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A photograph taken from behind of a bare-backed man with long dark curly hair, wearing an orange-and-yellow dhoti and an orange sacred thread across his shoulder, standing in a doorway facing a shrine. Inside the golden-framed shrine, a deity murti sits under a golden arch, garlanded with yellow marigold garlands, with a white cloth draped over a second murti below and green leaves placed at its base. Ornate gold-coloured doorframes surround the entrance and a gold-bordered floral panel runs along the bottom. A timestamp in the corner reads 19-Sept-2024 6:09:37 pm, Hyderabad, Telangana.

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Interior photo of a temple shrine with gold-finished walls and carved gold pillars. Inside a recessed niche, a golden seated figure with a dark red cloth sits beneath an ornate gold arch, garlanded with yellow marigold strands. In front, a Shivalingam with a white and gold cloth draped across the base is decorated with yellow flower garlands, and a green cloth with gold trim lies on the floor. A brass oil lamp stands at the right. A bare-backed priest with curly black hair and an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder faces the shrine at left, with ash on his back. The floor has painted yellow borders with red and green floral motifs. Timestamp overlay reads 19-Sept-2024 6:09:31 pm Hyderabad Telangana.2024-09-19A photograph taken inside a gold-decorated shrine niche in a temple. A bare-backed priest with long dark wavy hair and an orange cloth draped over one shoulder and waist stands with his back to the camera, facing a deity murti or sacred image set in a gilded arch. The image is adorned with yellow and white flower garlands, and a white cloth with gold border drapes the lower figure. Green leaves and a small brass plate sit on a stone ledge in front. Gilded floral carvings frame the doorway and walls, and a timestamp reads 18-Sept-2024 6:11:23 pm, Hyderabad, Telangana.2024-09-18A photograph taken from behind a bare-chested priest with a long dark braid? No: a bare-backed man with dark wavy hair, wearing a peach-coloured dhoti and an orange shoulder cloth, stands in a golden-framed doorway facing inward toward a shrine. Inside, a seated deity murti or statue in brown and gold clothing is adorned with yellow marigold garlands and set within a golden arched halo frame. A brass oil lamp (deepam) stands before the shrine, and a white-draped altar holds a ritual object. Ornate gold carved door surrounds and a lit ceiling light frame the scene. Timestamp reads 19-Sept-2024 6:19:28 pm, Hyderabad, Telangana.2024-09-19A photograph taken through an ornate gold-painted doorway of a shrine. A bare-chested priest with dark curly hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a saffron sacred thread across the shoulder, stands in the doorway holding a lit oil lamp in his raised hand. Inside, a deity murti or figure is decorated with yellow-orange marigold garlands and sits beneath a gilded arch, with a small brass oil lamp stand and a white cloth with a red border nearby. Bright ceiling lights illuminate the inner sanctum. A timestamp in the corner reads 19-Sept-2024 6:20:21 pm, Hyderabad, Telangana.2024-09-19A photograph inside a gold-trimmed shrine niche. A bare-chested priest with long dark wavy hair and white stripe markings on his upper arm, wearing an orange cloth over his shoulder and an orange dhoti, raises a lit oil lamp with one hand toward a shrine. Behind him stands a brass trident and a brass oil lamp on a stand. The shrine holds a seated figure in a gold arched halo with yellow marigold garlands, a deity murti dressed in white and gold-bordered cloth with garlands and a yantra-type image, and a green cloth with a crown. The timestamp reads 18-Sept-2024 6:05:22 pm Hyderabad Telangana.2024-09-18A photograph inside a gilded temple shrine niche. A bare-chested priest with long dark hair and white ash stripes on his arms faces away from the camera, raising a flaming oil lamp aarti plate toward a deity murti adorned with yellow and white marigold garlands and a white cloth. An orange cloth is wrapped around his waist and a sacred thread crosses his shoulder. Brass oil lamps and a lit wick flame glow on the ceiling and in front of the shrine, with a small brass lamp stand to the right. The timestamp reads 18-Sept-2024 6:02:44 pm, Hyderabad, Telangana.2024-09-18A photograph taken inside a shrine room with gold-painted doorframes and a grey stone-panelled back wall. A bare-backed person with dark hair and white ash marks on the back and arms stands at left, holding a lit lamp near a row of flickering oil lamps on the floor. At the back, a gold-framed arch holds a seated golden figure wrapped in maroon cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds. In front, a Shiva lingam with a tripundra-marked white cover and a maroon cloth sits on a gold arched base draped with white and gold-bordered cloth and yellow flower garlands. A brass trident stands to the left, a brass lamp stand is in front, and a green cloth-covered object with a gold crown rests on a saffron cloth below. A timestamp reads 18-Sept-2024 6:01:29 pm, Hyderabad, Telangana.2024-09-18A photograph inside a gold-trimmed shrine doorway showing a priest seen from behind, bare-backed, with white sacred ash stripes on his shoulders and an orange cloth at his waist, holding a brass aarti plate with several lit oil lamps toward a shrine. Inside, a seated figure in a gold arch is garlanded with yellow marigolds, and a central deity murti draped in white and gold-bordered cloth is decorated with flower garlands. A gold trident stands at left and a green-cloth-covered object sits below. The scene suggests an aarti or puja. A timestamp reads 18-Sept-2024 6:04:11 pm, Hyderabad, Telangana.2024-09-18A priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, seen from behind with dark curly hair and a sacred thread, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp in a gold-framed shrine doorway. Inside the shrine, a seated golden statue in saffron and red robes with a rudraksha-style necklace, hands raised in blessing, sits above an altar decorated with red flowers, white garlands and a draped cloth. A golden trishul stands behind the altar, and a painted floral border lines the threshold. Shrine peetha and deity murti are decorated for worship.2024-10-26A photograph of a temple shrine seen through an ornate gold-painted doorway. In the foreground, a bare-backed young man in an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and waist raises a flame-shaped brass aarti lamp toward the shrine. Inside, a seated deity murti or statue is dressed in white and gold cloth with a red and gold turban, a white and gold conical headdress, a large pendant, and white jasmine garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the murti, and a decorative yellow and red floral border runs along the threshold. This depicts an aarti being performed at a shrine.2024-06-07A photograph inside a gold-lined shrine niche at a Hindu temple. A bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti and orange shoulder cloth stands with his back to the camera, raising a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with several burning flames. In front of him a seated figure in saffron-red robes and a turban, adorned with a white necklace, sits as a shrine image above a decorated altar. Below, a golden-crowned deity murti is draped in white and red cloth and garlanded with red and white flowers. Pink and gold cloth and a small trident sit nearby, and floral painted borders decorate the floor. A timestamp reads 26-Oct-2024 6:01:46 pm.2024-10-26A photograph taken from behind inside a gilded temple doorway. A shaved-to-short-hair priest in an orange cloth draped over one shoulder and wrapped at the waist raises one arm, holding a flat gold-coloured plate or aarti tray toward a deity murti in the inner shrine. The murti is dressed in white with gold borders, a red and gold garment, garlands of white flowers, a silver-and-gold crown, and a silver face covering. Before it sits a brass oil lamp (deepa) and a small red cushion with ornaments. Ornate gold relief frames the doorway, and the floor has painted floral and dot borders. The priest's arm bears white sacred ash markings. Timestamp reads Jul 6, 2024 6:09:24 PM.2024-06-07