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April 29 2018

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August 21 20062006-08-21June 05 20122012-06-05January 25 20132013-01-25September 18 20062006-09-18Evening puja at an outdoor shrine. A man in saffron-orange robes with a leopard-print shawl, red and yellow flower garlands, rudraksha beads and a white-and-red forehead marking holds a lit oil lamp flame toward a large dark stone deity murti with a trident, a seated bull and a circular halo carved behind it. The murti wears a white and red sari-style drape, bead necklaces and red-yellow garlands. A small oil lamp burns on the floor and a brick wall is behind.2013-03-02June 04 20122012-06-04A man in a saffron-orange robe with a bright red and yellow garland stands at right in a namaste pose, hands pressed together. Beside him, on a raised stone platform, is a shrine with a large deity murti seated on a purple and red cloth, decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and a golden crown, flanked by other figures in yellow and in a grey-black dress with a red turban. Stone pillars and an orange curtain frame the scene.2018-03-02September 18 20062006-09-18February 06 20172017-02-06A man in saffron-orange sannyasi robes stands barefoot at right with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a marigold and red rose garland and a light forehead mark. Behind him, a shrine platform holds a large deity murti with a crown and garlands, flanked by standing figures in yellow, pink and green dress and a gilded arch. A lower stone plinth carved with floral motifs supports small oil lamps and offerings in front of the murti. Red curtains hang at the right edge.2018-03-02A photograph of a dimly lit temple doorway framed by a row of bare round bulbs and a carved stone lintel. Inside, a dark-stone deity murti stands on a raised pedestal under an arched gold-toned niche, draped in a red garment and gold-bordered cloth, with white and orange flower garlands. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the floor at the base of the shrine. No people are visible.2006-09-18June 05 20122012-06-05