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March 04 2007

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Inside a temple shrine, three women stand with hands joined in prayer before a deity murti draped in orange cloth and decorated with a garland and jewelry, set in a silver arched niche. A man in white kurta with an orange cloth over his shoulder stands at the shrine, and a woman in a white and green sari stands at right near a wall-mounted framed poster. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the altar, with a glowing lamp light behind the deity.A rotated photograph of women in a temple shrine. In the foreground, a woman in a pink and red patterned sari with hair tied back stands with palms pressed together in prayer, with another woman in a magenta sari beside her. Beyond them, a richly dressed deity murti in orange and gold garments, decorated with garlands, stands within an ornate silver-framed shrine niche, with a small oil lamp burning at its base. Above the shrine, a man in white clothes stands near a framed picture. The space has dark polished floors and yellow-gold decorative drapery on the right.March 04 20072007-03-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine interior seen through a doorway. A priest in a white shirt and white dhoti stands before a dark-faced deity murti dressed in white with a red and white garland backdrop, with a small standing figure and brass lamps and offerings on a yellow-bordered platform. Three women sit on the polished floor in the foreground: one in a white and maroon sari, one in a purple sari, and one in a lavender sari with a black handbag, all seated quietly in devotion. Brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel flank the shrine, with a blue curtain at left.2009-09-21Photograph of three women standing barefoot in a doorway of a temple shrine, facing inward toward a deity murti. The woman on the left wears a brown patterned kurta with a cream dupatta and cream trousers. The central woman wears a gold shimmering salwar kameez with a sheer beige dupatta. The woman on the right wears a lavender sari with gold border and a black handbag over her shoulder. The murti stands before a red and white arch decorated with a gold prabhavali, adorned with garlands and flower offerings, with brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel at the base. Green leaf garland hangs over the doorway, with white carved pillars on either side and a dark blue cloth draped to the left.2009-09-21Photo taken through a doorway of a temple shrine at night. Several devotees stand at the entrance, including a man in a white shirt and dark trousers and women in sarees, one in pink and white striped, another in dark and pink. Inside, a seated priest in white clothes performs puja before a deity murti decorated with red and white garlands, a gold arch behind it and a crown-like ornament on its head. Brass puja vessels and oil lamps glow on the floor and a yellow-banded platform.2010-01-14A photograph of a temple puja inside a shrine. A priest in plain white dhoti and shawl, with glasses and hair pulled back, holds a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti decorated with a red and white flower garland. Four devotees stand in a line with hands folded in prayer: a woman in a yellow sari with her head bowed, a woman in a maroon and gold-bordered sari, a younger person behind them, and a man in a cream kurta with a rudraksha-style mala and wristwatch at the right edge. Brass lamps, a brass vessel and a golden shrine platform are in view, along with a background of garlands and draped cloth. This is an aarti during darshan.A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a deity murti framed by a gold arch and decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, with oil lamps lit before it. A priest in an orange robe stands at the shrine offering a lamp. A woman in a purple sari with silver hair ornaments stands in front with hands held in prayer. Two men in white and cream dhotis and shawls, one with a green-bordered shawl, stand behind her with hands folded in prayer. Orange and red cloth drapes hang at the entrance, and a brass vessel sits on a yellow table at the lower left.Indoor temple shrine entrance with white pillars and a green mango-leaf garland above the doorway. Inside, a dark-stone deity murti is decorated with red and orange flower garlands and a silver crown, set before a gold arch with a brass lamp and offerings. Three women stand in the doorway: a woman in a brown printed kurta and cream trousers at left, a woman in a pink and gold sari with a sheer dupatta in the centre, and a woman in a lavender sari with a black handbag at right. A dark-stone pillar and blue curtain frame the scene, and the floor is polished dark stone.2009-09-21March 04 20072007-03-04Devotees stand and kneel in a doorway facing a lit shrine with an ornate golden arch and a white-faced deity murti draped in red and garlands. A woman in a blue sari with her hands pressed together stands at left, while men in white dhoti-style clothing stand at right. Oil lamps burn on the shrine platform in front of the murti, and a red curtain hangs at the right edge. The shrine is the focus of worship.2010-01-09A photograph of a temple sanctum doorway framed by white pillars and a hanging garland of green leaves. Inside, a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands before a gilded peetha with an ornate golden arch and brass lamps, while a woman in a red sari offers something on a plate. Women in lavender, gold and purple saris stand in the foreground waiting in line, and a white plume of smoke or vapour rises near the altar. Shoes are absent and the floor is dark polished stone. The setting appears to be a puja or aarti in a shrine.2009-09-21