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September 17 2011

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February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesFebruary 25 20112011-02-25December 23 20072007-12-23A temple shrine with a gilded arched frame and teal drapes behind a four-armed deity murti of Shiva with a consort in pink and white garments, decorated with garlands of yellow and purple flowers and gold ornaments. In front, a small seated white and yellow figure of a saint with a rudraksha mala sits on a raised stone platform among oil lamps, brass vessels and offerings. A single person in orange robes bends forward in reverence at the lower right edge of the platform, partly visible.2011-02-25 +1 copiesInside a gilded temple shrine, a deity murti of a multi-armed goddess in red and pink silk, with a red-and-gold crown, sits on a throne beside a standing consort in a white sari with black dots and a purple blouse, both garlanded with yellow, red and purple flowers. A small seated figure in a yellow robe and turban, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits in front of the deities on the altar with brass lamps and offerings. In the foreground, a standing man in orange robes with bare shoulders and a rudraksha mala faces the altar with his back to the camera, in an attitude of worship. Teal drapes frame the gold arch behind the shrine.2011-02-25January 29 20132013-01-29A photograph inside a temple shrine. In the foreground a person seen from behind wears an orange saffron wrap with a maroon border, a dark rudraksha-style mala at the neck, and dark hair in a bun, with hands joined in prayer. Ahead stand large painted deity murtis with red and yellow garlands and gold ornaments, one wearing a blue and white garment and another draped in red and green. A smaller figure in purple stands in a gold arch to the right. Brass puja vessels, a kalasha, and a plate of flowers sit on the ledge. The scene is a temple worship setting, with a white cloth covering the altar.2011-02-20 +1 copiesPhotograph of a shaved-headed figure seen from behind, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder with a maroon border, standing before a temple shrine. Two richly decorated deity murtis stand in the shrine, adorned with red and yellow flower garlands, gold ornaments and blue and white garments, with brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha in the foreground. A green-clad seated figure with a garland appears in the lower right. The figure in orange, a devotee or sannyasi, stands in quiet worship facing the murtis. The setting is a stone-pillared temple interior with carved granite columns.2011-02-20February 25 20112011-02-25A temple shrine photographed from behind a young person in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with red-and-pink borders, standing before a garlanded deity murti. Two large gilded deity figures stand under a gold arch against red drapery, one wearing an orange turban and the other a crown, with dark-blue and red garments. A tall black lingam-like form at centre is wrapped with white and red flower garlands and sits on a golden yoni-peetha draped with a blue cloth. A smaller gold-clad figure stands to the right in a niche, and offerings and a small brass lamp sit in front. This is a shrine with a devotee doing darshan, not a discourse or satsang scene.2014-01-31January 23 20132013-01-23February 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copies