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Night photograph of a golden-orange temple pillar at a Hindu temple, with a rounded kalasha-like base and a framed relief above showing a deity seated on a bull. Strings of warm electric lights and hanging decorations stand behind it under a tiled roof, and stone temple walls with carved bands fill the background. No people are visible.

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November 23 20062006-11-23Night photograph of an ornate golden-orange temple column or dhwajasthambha-like pillar at a South Indian temple. Its top carries a framed relief of a deity seated on an animal mount. Strings of electric lights and leafy garlands decorate the roof frame above. No people are visible.2006-11-23November 12 20102010-11-12Temple abhishekam at a Shiva lingam. Two men in saffron-orange robes pour liquid from silver vessels over a tall dark stone lingam decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. The man on the left, in a wrapped orange robe with a red tilak, holds a silver pot high while the second man, partly behind him, holds a silver bowl over the lingam. A gold-clad deity murti with floral garlands stands to the right, a brass oil lamp sits beside the lingam, and a white stone sculpture of a seated figure appears at lower left. Other saffron-clad figures are partly visible in the background under a stone temple ceiling.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA stone temple shrine with carved pillars and an ornate golden arched frame encloses a central deity murti of a standing divine couple, one figure wearing a tall red crown and gold ornaments, the other with a tall crown and a green and pink sari-like garment. Both are garlanded with marigolds and multicoloured flower garlands, and a golden kalasha-like ritual object sits in front, also draped with garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, a small orange-clad figure sits at the base, and a small red figurine stands to the right. A dark red curtain backs the shrine and green trees grow beyond the railing. No living people are visible.2010-10-12October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesMay 24 20182018-05-24Night photograph of a golden ratha (temple chariot) decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, orange, green, blue and white, with strings of lights along its roof. Inside the shrine canopy stands a decorated deity murti adorned with garlands. Two priests in white dhotis with gold borders stand at the sides, one holding a lit flame aloft and the other with palms joined in prayer. A golden elephant-headed figure sits at the front of the chariot base, flanked by golden horse figures. A man's head is visible at the bottom left.2014-10-03A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with an orange-gold shawl and a red rudraksha-style mala stands bare-chested at left, holding a brass lamp or incense vessel from which smoke rises. Before him a decorated ritual arrangement is adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands, green leaves and a pink-covered base, with brass lamps on either side. Smoke drifts across the frame under a dark night sky, with hanging string decorations and yellow-fringed canopy above. Several other figures are partially visible at the edges.2016-12-07 +1 copiesNight photo of a richly decorated golden ratha or chariot shrine with a tiered tower topped by small figures, lit by warm lamps and strung with multicoloured garlands and striped cloth bunting. A standing man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, with a dark cap, raises one arm toward the lamps at the chariot's upper platform. Beside the chariot stand a gilded deity murti in a garland and a gold horse figure with a white-and-red headdress. The black sky frames the scene. A partially visible figure holding a lamp stands at the lower right near the golden horse.2013-12-24September 11 20162016-09-11May 27 20132013-05-27