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Photograph inside a shrine room in front of a deity murti of Nataraja-style dancing form wrapped in orange cloth and heavily garlanded with white jasmine and marigold strands. A man in a white shirt on the left holds a tiered brass lamp with many lit oil lamps. A saffron-robed priest with an orange turban stands at right beside a stainless steel vessel and brass lamp stand, working at an offering table with bananas, mango-like fruit, flowers and a small brass dish. Green curtain backdrop and rose petals on the table. +1 copies2003 - First Healers Initiation At AdiKailaasa2003-01-01November 12 20102010-11-12 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple-like hall with a bamboo ceiling and oil lamps hanging from above. A standing figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and matching orange turban holds a brass bell in one hand and reaches toward a tiered brass lamp with a flame, performing aarti before an ornate dark metal arch framed by white and red flower garlands and a red-clad deity murti. Brass lamps, a tall brass lamp stand, flower-filled plates and a bunch of bananas sit on a red and white painted altar. A man in white clothing stands at the left edge, partly visible. Tie-in: this is an aarti offering with lamps and bell.2003-01-012003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedApril 02 20032003-04-02 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual inside a shrine room. A figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange cloth wrap, with long swept-back hair and white ash markings on the upper arm, sits at lower left before a small flame and brass ritual objects on a red cloth. Behind him, a large deity murti with a red face, red cloth and garlands stands within an ornate decorated arch of flower garlands. A tall brass oil lamp with flowers stands beside the altar. A framed black-and-white portrait hangs on the upper left wall. Partial figures in white clothing appear at the left edge. Ritual pooja scene.2004-07-02July 13 20032003-07-132003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01July 13 20032003-07-13A photograph of an evening puja at a temple shrine. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, bent forward and holding a brass plate of flowers and an oil lamp toward the altar. Beside him, a person in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in front of the body, head bowed. Behind them, a golden deity murti is draped in garlands of marigold and red flowers, with tall brass oil lamps (deepas) lined along the stone altar. Carved stone pillars frame the shrine, and an orange floor mat runs across the foreground.2010-07-07A temple-style ritual inside a tent-like hall with gold drape curtains. A bare-chested priest in a rust-red dhoti and shawl stands at the centre, holding a ceremonial vessel and lamp near a tiered brass oil-lamp stand lit with flames. Behind him is a decorated shrine with a deity murti adorned with red and white garlands, flanked by two large gilded ornamental fans. A second man in white dhoti with gold border and a red shawl stands at left, with rudraksha beads on his chest.2015-07-06