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July 24 20052005-07-24July 24 20052005-07-24July 24 20052005-07-24July 24 20052005-07-24A dim night photograph inside a shrine, showing a dark carved stone linga-like form draped with a white and green jasmine garland. A bare-chested priest in an orange-and-red bordered dhoti stands at left, holding a small vessel, with his back to the camera. A man in a light striped shirt at center reaches up to adjust the garland. At right, a person with long dark hair in a saffron-orange wrap stands partly visible, appearing to observe the ritual. Three people are visible.2005-07-24July 24 20052005-07-24July 24 20052005-07-24Dim temple sanctum with a black stone deity murti decorated with a white flower garland and a yellow flower at its neck, draped in a white cloth. Two priests stand before it: one in a blue dhoti-style garment with a red cloth and bare back, the other in white dhoti and white vest with hands joined in namaskar. Marigold petals lie on the floor and a small oil lamp flickers at the right. A partly visible figure stands at the left edge. Ritual worship scene.2015-05-01Night photograph of an outdoor shrine at a temple-like setting with dark trees behind. A black stone deity murti stands at right, draped in a red and gold cloth and garlanded with white, yellow and red flowers, with scattered white and pink petals falling around it. In the foreground a figure in an orange saffron robe with a green and white floral garland stands at left, while a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with a rudraksha mala stands beside a small brass lamp and bell on a red-covered ledge. A small blue and white figurine sits on the ledge in front, and a brass oil lamp is lit. Two people are visible.2011-09-30Night photo of a ritual at an outdoor shrine. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with a rudraksha mala and red waist cloth holds a brass plate or tray toward a dark stone deity murti with a white and red flower garland and white cloth draped over it. A man in a white checked shirt bows with his head near the murti. On the left, a person in orange clothing wearing a long white and red flower garland stands beside a uniformed security guard in pale blue. On the right, a man in grey shirt stands by. Dim lamplight and the dark outline of a hooded serpent-like carving frame the scene.2005-07-24Night-time temple scene at a shrine with a dark linga-like deity murti draped in a red cloth and garlanded with white and yellow flowers. In the foreground a figure in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a floral garland and long dark hair, faces the shrine holding a lit lamp aloft. Two men in white dhotis stand to the left, one holding a tray of flowers. A small blue-robed statue and an oil lamp sit on a red-and-white striped platform, and gold-patterned pillars frame the shrine. Offerings and a puja in progress.2011-09-30Night 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.2006-12-10