flowers and gold-embossed fabric. On the left, another person holds a gold plate.2011-12-16April 21 20132013-04-21