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March 08 20052005-03-08Kailaasa Paramparagatha Surya Vamsa Sarvajnapeetha Surangi Samrajyam +1 copiesJuly 25 20112011-07-25Night photograph at an outdoor shrine. A man in orange robes stands at left holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a black stone murti seated on a pedestal under a carved silver arch, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white and red flowers. A smaller orange-clad seated figure with a garland sits on a red-painted rock platform beside it, and a brass kalasha-style vessel stands on a red cloth-covered table in the foreground. Dark trees surround the scene.2006-12-10Night photograph of a shrine under a dark tree. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe with a red-beaded mala around the neck holds a lit oil lamp toward a dark metallic deity murti seated on a red-and-orange rocky pedestal. A small black shivalinga stands on a black base in front of the murti. A second person in a white shirt stands with hands folded at left. A white-clad figure is partly visible at far left.2005-03-08March 08 20052005-03-08Night photograph under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a standing man in an orange robe holds a lit oil lamp or flame in one hand and performs arati. Beside him on a red-draped stone pedestal sits a black stone deity murti with a tall orange turban, garlands of white and red flowers and a gold-trimmed orange cloth, and a smaller orange-clad seated figure with garlands in front of it. A brass kalasha or ornate lamp stand sits on a red cloth in the foreground. The scene is dimly lit with a dark background and a white-clad figure partly visible behind the performer.2006-12-10April 24 20122012-04-24November 12 20102010-11-12November 19 20092009-11-19Night photo of an outdoor shrine under a dark tree canopy. A figure in flowing saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace stands at left, holding a lit lamp or flame toward a dark stone deity murti seated on a red-painted stone base. The murti has a white-topped crown and is dressed in dark clothing. In front, a black Shiva linga on a pedestal stands in a bed of reddish stones. At far left, a man in white clothes stands with hands folded, and another white-clad person is partly visible. The setting suggests an aarti or puja at night.2005-03-08November 19 20092009-11-19