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December 27 2007

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A priest in saffron-orange robes with long, curly hair and a gold headband stands with his back to the camera, raising a silver lamp with flame and smoke toward a dark stone shivalinga-like form draped in garlands of yellow, purple, white and red flowers. Behind it stand two bronze or metal murtis: a figure in orange with a red-orange turban and a second in orange with a tall crown-like headdress and rudraksha beads, holding a ceremonial staff. Orange and maroon cloth hangs from a pillared canopy, and a man in orange sits at the lower left edge. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at an outdoor shrine.A devotee in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap bows deeply with folded hands before a pair of large statues under an open stone-pillared pavilion. The central seated figure wears an orange turban, orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, holding a trident-like staff and a drum, with a second figure in orange clothing and a tall brown headdress beside it. Both statues are garlanded with thick chains of white, purple, yellow and green flowers, and a shiva-linga-style base sits in front heaped with garlands and green leaves. Orange cloth drapes the back wall and columns, and a second person in orange stands at the left edge. +1 copiesDecember 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesA woman with long dark wavy hair in a red-orange sari stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward a deity shrine, with smoke rising from the flame. Two men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies kneel at left, one holding a brass plate of offerings. Behind the shrine stand two painted or sculpted figures in red and gold garments with crowns, and a seated figure in red and gold with a red turban is adorned with flower garlands in yellow, orange, purple and green. Brass vessels, a lamp stand, a glass of water and flower petals sit on the stone floor and white cloth in front of the altar.2010-12-28March 03 20112011-03-03A photograph inside a stone-pillared shrine at an outdoor altar, where a priest in orange robes stands with his back to the camera holding a lit lamp toward a deity murti of Shiva and a consort, decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands and a red crown. Two other orange-robed attendants sit at left, and brass lamps, brass vessels, bowls of offerings, rudraksha strands and garlands surround the platform draped in orange cloth. The setting appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine; no clearly identifiable a person is shown in appearance-based terms, only a priest in orange.2008-12-27A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor shrine. On the left, a man with long curly hair and a gold headband, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and a red and white flower garland, leans forward holding a brass vessel. In the centre, two seated bronze or golden figures in orange robes, one wearing a red turban and holding a trident-like staff, the other with a dark cap and gold necklace, are garlanded with bright marigold, yellow, purple and red flower strings. Smoke or incense rises in front of them, and a flower-decorated altar sits below. Orange drapes hang behind the scene and a stone ceiling overhead. +1 copiesJanuary 01 20122012-01-01Outdoor shrine under a stone colonnade with orange cloth drapes. In the centre, two metal murtis, one with an orange turban and rudraksha-like neck adornment, are draped in thick garlands of yellow, purple, red and green flowers, with a kalasha-like offering in front. A figure in an orange sleeveless garment with long curly hair and a gold headband stands at the left, facing the murtis with hands raised in worship. Another man in orange robes with a full beard stands at the left edge, and a bare-headed man in white is partly visible at the lower left. Tall bamboo poles with orange cloth are at the right. Visible people total three, with a single photo of the murtis.A photograph of a temple puja at an open-sided shrine. A standing man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange-red dhoti and shawl and a gold armlet, holds a lamp and offering vessel toward a shrine. Behind him a seated man in white dhoti with a bead necklace holds a brass plate. The central shrine holds a murti of a seated figure in orange-red turban and gold necklaces, draped in orange-red cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow, orange, green and purple flower garlands. Behind it, two standing deity figures in orange-red and gold garments with crowns stand beneath an ornate arch. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, and a brass plate with flower petals sit on the platform. Smoke rises from the lamp.2010-12-28A photograph of a temple shrine during ritual worship. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at the left and centre; a third person in orange with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings stands at the lower right, holding a small brass lamp or incense vessel. A deity murti in the back of the shrine is adorned with garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and a red and white decorative cloth. Smoke or incense rises through the shrine. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flower offerings and small rudraksha-bead garlands line the orange-draped altar table in front. Grey stone pillars frame the shrine, with greenery visible through the opening.2008-12-27A photograph of a temple puja at an outdoor shrine. A woman in a red-orange sari stands at left holding a small lamp and a metal vessel, with smoke rising from a brass lamp beside her. Behind her, a seated white-clad priest with a red-shawled attendant tends offerings. The central shrine holds a deity murti in red-orange cloth with a tall orange crown, garlanded with yellow, orange, red and green marigold and mixed flower garlands. Flanking figures wear red and orange garments and gold jewellery. Brass kalasha vessels, a silver tray, bowls and a lamp stand sit on the altar cloth. Foliage and a railing are visible behind.2010-12-28