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June 06 2010

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Evening puja at an outdoor shrine with a gilded arch framing a red backdrop and a deity murti adorned with garlands and jewelled crown. A standing priest in white dhoti and kurta with a green shawl reaches toward the murti with a lamp or offering. A seated figure in white is partly visible at lower left. A framed portrait of a long-haired man is placed on a stand before the murti, and small oil lamps and flames burn on the altar. Dark curtains frame the canopy. Only physical people count; the portrait is a depiction, and no clear appearance cues confirm it is a person.2010-06-06Evening puja at an open shrine with a gilded arch framing a deity murti adorned with garlands, dressed in red and flanked by a smaller figure. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands holding a flaming lamp, while a second attendant in white sits cross-legged at the lower left beside oil lamps. Below, a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron robes and rudraksha mala rests on the altar, with brass vessels, offerings and lit diyas on the floor. Dark pillars and foliage surround the scene.2010-06-06June 06 20102010-06-06June 06 20102010-06-06A photograph of a temple shrine at night. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands at left, holding a flaming lamp (aarti) toward the shrine. Behind him, a gold-framed arch surrounds a red-draped niche holding a deity murti with a red crown and jewelled garlands, beside a second figure in red and gold adornment. In front, a framed photograph of a seated man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala is garlanded with marigolds, with oil lamps burning on the altar ledge. The scene reads as a puja with aarti being offered before the shrine.2010-06-06June 06 20102010-06-06June 06 20102010-06-06A photograph of a puja at a shrine. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward an altar. On the altar, a golden-crowned deity murti seated on a throne is adorned with red-and-white garlands and gold jewellery, against a red backdrop. In front, a framed portrait shows a man in saffron robes and rudraksha mala seated before a tree, with red, yellow and white flower garlands around the frame. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel of flowers, and a small fire burn on the altar, with incense smoke rising.2010-06-06A temple shrine in an open-air pavilion with grey stone pillars and orange curtains. Inside, a gilded arch frames a deity murti pair, with a red backdrop and garlands of marigold. In front, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with a long mala sits on a red chair draped with flower garlands. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a lit flame over a fire pit, while a seated assistant in white with a yellow shawl sits beside him. Brass lamps, a kalasha and fruit plates with offerings sit on the floor in front, indicating puja and aarti. Two people are visible.2010-06-06A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl and orange waist cloth stands bare-chested at right, raising a lit camphor flame on a silver aarti lamp toward a shrine. Smoke rises from the flame. Before him, on a red-fronted altar with a brass plate, stands a stone shrine with an arched golden frame and orange and red drapes holding deity murtis, including a seated figure and a standing consort. A small red-clad figure stands in an adjacent niche. A silver vessel sits on a carved wooden stand at left, and a stone Nandi bull is visible on the roof ledge.2011-10-04December 07 20132013-12-07April 01 20122012-04-01 +1 copies