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May 04 20152015-05-04January 06 20122012-01-06Indoor temple ritual in warm lamplight. An elderly bare-chested man with a shaved head, white tilak and a dark rudraksha mala stands at a shrine, hands extended toward a flame in a small lamp on a silver stand. Beside him a younger person in red-orange garment with gold border and a dark bead headband and armlets stands close. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass plate and lifts an offering. The shrine holds a golden nataraja figure, flower garlands, a golden canopy and a silver kalasha-style vessel, with brass bowls below. Orange lights line the arch behind.2012-05-14 +1 copiesInside a temple hall with carved stone pillars, a long-haired figure in a bright orange saffron garment and gold necklace holds a lit oil lamp over a silver tray of offerings with a red-and-white cloth on a stone ledge. Beside them, a bald man in orange cloth with gold beads, a man in white dhoti with a white head marking, and a man in green beaded necklace with palms pressed together witness the aarti. Several other devotees stand behind in white and orange clothing. a person-like figure in saffron with long swept-back hair and gold ornaments performs the lamp offering.2011-12-20April 05 20142014-04-05June 04 20122012-06-04Photo inside a temple shrine. A tall brass lamp stands in the foreground with a red flower tied near its top. Two men in white ritual dress bend toward it, one with hands extended over the flame; one wears a white shirt and dhoti, the other is in a yellow-and-white shawl with tilak. Beside them stands a figure in a flowing orange robe with a rudraksha mala, hands clasped in front, appearing as a person sannyasi figure, with long swept-back hair. Behind the brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels, a deity murti is dressed in magenta and garlanded with marigolds and white flowers, with a gilded canopy above.2010-06-18A photograph inside a temple shrine lit by brass oil lamps. On the left a man in a white striped shirt and white dhoti bends forward, lighting a brass oil lamp with a flame on a stone ledge. On the right a figure with long dark hair and an orange robe stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them an ornate gold-trimmed shrine holds a small white and orange deity murti draped in orange cloth, with red and yellow flower garlands hanging above it. Stone carvings and a red wall frame the scene, with several brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels nearby. The orange-robed figure has long, swept-back hair and orange clothing, but the appearance is not conclusive, so the candidate is marked unsure.2010-07-07April 05 20142014-04-05Interior of a temple shrine with a silver-framed niche holding a deity murti draped in marigold and rose garlands. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron shawl and bare upper body, with a rudraksha-style bracelet on his wrist, stands with hands together and faces the deity. Beside him stand other men, one in a white shirt with a red shawl and one bald man in orange, and a man behind a brass lamp with a lit flame. A large brass pot of offerings and a metal railing sit in front.2015-05-09November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18