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September 13 2011

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A white marble statue of a seated sage with a rose on a turban and a red dot on the forehead raises its right hand in blessing, placed beside a dark black lingam on a black pedestal. The lingam is dusted with white rice and has a red rose and a red dot on it. Behind, a red cloth and gold-and-orange draped fabric frame the shrine, with a gold ornate pillar at left. A small statue-like hand of a deity figure appears near the lingam. No physical people are visible.2011-09-13A photograph of a large deity murti in a temple sanctum, draped in white cloth with a blue and orange skirt, a gold kavacha and a cobra hood above, wearing a red-and-white crown and garlands of yellow and pink flowers. Seated in front is a small figure in saffron robes with a saffron head cloth, hands raised in a mudra, appearing to be a sannyasi or statue. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand on either side, with brass kalashas and vessels in the foreground.2008-10-19A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arms and chest, sits cross-legged before a large deity murti draped in a garland of red and white flowers and wearing a golden crown. Behind it a yellow and orange cloth backdrop frames the scene. In front, a white statue in red robes with a red head wrap and a rudraksha mala sits on a flower-strewn platform beside brass pots, bowls and a kalasha-style vessel. The priest holds a small book or cloth in his hands. No living a person is evidently present; the seated red-robed figure is a statue.2011-08-09A white marble statue of a seated figure in a red robe and red headwrap, with a garland of white jasmine and yellow marigold around its neck and a gold pendant on a chain, raises one hand in blessing. Behind it stands a golden shivalinga-like cylindrical form draped with red, yellow and white flower garlands, with gilded deity-figure carvings and an ornate gold arch. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits in the left foreground, and a golden lamp stand rises on the right beside red drapery. The scene is a temple shrine. No physical people are visible; the figure is a statue.2009-10-17November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10A seated man in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl performs puja before a white statue of a sannyasi wearing an orange robe, orange turban and white flower garland, with hands raised in blessing. Behind them stands a gold-and-orange draped shrine decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, a golden pedestal with a brass kalasha-like finial, and a lit oil lamp. Brass vessels, a kumkum-filled plate, a small bell and offerings sit on the floor in front. The scene reads as a pooja and arathi at a shrine.2010-07-13October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20112011-09-13October 04 20102010-10-04July 21 20102010-07-21A priest in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged at a golden altar, holding a lit oil lamp aarti over a gold kalasha-like sacred vessel draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. Behind it stands a large deity murti in orange and gold silk clothing with ornate jewelry. Brass oil lamps flank the altar, and brass puja vessels and offerings sit in front. A small white figure in orange robes with garlands is seated at the base.2010-07-13