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A photograph of an indoor puja in a lattice-walled hall. On the left a woman in an orange sari with an orange head wrap holds a lit multi-wick brass aarti lamp toward the altar. Beside her a bearded man in a white kurta extends one arm over the altar. The altar holds a decorated deity murti draped in red cloth and garlands, with bananas, fruit, sweets, flowers and a brass bowl laid out, and smoke rises beside it. A bronze dancing Shiva-type deity figure stands on a pedestal at right, adorned with garlands, and a green curtain hangs behind. A third person in white sits low at the left edge.

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A photograph of a temple hall with a raised platform on the right. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a crown or headdress and flower garlands, sits before a large bronze-toned Nataraja-style dancing Shiva image garlanded with white and red flowers. Brass lamps, a plate of offerings and brass vessels rest on the platform. On the left, a bearded man in white clothes performs an offering with a lamp, while other men in white stand behind him. A red and white banner with a dancing figure hangs on the wall. Lamps hang from the ceiling.2004-02-18February 18 20042004-02-182003 - Sacred collection Uncategorized2003 -Glimpses From Various Programs +1 copiesFebruary 18 20042004-02-18September 29 20042004-09-29July 13 20032003-07-13Photograph of an indoor temple hall with a lattice wall and a raised platform. A standing man in white dhoti and shirt raises his arm toward a small flame near a wooden stool, while two seated men in white dhotis tend the fire at floor level. On the platform, a seated figure in orange robes and a floral garland sits before offerings of fruit, flowers and brass lamps. Behind it, a bronze Nataraja statue in a fiery arch is decorated with a red and white flower garland. A cream banner with a red figure hangs on the wall, and hanging brass lamps are overhead.2004-02-18April 02 20032003-04-02A photograph of a temple hall with a bamboo lattice wall and thatched ceiling. On a raised blue-and-white dais, a seated figure in orange robes with a red shawl, wearing white flower garlands and a red-and-white garland, sits before a large bronze Nataraja statue with a flame halo, decorated with red and white flower garlands. A standing man in white dhoti and shirt raises a white feather fan toward the seated figure. Brass oil lamps hang from the ceiling, and a brass lamp and offering plates with flowers and fruit sit on the dais. Another man in white stands at left, and a third bends near a low wooden stool. A red-and-beige banner shows a dancing figure. Faint printed copyright text appears at the lower right.2004-02-182003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedFebruary 18 20042004-02-18