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December 24 2008

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April 14 20182018-04-14 +3 copiesDecember 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 31 20102010-12-31A photograph of an outdoor ritual pavilion decorated with banana leaves and a striped red-and-white platform. A man in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head and a tilak sits in front of a flower-decked altar, hands folded in prayer, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him a young assistant in white dhoti and yellow shawl kneels. Behind them a dark stone deity murti in orange drapery stands on a white tiered pedestal strewn with marigolds, next to a kalasha and brass oil lamps, and a carved wooden seat is visible. Several devotees in orange and white sit in the foreground, seen from behind, as the homa-style ritual takes place.2009-09-26 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14A shrine scene with a priest seated cross-legged at left wearing white dhoti and a gold necklace, with silver and brass ritual vessels and a tray before him. Behind a red and orange drape, two large deity murtis stand adorned with thick garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers, one with a crown. A second person in white dhoti bends forward in the lower foreground, prostrating. Stone carvings frame the sanctum on the right, with brass lamps on the steps.2010-12-31April 14 20182018-04-14December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24