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A four-panel collage of temple and ritual scenes in a small hall with yellow walls and pink draped altars. Top left shows a silver Ganesha murti under a silver umbrella, flanked by fruits, a pineapple and a coconut. Top right shows several people seated on the floor before decorated deity figures in pink and black, with a red flag on the wall. Bottom left shows a group seated on the floor before an altar with an ornate golden throne-like seat and figures in pink cloth, with a small pink-and-white mat. Bottom right shows a man in white clothes tending brass ritual vessels before dark deity figures on pink-draped platforms. The collage is a graphic of several photographs, and the visible people appear in the panels rather than in one real scene.

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September 05 20112011-09-05October 07 20112011-10-07 +1 copies2011 -eNMiracles CollectionsSeptember 28 20112011-09-28September 28 20112011-09-28A photograph of a temple hall with a tiled white floor and several devotees seated on cloth mats in the foreground. Women in saris of green, pink and white sit facing ornate golden shrines on either side, one holding a deity murti with a red and white figure and a second with a standing murti in a gold niche. A child in a light outfit sits among the adults. Colourful rangoli-style patterns decorate the floor. Robed figures stand near the shrines; no clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible.2011-09-09 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor Hindu temple ritual in a room with white walls and wooden rafters. A man in an orange-saffron robe sits cross-legged before a dark stone shivalingam-style deity murti draped with white garlands, performing a lamp or aarti offering with oil lamps on a brass stand. To the left a man in orange sits on a raised cushioned seat, with a bare-chested or white-clad attendant seated nearby. Behind the deity, a decorated altar holds flower garlands, brass lamps and a framed picture. Seated devotees in red, orange and white saris and dhotis, many with palms pressed together, fill the foreground, indicating a puja or darshan gathering.2007-10-07January 31 20122012-01-31A photograph inside a bright hall with white walls, exposed wooden beams and a chandelier. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes stands with an arm raised, gesturing toward an altar. On the right, an ornate gilded frame surrounds a decorated deity murti with a crown and red-and-gold garments, set on a dark platform with flowers and a brass kalasha-style lamp. Seated devotees sit on the floor in the lower foreground, some in white and saffron clothing. A red and gold hanging banner and a tall wooden stand with a dark statue appear to the left.2007-10-07A four-panel collage of ritual scenes in an orange-walled hall. Top left: a seated priest in white beside a fire pit of stacked bricks with a flame, with two garlanded deity murtis or decorated idols behind. Top right: several people in orange and saffron clothing seated on mats before a fire pit, with brass plates of offerings and a kalasha-like vessel. Bottom left: a seated priest in white tending a fire pit, with a row of seated devotees in white and orange behind. Bottom right: a woman in orange sari seated on a red and gold throne while a priest in white and saffron presses a fire pit or puja plate near her feet, with a brass plate of offerings. Banners on the walls show printed text and images.2011-11-29 +2 copiesPhoto 11682565 +1 copiesFive-panel collage of temple puja scenes. Left top: a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a red sash rings a bell before a deity murti under a multicoloured umbrella canopy. Left middle: a priest in white dhoti and red sash holds a bell and a silver plate of offerings beside a decorated murti with marigold garlands and a golden crown. Right top: a large decorated deity murti under a striped canopy, garlanded with marigolds and roses, with a yellow and green silk cloth. Right bottom: seated devotees on a floor of a hall watch a screen showing the same deity while a woman and others sit in rows. The left and right top panels show ritual worship and the bottom panel shows devotees attending a satsang-style gathering; no single physical person is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-09-09 +1 copies