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June 02 20122012-06-02August 09 20072007-08-09A temple interior with marble-patterned walls and stone pillars. In the centre, a woman with long dark wavy hair, wearing an orange saree with a red-bordered pleat, walks away from the camera toward a shrine niche holding a deity murti and brass oil lamps. On the left, a man in orange dhoti and orange shawl with red sash stands beside a red-cushioned low bed with a white cloth. On the right, a shaved-headed man in white ceremonial clothing photographs with a camera beside a row of kalasha-style vessels. A wall clock reads about 7:65 near the shrine. Watermarked archive photo.2012-04-12January 28 20102010-01-28Interior of a temple with marble-patterned walls and a stone pillar on the left. Four men perform a ritual in the shrine area. A young man in an orange-red dhoti and bare chest, with a rudraksha mala and a headband, carries a brass plate with flowers and offerings. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border holds a small lamp near black deity murti figures on a niche. Another man in orange-red dhoti wears a long rudraksha mala and carries a lit lamp. A clock hangs on the wall and a brass oil lamp stands on a pedestal. A golden kalasha-like vessel with a textured surface is in the lower right foreground.2012-05-11December 19 20032003-12-19A shirtless priest in an orange-and-gold dhoti walks barefoot across a polished wooden floor inside a temple hall, carrying a tray of pink flower petals. His forehead bears white ash with a red mark, and he wears rudraksha beads and a gold chain. Behind him, white-clad priests in white dhotis and gold-bordered shawls attend, one holding a brass vessel, while a brass oil lamp stands on a raised platform near a row of small shivalinga-like forms and a granite pillar with carvings on the left. A wall clock hangs above. Pink petals are scattered on the floor.2012-05-14November 19 20092009-11-19Indoor temple scene with a white-walled interior, a round blue wall clock, and a barred window at left. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and a long garland of red and yellow flowers, smiles while holding a brass plate with a flaming oil lamp. A priest in a white dhoti with red and pink borders offers the plate from the right. Beside the saffron-clad figure, a bare-chested man with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala stands. Several onlookers in shirts and striped clothing watch, including a boy in an olive shirt at left. Orange drapes hang near the right edge.2015-05-01October 12 20132013-10-12May 11 20122012-05-11A photograph taken through the open doorway of a plain whitewashed building with a wall clock above. A standing figure in a long orange robe with long dark hair stands on a doormat at the threshold, looking to the side with hands at his sides. Beside him a woman in an orange sari moves through the doorway. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a yellow border and yellow shawl stands with palms pressed together in greeting. A palm tree, a silver SUV and a stone figure are visible outside under a bright sky, and potted plants flank the doorway.2010-01-02 +1 copies