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A photograph of a shrine at a tree base, decorated with marigold and rose petals. An orange-painted Hanuman-style figure sits at left beside painted panels of a deity with red garment and crown. Shivalinga-style stones are garlanded with white and orange flowers at right. A man in white stands behind a red railing, and a hand pours liquid from a pot at right edge. Red-roofed structure and bells in background.

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October 27 20152015-10-27October 27 20152015-10-27October 05 20112011-10-05March 14 20142014-03-14October 27 20152015-10-27December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of an outdoor temple-pavilion ritual. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha-style necklace, seated cross-legged on a raised stone platform. He leans forward over brass vessels and a small lamp, appearing to perform a puja. Behind him stands a pair of large golden-bronze deity murtis, one wearing an orange and red turban and ornate jewellery, the other in a green-and-blue skirt with gold ornaments. Yellow marigold garlands and red flower strands drape the murtis and the framed pictures in front, including a painting of Hanuman holding a mace and a framed devotional image with a multi-headed cobra canopy. Red curtains and stone pillars frame the scene, with trees visible behind.2007-12-22A woman in an orange sari and red sleeveless blouse stands with her back to the camera, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a seated deity murti in a stone pavilion. The murti wears an orange and gold turban, gold necklaces and a white dhoti-style cloth with a silver breastplate, and is framed by garlands of white, yellow, red and purple flowers. Behind it sits another deity figure wearing a black and gold crown and gold jewellery, with purple and red drapes around the shrine. A man in white and orange clothing is partly visible at the lower left. Abhishekam appears to be in progress, and brass lamps and kalasha-style pots flank the scene.2007-12-26A temple shrine interior with white marble walls and red and gold draping. A standing man in a grey waistcoat, pale pink kurta and white shawl folds his hands before a shrine holding a red-faced deity murti garlanded with white and marigold flowers, with lit oil lamps in front. To the right, a robed figure in saffron-orange cloth with a silver trident-staff and a rudraksha-style necklace holds his palms out toward a second small murti draped in red and decorated with orange flowers. A framed poster of Ganesha hangs on the wall, and a metal kalasha sits on the floor. This appears to be a puja at a temple shrine.2014-03-14 +1 copiesJanuary 17 20082008-01-17A photograph inside a stone shrine at a temple with carved granite pillars and a gold-framed arched niche. A figure in a long saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands at left, one arm raised in blessing toward the shrine. The shrine holds a large deity murti with a painted face, a red and gold crown, and garlands, flanked by a second figure in red and blue silk. Below, a smaller seated figure in orange is garlanded and set on a white cloth, with brass oil lamps on either side. Red curtains hang at the edges and a dark stone relief panel sits to the right. The person at left is a sannyasi-dressed figure; the shrine figures are statues, not living people. a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2008-08-07A photograph inside a dim stone shrine chamber where a red-painted deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a white cloth draped over its head and blue-stone ornaments, lit by a bare electric bulb. In the foreground a figure in an orange sleeveless robe and a green leaf garland around the shoulders holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti. Beside him a man in a white dhoti stands with folded hands, and on the right a figure in orange cloth holds a garland. A bald man in the left foreground turns his face away. A painted panel with red and gold imagery is visible behind the murti. The scene shows a puja or aarti at the murti.2010-09-04