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December 20 2018

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A devotee in white clothing prostrates on a striped mat with an orange-and-black bag on his back, forehead to the floor before a shrine. A standing priest in saffron-orange robes and a red headcloth holds a brass bowl, wearing rudraksha beads, and a red-carpeted altar holds a large deity murti draped in ornate embroidered cloth with a tall crown. Golden pillars, a silver-trimmed throne, a colourful tasselled garland hanging overhead and a small golden figure frame the scene. A brass lamp stand and other offerings sit nearby.2018-12-20 +1 copiesApril 07 20192019-04-07Photograph inside a gilded shrine at Adi Kailaasa, Bengaluru. A black deity murti with a gold crown and trident-like staff sits on a red-draped pedestal, flanked by gold lamp-bearing female figures. A barefoot attendant in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with a red turban and rudraksha mala, stands holding a brass plate. In the foreground a person in white clothes prostrates with forehead to a red-and-brown woven mat. Offerings and brass plates sit on the floor before smaller figures. Two persons are visible, one prostrating and one standing, with a deity murti and a dressed statue at the centre.2018-12-20A photograph inside a gilded temple shrine. In the foreground at left, an elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, palms pressed together in namaste. Center right, a bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti stands at the shrine, touching or offering to a deity figure. The gold-painted shrine holds a seated deity murti with a crown and ornate gold attire, garlanded with marigolds and flower strings, plus a small decorated image in front and a brass vessel on the platform. Gold pillars and a gold arch frame the scene, with a further gold-clad figure and a garlanded statue at right.2019-04-07Interior of a gold-trimmed temple shrine. In the foreground an older man with grey hair, wearing a white shirt and white dhoti, stands with palms pressed together in prayer, seen from behind. Beside a gilded shrine, a priest with a black turban and bare upper body in orange cloth lights or offers near a decorated deity murti; the deity is adorned with red and green garlands and a crown, and a small silver-and-blue figure stands on the altar. Another orange-clad attendant stands to the left and a red-and-gold statue of a guardian figure with a garland is at the right. A brass pot sits on the platform, and a framed picture hangs on the wall at upper left.2019-04-07April 07 20192019-04-07November 01 20112011-11-01June 10 20142014-06-10April 24 20192019-04-24A photograph inside a temple shrine at night. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at the left, bending over a stone altar set with brass oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels, plates of flowers and offerings. Behind the altar, a deity murti with a red and gold crown and a rudraksha-style garland is decorated with bright marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, flanked by smaller figures in blue and green cloth. A woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and a saffron wrap, stands at right with her hands raised to her head in reverence. Two people are physically present.2011-12-10A shaved-headed priest in orange robes stands at the left of an open stone shrine, holding a ladle over offerings during ritual worship. Behind him, a seated deity murti in red and gold draped garments, with a crown and garlands, sits beside a standing consort in blue and orange, both framed by a gilded arch and green cloth backdrop. A smaller standing figure in red with a garland stands at the right in a second niche. Brass vessels, a silver bowl, and a small lamp rest on the stone platform. No person in the photograph is identified as a person; the figures are statues and the priest is a devotee performing puja.2013-09-10A photograph inside a shrine with stone pillars and a gilded arched frame. A young man with a shaved head, wearing an orange dhoti and orange shawl with pink borders, stands barefoot with his back to the camera, raising a small lamp toward a Shiva lingam draped in marigold and red garland. Behind it stand larger deity murtis, one with a crown and red-and-blue garment, another in a golden arch beside a figure in yellow cloth. Brass vessels, steel containers, a kalasha and a blue silk cloth are arranged on the stone floor. Red curtains hang at the sides. Rules out a visible person of the page's named teacher due to the ambiguous appearance of the priest here; no crowd is present.2014-01-31