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April 05 2005

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Interior of a white-marble temple shrine with a granite floor and brass oil lamps. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a lavender garland, stands at the left with their back to the camera, facing the shrine. Inside the white arched shrine, a priest in white dhoti and red shawl stands before a deity murti adorned with red and orange flower garlands, a gold crown-like backdrop and a brass-coloured lamp. Dim recessed lights and additional white shrine niches with garlands frame the room.2004-09-03A temple shrine interior with white carved architecture, gold-framed niches and polished granite floors. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti-style garment and white turban stands with his back to the camera, wearing a long garland of white flowers and pink and red blossoms. Beside the shrine doorway a priest in white dhoti and a red-bordered cloth leans forward to offer flowers at a richly decorated deity murti draped in pink and red garlands. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel and offering plates sit on the steps. Behind the figures, other deity images and a brass lamp stand are visible.2006-03-15September 03 20042004-09-03A photograph inside a temple shrine hall with gold-framed alcoves decorated with flower garlands. On the left, a standing man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads holds a brass bell and gestures with his right hand beside a small wooden side table with a lit oil lamp. In the centre foreground, a man in white dhoti with a green border kneels on the dark floor before a raised stone platform, bending forward in reverence. Tall brass oil lamps stand nearby. Behind the platform are deity murtis, one adorned with garlands and a gold crown, and a silver-gold palanquin-like structure. A woman in a red sari with green border sits at the lower left edge.Interior of a white marble temple shrine with carved pillars and polished floor. On the left, a man in an orange robe and orange head wrap with a pink and white flower garland stands with his palms together, gesturing. Beside him, a priest in white dhoti and a red shawl holds a brass oil lamp and gestures toward a shrine containing white-skinned deity murtis adorned with garlands and crowns, one in red and gold. Brass lamps stand on the steps in front. Overlay text in the corner reads the date 09/03/2004.2004-09-03September 03 20042004-09-03October 16 20082008-10-16Interior of a temple hall with white pillars wrapped in striped blue, red and yellow fabric decorated with flowers and bird motifs. Green leaf garlands hang over a shrine niche where a small red deity murti sits lit by oil lamps. Four people stand in white clothing facing the shrine: a young man in a long white kurta at left, a man in orange robes in the centre-left, a man in white with a yellow shawl, and a person in white dhoti and kurta at right beside a dark stone statue of a woman in a yellow sari. A chalkboard with Telugu writing stands at the left edge.Interior of a Hindu temple hall with white pillars and a ceiling medallion, where devotees stand facing an illuminated shrine holding a richly decorated deity murti in red and gold, flanked by two standing figures in gold-bordered saris. In the foreground a man in white clothes stands with his back to the camera, and a woman in an orange sari stands beside him in front of a small brick fire pit. Several people in white, cream and light shirts, including a child in a blue shirt, watch from the right. Green garlands and striped cloth hang around the shrine, and a ceiling fan turns above. A woman in a white sari with red border stands on the left.2010-02-05Interior shrine with several deity murtis in gilded arched niches and on a tiled altar platform, with brass oil lamps standing in front. Two women in orange saris stand at the left; one wears a floral garland and holds a silver bowl, the other in an orange robe holds a silver tray. A man in a white shirt holds a silver plate at the far left edge. A tall deity statue in orange and gold stands at the right under a gilded halo, and a silver-ornamented figure with a crown sits at the center.2009-11-04Interior of a white temple hall with carved white pillars and a polished dark floor. Devotees stand in front of decorated shrines. A man in a yellow shirt and dark trousers and a man in a white kurta stand near a central pillar. Women in saris, one in blue and green, one in orange, stand before lit shrines. Two deity figures stand in orange and brown garments, and small decorated murtis sit in front, one with a gold halo framed in flowers. Brass lamps and a ceremonial stand are visible at right. Green garlands hang around the doorway.A photograph inside a white marble temple hall. On the left, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long dark hair and a white-and-multicoloured flower garland walks barefoot across the polished floor, smiling toward a dark stone deity murti standing on a plinth, draped in a red-and-gold sari-like garment with a green curtain hanging beside it. A gold-coloured elephant trunk shape rises near the frame. Through a doorway on the right, a small lamp stand and a red-and-gold object sit on a yellow-banded platform. Ornate white carved pillars and a wall clock complete the setting.2006-09-26