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November 06 2011

Photograph of a small shrine chamber with golden-brown stone walls and a gold-framed arched niche holding a white-clad deity murti lit by several oil lamps, with pink flower petals scattered before it. A bare-chested man in orange-saffron dhoti and a gold-edged shawl, wearing a headband, raises a lamp toward the murti. A second man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing glasses, holds a tray of lit lamps beside it. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with gold border and gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste, her back to the camera, facing the shrine. Brass offering vessels sit on a low golden stand. Scene shows a puja.

Photograph of a small whitewashed room with a plain grey floor and a wooden door. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand with palms pressed together in prayer before a garlanded deity murti draped in orange cloth, decorated with red, yellow and white flower garlands. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, bowls, a plate of fruit and other puja items sit on a mat in front. The man on the left, shaved-headed and in orange, faces the murti from behind; the figure in the centre wears orange garments and a rudraksha mala with hair tied up. A third man at right wears white dhoti-style clothing and a rudraksha mala, standing by the wall. The scene shows a puja or padapuja at a small shrine.

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May 12 2012

A photograph inside a small whitewashed room with a brown wooden door and barred windows. At center, a deity murti or lingam-type form is draped with garlands of red, white and yellow flowers and sits on an orange-draped pedestal. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style pot, a plate of fruit and small brass vessels are arranged on a cloth before it. On the left, a bald man in orange clothing with a bead mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. On the right, a man with long dark hair tied up, wearing an orange shawl with white border and a rudraksha mala, extends one hand toward the shrine in an offering gesture. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands near the wall, and another man in white is partly visible at the right edge.

May 09 2012

2012-05-09 +1 copies

January 03 2012

Photograph inside a temple shrine lit by a row of orange lights around an arched niche. In the centre, a shirtless priest with a shaved head and a saffron-orange dhoti with gold border, wearing a beaded headband, holds a flame over an ornate golden shrine with red flower garlands and a deity murti. To the left, a woman in an orange sari with a multi-strand orange garland and flower headpiece stands with hands folded. At right, a man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a brass lamp or offering vessel near the shrine doorway, with gold bangles on his wrist. Silver pillars, brass vessels and flower offerings decorate the altar.

A small bare-walled room with a barred window, where a woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp on a brass lamp stand, standing on a white cloth. Beside her, a younger man in orange robes with a red-bordered cloth stands with palms pressed together in namaste. At the left edge, a man in white dhoti and shirt also joins palms in greeting. A white-draped table holds a garland of red and white flowers, fruit offerings and a water bottle, and a deity murti sits among offerings on the floor.

2008-07-29 +1 copies