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Photograph of a puja at a shrine with a large deity murti seated on a white-draped throne, dressed in a yellow and orange cloth. Gold-colored arms and a purple and pink draped backdrop frame the scene. In the foreground, a white stone statue of a seated figure with raised hand in blessing sits beside brass vessels, a bell and flower offerings. A seated devotee in dark red-orange robes with long dark hair, shown in silhouette, sits at the right edge facing the shrine. Red curtains and a carved stone pillar form the background.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a seated figure in an orange saffron wrap with long, dark, loose hair, bent forward and touching a white marble statue of a standing sage with hands folded in namaskar. Behind them a large seated deity murti is draped in white cloth, with gold arms and a red and purple backdrop. Brass oil lamps, a brass bowl, flower petals and a coconut sit on the floor in front. The setting shows a shrine with red curtains and carved stone pillars. A person's hair is visible at the lower left edge. The orange-clad figure has long swept hair and saffron clothing, a person candidate, but the face is turned away and the appearance is partial, so identity is uncertain. +1 copiesA photo of a temple shrine with a white-draped stone figure seated on a white-covered throne, garlanded with yellow and red flower strands and wearing a gold pendant. Behind it stand larger deity figures in purple and orange garments with gold jewellery and yellow garlands. In the foreground, a blurred person with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl, and brass puja vessels, a lamp and flowers sit on the shrine platform. The scene is an ashram shrine setting.2007-12-07Night photograph of a pooja at an open stone shrine with red velvet drapes on both sides. Two painted deity murti stand on a white-draped pedestal: the left figure wears an orange-red garment, a crown and a pearl-and-white garland; the right figure wears red and a tall crown. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, with small brass vessels, a plate, scattered white petals and a kalasha-style pot before them. A person in long dark hair and orange robes, seen from behind, kneels in devotion at the front right. Other figures in white clothes stand faintly in the background among trees.2007-02-25A photograph of a temple shrine at night with a large deity murti of a goddess in red and purple silk with gold borders, a gold crown and a green garment, seated on a white-draped platform. Two men sit to the right on the stone floor. The man nearest the camera wears a saffron-orange garment over his bare upper body, with long dark curly hair, and sits with hands folded. Beside him a second man in yellow clothing with long hair sits with hands together. Before the murti are brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha-style vessel, and a small framed deity image stands behind them against a red curtain.2007-08-09Photograph of a temple shrine at night. A standing man in orange and saffron robes with long swept-back hair and a saffron shawl stands at left with hands joined in prayer. Beside him, several men in saffron and orange robes sit or kneel near brass vessels and a lamp on low wooden stands. At right, a deity murti pair seated on a dais wears a pink and green sari-like dress, garlands, a crown and an orange head covering, with red curtains behind. A small white seated figure stands on the stone base. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a shrine.2008-01-03December 16 20092009-12-16August 09 20072007-08-09December 27 20072007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20082008-01-01February 25th 20072007-02-25A temple abhishekam scene before a gilded shrine with two goddess murtis dressed in green, purple and gold saris with rich necklaces and flower garlands. In the foreground a man in an orange robe with a long orange shawl, white sandalwood markings on his forehead and arms, and a rudraksha-style mala pours liquid from a white vessel over a black Shiva lingam set in a dark stone basin. Beside him a younger attendant in orange robes and a gold pendant stands with palms joined in añjali. A white marble seated figure with flower offerings sits in front of the basin. The gold-framed backdrop and red and yellow flower garland complete the setting.2009-12-16