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A priest sits cross-legged on the floor at left, bare-chested with white sacred ash stripes on his arms and chest, wearing a white dhoti and a sacred thread, and holds a brass tray with a lit oil lamp toward a shrine. The shrine has a gold-framed backdrop, a draped blue cloth canopy and a red and gold umbrella overhead. Before it sits a gold-bordered throne holding a deity murti draped in yellow, flanked by two figures in pink and magenta robes with white flower garlands. A framed portrait stands at the back, and in front of the altar are brass bowls, incense sticks and a gold tray.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine where a priest in white dhoti and a tan turban, with a rudraksha-style mala around his neck and wire-rimmed glasses, holds a lit camphor or flame plate toward three deity murtis. The central murti stands in a blue-backed gilded arch, adorned with white and red garlands and ornaments, flanked by two smaller murtis in red garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on a yellow cloth, a kalasha-like lamp and offerings sit in front, and a framed small photograph is placed to the right. A second figure in the background, blurred and partly obscured, is holding a lamp.2025-09-05A shirtless priest in a white dhoti stands at left, lifting a lamp and offering toward a shrine of deity murti dressed in colourful garments and garlands. Central figure wears a red turban-like crown and green robe with a large silver necklace; flanking figures wear purple and green cloth. Fresh flower garlands drape the shrine, and a bunch of bananas, a coconut and a small oil lamp sit on a green leaf before it. The setting is a temple shrine with gold-trimmed yellow and teal draping.A photograph inside a temple shrine where a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, raising a large flame from a lamp with both hands toward the deities. Behind him, a gold-framed arch surrounds a shrine with a blue backdrop and two standing deity murtis dressed in red and orange garments with white flower garlands and red beaded necklaces. A central figure in gold-and-orange robes stands between them, partly hidden by the flame. Before the shrine, a small brass lamp with a lit wick sits on a yellow cloth beside a small figure and flower-garlanded items, and a tray of offerings with flowers and fruit lies in the foreground. A framed portrait sits on the shrine table to the right. A second person in a blue turban is faintly visible at the left edge.2025-09-05Photo 99170602022-07-30 +1 copiesA shirtless priest in a white dhoti performs aarti with a lit lamp and holds a brass bell in a shrine with a gold-framed arch behind three deity murtis draped in garlands. The central figure wears a tall crown and pink garments, flanked by two figures in purple and gold and blue and gold. In front, a blue silk-draped stone form is garlanded with white and orange flowers, with bananas, a plate of offerings, a small oil lamp and a brass tumbler on the floor. Incense smoke rises in the upper left.A priest in a white dhoti with a gold border, bare-chested and wearing a head covering, holds a large flame aloft with his right hand before a gilded arched shrine. Inside the shrine stand two metal deity murtis draped with orange and gold cloth and garlanded with white and red flowers, one with a crown and the other with a tall decorated headdress. A small framed photograph sits on the yellow-draped altar, with brass lamps and a small lit oil lamp in front. A blurred figure in a dark turban appears at the left edge. The scene suggests an aarti before the deities.2025-09-05A bare-chested male priest in white dhoti with red border kneels with his back to the camera before an altar in an orange-walled room. Behind him stands a gold-framed shrine with a blue curtain housing a multi-armed deity murti in orange and gold garments with a crown, flanked by a red-clad and a magenta-clad female figure. A flat cutout of a smiling man in a maroon turban and garland, holding a yellow staff, stands at left on a red-cushioned chair. A small shrine containing figurines sits on a green cloth in front of the altar, with brass plates, oil lamps, a banana leaf, rice and small bottles on the floor. A sign reads KAILASA AVADI on the wall.2025-03-08Photo 82852522022-07-23 +1 copiesJul 21 2022 svssjp ichapuram2022-07-21A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti stands at the left, raising a lit multi-flame brass lamp toward a shrine. The shrine holds gilded deity murtis under golden arches, including a seated silver-white figure and a standing figure in red and gold, with lion sculptures at the base and brass lamp stands in the foreground. A timestamp in the corner reads 20 août 2022 19:59:24. Only the one priest is physically present; the murtis are statues. The scene suggests an aarti being performed before the deities.2022-08-20 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple-like shrine with orange walls. A priest in white dhoti with bare upper body stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a gold-framed arched niche. Inside the niche with a blue backdrop stand three deity murtis draped in marigold and white garlands and orange-gold cloth: a central standing figure with a crown and a green waist cloth, flanked by two figures with crowns. A small shrine with garlands and a lit oil lamp sits in front, with brass lamps at the sides and offering plates with flowers at the bottom. A framed portrait stands at left edge of the shrine, and a figure in a plain robe and hair appears at far left as a printed or painted image. Yellow cloth covers the altar.2025-09-05Photo 82851672022-07-23 +1 copies