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April 23 2012

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A photograph of a temple shrine interior with carved grey stone pillars and a wooden ceiling. A person with long dark hair, seen from behind, wearing a red garment draped over the shoulders and red dhoti-style lower cloth with gold border, stands with hands folded in prayer before the shrine. Inside the shrine stands a small red-clad figure with a red head covering and beaded garlands, and a larger deity murti is adorned with white and orange flower garlands and a crown-like headdress. Brass oil lamps, a hanging bell and a brass bowl of red, yellow and white flower petals sit nearby, with green foliage visible through the open side.2012-04-23March 02 20112011-03-02 +1 copiesMarch 19 20132013-03-19April 05 20122012-04-05April 23 20122012-04-23A person with long dark hair wearing a sleeveless orange-saffron robe stands barefoot at a stone shrine, holding a brass lamp or vessel with a lit flame toward a seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban with a rudraksha mala, beneath a deity murti draped in a garland of yellow and white flowers. Red cloth hangs behind the stone pillars, and brass pooja vessels sit on the altar ledge. Bright sunlight washes over the scene from the left.2008-01-25A devotee with long dark hair, wearing a red dhoti and red upper wrap, stands barefoot on a leopard-print mat in front of a stone shrine with carved pillars, facing a deity murti dressed in red and orange silks with garlands, behind a brass oil lamp stand. A brass tray of petals and flower arrangements sits on the floor nearby, and banana leaves and mango leaf strings decorate the shrine's top. Only the back of the standing devotee is visible, so no identity can be determined from the figure.2012-04-23A blurred photograph inside a temple shrine. In the foreground a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-and-orange waistband and multi-strand rudraksha beads bends forward over a grey stone ledge, reaching toward an ornate shrine. Behind, a shaved-headed man in an orange shawl with a white tilak on his forehead stands near a window with trees outside. Right, a deity murti is decorated with white flower garlands and a red-and-gold cloth, with a golden kalasha and a lit brass oil lamp nearby.2013-05-09A photograph of a temple shrine with a carved stone frame and a golden arch around a deity murti of a seated goddess with multiple arms, holding a trident and other objects, dressed in red and green cloth with garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on either side. In the foreground a single person in red robes and a red dhoti-style lower garment, with long hair, bends forward with hands folded in front of the shrine. A brass bowl of flower petals in red, yellow and white sits on the floor. Green leaves hang in a string above the shrine.2012-04-23A photograph inside a temple shrine niche with a carved white arched frame topped by a floral-scroll motif and warm lights tracing the arch. A single person in a rust-orange garment with gold border, the back of their head and arms visible, stands with hands joined in prayer before a shrine. The shrine holds a golden canopy and a deity murti draped in pink and white flower garlands, with brass oil lamps lit on either side, a silver vessel and small metal pots on the stone platform, and scattered petals on the floor. The person is the only one visible and appears to be performing a puja or darshan.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07December 22 20102010-12-22