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Photograph inside a temple with ornate yellow-orange walls decorated with hanging bells and garlands of green and red flowers. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a sacred mark on his forehead, stands with palms pressed together and a smile, eyes lowered. To the left, a bare-chested man with an orange-and-white dhoti stands with his back partly turned. On the right edge, a woman in a white sari with gold border stands with her back to the camera. A tall brass lamp stand with an oil lamp is beside the saffron-robed man.

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A photograph inside an orange-walled temple shrine decorated with hanging brass bells and flower garlands in pink, yellow and white. In the foreground a bare-backed priest in a teal dhoti and sacred thread works at the shrine opening. To the right stands a man in a reddish-brown shawl and ornate gold beaded necklace, with a tilak on his forehead and long hair tied back, gesturing toward the shrine with his hands. Beside him a man in an orange garment and white cloth holds an orange object.2012-09-11June 23 20122012-06-23 +1 copiesJuly 23 20122012-07-23Photograph inside a temple hall with orange-painted walls and a carved wooden door. A smiling man in a red-orange silk garment with gold border and a long garland of white jasmine and red flowers stands centre, with a yellow tilaka on his forehead. Beside him a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a ceremonial sword with a green-wrapped hilt. Right foreground, a long-haired man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold border and a rudraksha mala looks ahead. A bald man in orange-gold clothes holds a yellow cloth bundle, and a bare-chested man in orange-gold dhoti bends forward with a cloth in his hands. Two younger men in white dhotis stand at left, and a kalasha-like brass vessel and wall clock are visible behind them.2012-08-20May 15 20122012-05-15 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine lit by a string of orange lights set in a white arched niche. On the left a bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti and a white flower garland stands with his back to the camera, reaching toward a gold ritual vessel and a small golden deity murti. On the right a smiling man in an orange-red robe with a gold necklace, a white jasmine garland and a flower crown stands with hands folded in front of him, facing the priest. Behind them are a gold ornamental stand and garlanded images.2012-04-29September 14 20102010-09-14May 24 20122012-05-24Photograph inside a marble-walled temple shrine. In the foreground, a person with hair in a bun wearing a rudraksha headband, rudraksha armband, gold necklace and an orange-saffron cloth with gold borders stands with hands folded, back to the camera. Through the doorway, two priests attend a black deity murti in a gilded arched niche draped with an orange-red garland; one in white dhoti pours or offers from a vessel while the other in orange cloth holds a plate of pink flower petals. Brass oil lamps and flowers sit on a low table before the murti.2012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10Two men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand in a stone-walled shrine with a marble arch lit by warm bulbs. The man on the left wears a gold necklace, a beaded headband and a gold-bordered orange shawl, holding a silver bowl and watching the other figure. The figure in the centre is bare-chested with a gold-bordered orange cloth and a beaded headband, bending to offer white flowers at a gold altar decorated with pink and white garlands. Four silver vessels sit on the stone ledge in front, with a silver pot held by a white-clad attendant at the right edge. Oil lamps glow along the arch.2012-06-05May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copies