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A shrine room inside a temple sanctum with a doorway framing the scene. A priest in an orange-red garment with a gold-bordered shawl, wearing gold necklaces and a head ornament, lifts a lit oil lamp toward a decorated shrine. Pink flower garlands hang around the arched niche and a deity murti is partly hidden within the garlands. Brass vessels and offerings sit on a stone altar, with flower petals scattered on the floor. A man in white dhoti and shawl on the right holds a metal vessel. Another figure in orange stands at the left edge, and an older person in white is partly visible behind the altar. Small lamps glow along the walls.

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June 04 20122012-06-04A photograph inside a shrine niche framed by polished golden-brown stone pillars with an arched white carved top. Within the niche, a pink and red flower garland decorates an arched altar with a deity murti and brass lamps and bowls. Two lit oil lamps sit on the altar ledge. On the left, a person in an orange-red sari-style garment with a gold border and a white bandage on the shoulder holds a lamp near the altar, wearing a flower garland and a gold necklace. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder holds a metal vessel. Rose petals are scattered on the floor.2012-06-04June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04Photograph inside a temple shrine lit by a row of orange lights around an arched niche. In the centre, a shirtless priest with a shaved head and a saffron-orange dhoti with gold border, wearing a beaded headband, holds a flame over an ornate golden shrine with red flower garlands and a deity murti. To the left, a woman in an orange sari with a multi-strand orange garland and flower headpiece stands with hands folded. At right, a man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a brass lamp or offering vessel near the shrine doorway, with gold bangles on his wrist. Silver pillars, brass vessels and flower offerings decorate the altar.2012-05-12June 04 20122012-06-04Photo inside a shrine chamber with polished stone walls and an arched niche garlanded with pink and red flowers. A woman in an orange-red sari with gold borders, gold necklace and flower decorations holds a lit multi-wick oil lamp toward the deity murti. A bald priest in a white dhoti with gold border stands at right holding a silver vessel. Another person in orange stands at left. Brass pots, offerings and scattered flower petals sit on the wooden altar counter, with oil lamps glowing on the walls.2012-06-04May 12 20122012-05-12June 04 20122012-06-04June 05 20122012-06-05June 04 20122012-06-04Photograph of an aarti at a shrine niche. A shaven-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti with gold borders and rudraksha beads holds a multi-wick oil lamp aloft with both hands, flames rising above a pink and white flower garland. Beside him, a second person in orange robes and gold-bordered cloth stands with a flower garland. At the right edge, a figure in white dhoti with gold border holds a silver bell. Below, a golden palanquin-style shrine frame is decked with pink roses and white jasmine, with brass kalasha pots and oil lamps on a stone platform. Faint rose petals lie on the floor.2012-06-05 +1 copies