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January 04 2015

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A woman in a red and orange sari with a gold bangle and vibhuti marks on her forehead performs aarti, holding a flaming lamp over a shrine. Behind her, a richly decorated deity murti sits on a throne, dressed in gold ornaments and a crown, surrounded by layered garlands of marigolds and roses in red, yellow, purple and white. Figures to the right, including a statue in a crown, are also draped in colourful flower garlands. A brass bell hangs from her left hand and a gold-framed canopy rises above the shrine. The scene is a temple puja with garlanded idols; no living person is identifiable as a person.2015-01-04A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with multicolored flower garlands in red, yellow, white and purple. In the foreground a long-haired man in a rust-orange garment with a red-and-blue flower garland and gold bangles smiles and gestures toward the shrine; he has a white forehead mark. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in orange cloth is partly visible. Behind them stand two golden deity murti seated on a throne, one wearing a crown with an orange band and gold jewellery, the other with a raised hand and gold necklaces, with a golden kalasha and rudraksha malas hung in front. Two people are physically present in the scene.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04A photograph of a temple ritual before a large decorated deity murti pair with gold crowns and jewellery, framed by an arch of multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. A woman in a rust-orange sari with a gold border stands at the centre, pouring or offering at a golden kalasha with green leaves set on a gold pedestal. To the left, a priest with white tilak markings and rudraksha mala beads holds a plate of offerings. Right, a carved wooden or stone statue of a standing attendant figure wears a garland and a patterned top.2015-01-04A decorated shrine with a golden arch and dense garlands of yellow, orange, red, purple and white flowers. Two seated deity murti, one in orange and red with a crown and jewelled necklaces, the other in red and gold sari with ornate jewellery, sit above a golden kalasha-like vessel and a garlanded blue-skinned murti at the base. A woman in orange robes bows with folded hands at the left, while another person in orange stands beside her at the edge of the frame, partly visible. Brass vessels and offerings lie on the platform. Two people are visible.2009-12-24December 16 20112011-12-16January 04 20152015-01-04A figure in a rust-orange sleeveless garment and a red garland reaches forward with his right arm and rests his hand on the head of a gold-coloured deity murti seated on a throne. The murti wears a tall gold crown, layered gold necklaces and bangles, and sits beside a second gold figure with a crown. The throne and backdrop are densely decorated with garlands of red roses, yellow and white flowers, purple blooms and green leaves. On the left a hand holds a silver plate. Gold-framed ornamental carving and a blue cloth form the backdrop. The figure's identity is not established from appearance alone, so the arm and garland are described as the actions of a devotee performing a blessing or abhishekam-style offering before the murti.2015-01-04April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a decorated deity murti pair on a raised altar, adorned with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. The central figure wears a red crown and ornaments, and a beside figure wears a crown and pink-and-gold garment. In front, a small seated figure in orange clothing and a red-and-white garland is decorated with flowers. Two standing attendants in saffron and orange clothes face the altar; the nearer one, a woman with long dark hair in an orange garment, holds a plate. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a green banana leaf appears at the right edge. Stone pillars frame the shrine.2013-01-01March 03 20112011-03-03