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March 02 2011

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March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03March 03 20112011-03-03December 27 20092009-12-27December 30 20092009-12-30A night puja at a temple shrine before a richly decorated deity murti of Shiva and Parvati. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at left: one in a yellow-orange dhoti holds a brass tray of offerings and wears a bare-chested look with gold necklaces and a shaved head with white tilak; beside him a long-haired man in orange dhoti and orange shawl with rudraksha mala and gold necklaces holds white flowers and stands near the altar. The altar is garlanded with red, yellow, purple and white flower strands, with a brass lamp stand at right and flower petals on the floor. Appearance-based candidate: a person for the long-haired man in the orange robes with rudraksha and gold necklaces, shown during the shrine worship.2011-11-29March 03 20112011-03-03December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a standing man in saffron-orange robes with a flower garland and long dark hair, holding a brass lamp and a small vessel while performing worship before a deity murti. The murti pair, dressed in red, green and teal garments with gold crowns and jewellery, sit beneath a golden arch wreathed in yellow, orange and purple flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on either side and a kalasha and bowls rest on the platform. Two seated devotees in orange robes, one with hands pressed together in anjali, watch from the left. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at the altar.2009-12-29A photograph of a temple shrine during an aarti ritual. A standing figure in a flowing red-orange drape and long black hair holds a lit oil lamp toward a shrine with ornate deity murtis garlanded with yellow, orange, purple and green flower garlands. Two attendants in white dhotis and orange-yellow shawls stand and kneel at left, one holding a brass tray with lamps and the other carrying a plate of offerings. Brass vessels, a tall brass lamp stand and red flowers sit on the foreground platform. Dark wooden pillars and greenery frame the open temple pavilion.2010-12-28A photograph inside an open temple pavilion showing a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a flower garland performing an aarti with a brass oil lamp (deepa) before a deity murti. A second person in orange robes and a garland stands behind to the left. The shrine is decorated with multicoloured flower garlands and yellow-and-orange marigold strands draped over a large dark-faced deity figure with a gold crown, and a female deity figure in red-orange dress with gold jewellery sits in a gilded arch behind. A white statue of a child-form figure in orange cloth with a red garland sits at the lower front of the shrine. Brass lamps and a kalasha stand on the platform.2008-12-25March 02 20112011-03-02