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A photograph inside a temple shrine where a priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and bangle holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward golden deity murtis. Behind him a second man in white dhoti and shawl stands with hands joined in prayer. The golden murtis, dressed in yellow and red garments with a spear-like staff, sit beneath an ornate gold arch against a granite wall, with a small dark murti and marigold offerings on the upper shelf and brass kalashas nearby. Two other men stand at the left edge. This appears to be an aarti during a puja.

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November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long rudraksha-style bead mala and bangles, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, facing a golden deity arrangement. Behind him a white-clad man holds incense or a small offering, and a shaved-headed man in white stands further back. The central deity murti is a golden figure seated on a golden throne-like pedestal, flanked by two smaller golden attendant figures in yellow-orange robes holding ceremonial items. Brass pots and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the wet floor, and a golden torana arch frames the shrine. A red-and-white striped wall and a hanging orange cloth sit behind. A small stone sculpture is set in a niche above. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a temple shrine.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp and a handbell before a golden shrine. Inside the shrine stand a deity murti of a goddess in red sari holding a spear, flanked by two smaller figures in orange garments, dressed with yellow flowers. Behind the shrine are brass kalashas and a golden arch. A sign on the wall reads Dhyanapeetam. The floor is wet and a red-and-white painted pillar stands at the left. The priest is shaved-headed and wears white ritual clothing, so there is no a person candidate.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01