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A photograph of a shaved-headed elderly priest in an orange dhoti with gold border, bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha-style bead headband, a long bead mala, gold bangles and a gold earring, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. He stands at a silver-pillared shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink flowers, holding a small brass plate or dish toward a golden palanquin-style deity altar. A string of lamps glows along the arch above, and the shrine's silver-and-gold canopy is topped with kalasha finials. Persons are not clearly distinguishable as a person from appearance cues here, so no identification is made.

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May 09 20122012-05-09May 12 20122012-05-12May 09 20122012-05-09 +4 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09Photo of a temple shrine ritual. An elderly bare-chested priest in orange-saffron dhoti with gold-bordered waist cloth and a red-beaded headband with white vibhuti marks is pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a deity murti in an ornate gold-framed shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink flowers. A younger attendant in orange dhoti with gold border, red beaded headband and beaded necklace stands beside him. Silver lamp stands and pink petals sit on the wooden altar. The arched shrine is lit with warm orange lights. The priest is performing abhishekam. Appearance-based cues do not establish a person candidate, so identity is left unsure.2012-05-09May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA temple shrine scene where an elderly priest with a shaved head, white forehead markings, a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered orange dhoti is performing a ritual, holding a lamp or ritual implement toward a deity murti adorned with pink flower garlands and gold ornaments. A second priest in an orange garment with gold border and a beaded headband stands at left, and a person in a white cloth stands at right, holding a gold vessel. Silver lamp stands, brass bowls, green leaves and pink flowers sit on a wooden altar, with a lit orange arch of lights behind the shrine.2012-05-12May 10 20122012-05-10A bare-chested older man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold border stands at a brass shrine, holding his hand over a lit brass lamp with several flames. He wears a maroon-beaded headband, a long rudraksha mala on his chest, and white ash markings on his forehead. Behind him, a white-and-gold carved arch and a gilded altar niche hold floral garlands of white and pink flowers. A man in a white dhoti stands at the right holding a brass plate. A person at the far left wears orange cloth and beaded necklaces. The scene appears to be a lamp offering or aarti at a temple shrine.2012-05-09May 10 20122012-05-10May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copies