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May 24 2012

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May 24 20122012-05-24 +2 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01June 05 20122012-06-05February 07 20172017-02-07June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph inside a dim, plastered stone chamber with peeling pale walls. A man with long dark hair, a full beard and a bare upper body wears a deep red-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and body, and holds a folded cloth in his hands; a distinctive bead or rudraksha-style cord is visible on his arm. Beside him stands a golden ornate shrine niche garlanded with white and red flower strands. Below, a brass tray holds small bells, a lamp and ritual items, and loose rose petals are scattered on the floor and a stone ledge. A small deity figure or murti sits in a niche to the right.2018-03-01A bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti kneels before a gilded shrine niche decorated with pink and white flower garlands and lit by a string of warm lights. He wears a rudraksha-style beaded headband and a gold ornament at the back of the neck. A golden canopied throne or palanquin-like shrine holds a small deity murti. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks and metal offering bowls sit on the marble ledge, and a second person in a white dhoti and maroon-edged cloth stands at the left edge.2012-06-05A man with long matted dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red saffron cloth wrapped around his waist and shoulder, stands with hands folded in prayer before a small golden shrine. The shrine is an ornate gilded canopy niche decorated with white and red flower garlands and a pink floral offering, set in a plain whitewashed stone room with an oil lamp on the wall. Brass ritual vessels and a small offering tray sit on the floor in the lower right. Rudraksha beads are visible on his upper arm and wrist.2018-03-01May 12 20122012-05-12February 07 20172017-02-07March 01 20182018-03-01July 01 20142014-07-01