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March 28 20202020-03-28March 28 20202020-03-28A photograph of a temple ritual in which a priest with a bare back and white markings on the skin, wearing an orange cloth wrapped around the lower body, holds a brass lamp with a lit flame toward a black stone murti of Vishnu standing in a gold arched niche. The murti wears a silver crown, a white vertical tilak on the forehead, layered gold and jewelled necklaces, a long green and teal bead garland, a red and gold brocade dhoti and a purple-edged cloth draped over the shoulder. Two small gold figures stand at its base, and a brass lamp stands at the right. The scene is an aarti offering in a temple sanctum, with a timestamp reading Jun 28, 2024 11:46:14 AM at the bottom.2024-06-28November 30 20182018-11-30Night photograph of a temple puja at an outdoor shrine. On the left, a young man with long dark hair and an orange-saffron dhoti and sash, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a lit brass oil lamp (deepa) toward a small bronze standing deity murti on a blue-painted stand. The bronze figure has four arms and a tall conical crown. Behind it, a large ornately decorated utsava murti with a white urdhva-style tilaka face, a golden crown and heavy jewelled garlands is framed by a blue and gold arch decorated with bead work and marigold garlands.2017-01-08KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 12/25/20202020-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 18 20182018-12-18A photograph inside a temple shrine of a black stone deity murti of Sri Venkateshwara, a form of Vishnu, dressed in an orange and green silk garment with a green and gold border, adorned with silver-and-jewelled crown, arm ornaments, a tall conical crown and a white and red vertical tilak on the forehead. A man seen from behind, bare-backed and wearing an orange dhoti, with white horizontal stripes painted on his arms and a rudraksha mala on his wrist and neck, holds an oil lamp with a flame toward the deity in an aarti offering. Ornate gold-patterned drapery and carved gold panels frame the shrine, with bells and a flower garland at the base.2020-12-26Night-time photograph of a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, long hair tied back, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a decorated deity murti. The murti, in gold-toned ornaments with a crown, a large garland and a jewelled necklace, stands beneath a marigold-garlanded arch framed in blue and gold. Beside it is a smaller standing bronze figure with a crown and raised hand holding a staff. Dark trees form the background. The scene reads as an evening aarti during a temple procession.2017-01-08Night puja at a temple shrine. On the left, a young priest with a white forehead mark, a rudraksha mala with a gold-toned necklace and an orange dhoti holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Beside him stands a small bronze four-armed deity murti on a pedestal, and a large decorated deity figure is adorned with jewelled ornaments, garlands and a golden crown, framed by a blue and gold arch. A brass standing lamp is at the lower left. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-01-08Temple aarti before a black stone deity murti dressed in a deep red cloth, adorned with a yellow flower garland, gold ornaments, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. A priest in orange robes stands at right, bare-chested with a long beard and hair coiled on his head, holding a multi-tier brass lamp with burning flames toward the murti. Ornate gold-leaf walls and gold lamp stands with lit wicks frame the scene. Offerings of white flowers sit at the base of the altar.2021-05-27December 05 20142014-12-05