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A photograph inside a thatched-roof hall with bamboo lattice walls. At the centre stands a Nataraja-style dancing Shiva murti within a circular arch of flowers, set against a bamboo-covered niche with green curtains and hanging oil lamps. In front, a figure in an orange robe with a shaved head stands with back to the camera at a decorated white altar holding offerings, flowers and fruit. A woman in a green sari stands at left and another woman in a red and gold sari at right. Brass lamp stands flank the altar.

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2003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedA photograph inside a thatched-roof temple hall with a bamboo lattice window. On the left, a dark bronze deity murti stands in a dark green curtained niche, draped in orange cloth and white and yellow flower garlands, with red flowers on its base. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and orange robes stands barefoot on a blue-grey floor, hands clasped near his waist, eyes lowered, in front of a white and red altar with a brass oil lamp, a silver covered vessel, a brass plate of fruit and flowers, and loose petals. A person in pink with gold border is partly visible at the left edge. Oil lamps hang from the ceiling.2003-01-01July 02 20042004-07-02July 13 20032003-07-13July 13 20032003-07-13Indoor temple ritual photograph. A figure in an orange-saffron robe and matching head wrap stands at left, holding a small brass vessel and a lit oil lamp or fire, while a man in white dhoti and shirt with a purple cord stands beside them and a person in white sits near a fire at the lower left. The altar in front is a white and red-trimmed platform with yellow cloth cushions, flower offerings, a brass kalasha-style lamp and a brass oil lamp stand. Behind it is a large deity murti of Nataraja, shown dancing within a flame arch, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds, with a rudraksha mala. Smoke rises from the altar and a burning fire sits on the floor. A lattice window is behind the people.2003-07-13 +1 copiesJuly 13 20032003-07-13July 02 20042004-07-02Photograph of a shrine interior with a seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban, viewed from behind, facing a Nataraja-style bronze dancing Shiva image framed by a circular halo of marigold, red and white flower garlands. Oil lamps hang from a bamboo ceiling, a brass standing lamp stands at right, and flower petals and offerings lie on a white and red painted platform. A green curtain hangs at left and a framed picture is mounted on the wall above. The seated figure is a priest or devotee at worship; no identity is established from appearance.2003-01-012003 - First Healers Initiation At AdiKailaasa2003-01-012003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01A photograph of a shrine room with a bronze Nataraja statue dressed in a red cloth and framed by a garland of red, yellow, orange and white flowers, set within a circular arch. A seated figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap, wearing rudraksha beads, holds a small oil lamp with a flame beside a tall brass lamp stand. Several hanging brass lamps are suspended from a thatched ceiling, green curtains frame the altar, and offerings sit on a low table at the base.2003-07-13