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A photograph inside a small temple shrine. In the foreground a young man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead stands at left, looking toward the camera, with his hands clasped at his wrist. Beside him a man in white clothing and an orange shawl stands, and at right a man in white with a yellow-and-orange sash holds his palms together in namaste. Behind them a shrine holds deity murtis garlanded with white and red flowers, with a framed picture and an oil lamp at the base; a bell hangs from the ceiling and a Telugu inscription is painted above the doorway.

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Photograph inside a carved stone temple doorway hung with mango leaves. Beside him a younger man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala looks down, and another man in white wears a red tilak. A blurred bearded man in the foreground and more people in the background fill the scene. Five or more people are visible.2016-11-11 +1 copiesPhoto 11733682A photograph inside a temple doorway looking toward a shrine niche framed in gold and green, holding a deity murti decorated with garlands and a silver trident-like staff. In the foreground a figure in orange robes faces the shrine with their back to the camera, and another orange-clad person stands near. On the right, a smiling person with long dark braided hair, bare upper body and orange shawl, with a red tilak on the forehead, stands beside the entrance. A person in white stands at the right edge, partly cropped. Above the shrine, a red banner with Sanskrit text is visible. A small purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2009-09-10January 08 20102010-01-08An outdoor photo of a small shrine under trees. A man in an orange saffron shawl and white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, hands folded in namaskar. Beside him a figure in a long orange robe with long dark hair swept back and a rudraksha mala around the neck stands with palms joined in prayer, appearing to be the a person candidate, with compatible cues of long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala. Behind them a man in a red patterned shirt and a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl stand with hands folded. On the right, a man in white shirt pours liquid from a vessel over a dark deity murti decorated with red and white flower garlands, while another man in a white shirt stands by. A white arched doorway frames a garlanded orange-clad murti in the background.2010-07-22Inside a dim temple sanctum, a group of people in orange and saffron robes stand before small black stone shrines decorated with yellow marigolds and red cloth. A shirtless man in the foreground bends in worship, and a bald priest in an orange robe with a red-and-white headcloth stands at centre. A man with long dark hair and a forehead tilak in an orange robe and a multi-strand rudraksha-style garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, flanked by others in orange and a man in a white dhoti with a yellow garland. A brass plate holding a lit oil lamp sits on the floor in front of the shrines, and fluorescent tube lights and stone pillars surround the scene.2010-01-08September 01 20102010-09-01September 01 20102010-09-01A photograph inside a temple shrine with grey stone walls, a hanging brass bell at right, and a red fringed cloth canopy overhead. At left, a deity murti is decorated with garlands of yellow and orange flowers. A man in orange robes with long dark hair bows forward with both hands pressed to his head. Beside him, a priest in a white dhoti and shawl holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and offerings, while another man in a red shawl stands behind. Several onlookers in white shirts and orange garments watch from the sides.2010-08-09Photo 11730896September 12 20122012-09-12Interior of a temple with white carved stone shrine and ornate wooden ceiling. A man in an orange turban and saffron robe stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a shrine doorway with a blue cloth, a sign reading DATTA above it. Beside him a shirtless priest with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands facing the shrine. Another man in a white robe and two attendants in pink and orange stand nearby, and a flat-screen TV hangs on the wall showing a ceremony. Brass lamps and a kalasha sit on the shrine ledge.2008-10-29