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A priest in a saffron-pink dhoti and matching shawl, with a pink turban and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, kneels at a shrine performing an aarti with a lit lamp before a dark metal Nataraja-style dancing deity murti. The murti is draped in red cloth and heavily garlanded with white, yellow, red and multicoloured flower strands. In front, a tiered platform holds banana offerings, flower petals, a brass kalasha-style lamp stand, brass pots, a blue bowl, and plates of grains and fruit. Lamps hang from the ceiling and dark curtains frame the shrine.

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A photograph inside a temple-like hall showing a seated priest in a pink dhoti and pink head cloth, with rudraksha beads around his neck, holding a lamp over a yellow-orange puja platform. Behind him a bronze Nataraja dancing Shiva image stands garlanded with white, yellow and green flower garlands and draped in red cloth. Brass oil lamps hang from the ceiling, a tall brass lamp stands nearby, and trays of bananas, flowers, leaves and grains lie on the altar table. Green curtains and a lattice window frame the scene. +1 copies2003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedSeptember 29 20042004-09-29June 19 20032003-06-19July 13 20032003-07-13A photograph of a ritual worship scene before a red-draped shrine. In the foreground, a bare-backed man in orange cloth stands at a white-covered altar, holding a brass bell and performing puja. Beside him, a man in a white kurta with glasses watches. Behind the altar stands a deity murti in red and orange cloth, garlanded with white flowers, against a golden circular backdrop. Tall brass oil lamps flank the altar, along with a brass kalasha and a pot, and marigold-like petals line the platform edge. A framed photograph hangs at upper right, and a painted figure appears on the right wall.2003-07-13July 13 20032003-07-13A photograph of a temple shrine interior. A bare-chested priest in orange cloth and an orange turban stands at left, tossing pink flower petals toward a deity murti seated on an orange-draped throne-like seat, decorated with white garlands and a yellow flower on its head. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, brass utensils, a small fire flame and offerings of rice and flowers sit on a white-covered altar in front. A red-and-white painted cloth hangs on the wall, and a large red-clad deity figure with garlands appears at right.2004-09-29June 19 20032003-06-19A seated figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits cross-legged at a flower-decorated altar, holding a tall wooden staff with an orange cloth tied near its top and wearing a dark bead necklace. Beside him stands a bronze Nataraja murti of dancing Shiva within a ring of marigold garlands in green, orange, yellow and red, draped with an orange cloth and a rudraksha-style mala. A tall brass oil lamp, a lit small flame, brass hanging lamps above, scattered petals, fruit and banana plants with offerings fill the scene. Green curtains frame the altar. The figure's face is not clearly identifiable, so the a person value is unsure.2003-07-13A photograph inside a temple shrine with a large bronze Nataraja statue of dancing Shiva surrounded by a flame arch, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with green, yellow and red flowers. In front, a seated figure in orange robes with a decorated head and white floral garland sits on a white-draped altar with brass lamps, a kalasha pot and bowls of rose petals. To the left, a standing person in orange robes and a matching orange head wrap faces the altar, holding a small object in one hand. Hanging brass lamps and oil lamps light the wooden-latticed hall with a white wall.2004-09-29A photograph inside a temple shrine with a bamboo-lattice ceiling and walls. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a pink head wrap and rudraksha mala holds a brass lamp in one hand and raises the other arm toward a multi-tiered brass lamp, while a man in white clothes holds a handbell. Two men in white stand behind, one with palms pressed together. A smoking fire area and a brass pot sit on a decorated altar covered with flower petals. On the right stands a dark deity murti draped in red and orange cloth with garlands. A small framed portrait labelled with a name appears at the altar's lower left corner, showing a figure in yellow robes. Floor is grey tile.2003-06-19