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A photograph of a small shrine interior during a lamp offering. In the centre, a white-draped, pale stone or painted form with a garland of white flowers and a yellow flower hangs against a dark background, with a lit flame in front of it. In the foreground, a bare-chested young man with dark curly hair and a dark bead necklace leans forward to light a brass aarti lamp on a tray with a small flame. Beside him, an elderly bald man with a white and brown rudraksha bead mala and a headband of beads reaches toward the tray. At the left edge, a woman with a beaded headband, hoop earrings and red-brown beaded jewellery is partly visible. A framed devotional picture of a deity hangs at the right edge.

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May 18 20122012-05-18A dim shrine chamber with a dark stone linga draped in a white cloth and a white flower garland with a yellow bloom, a small flame at its base. In the foreground a woman with hair in a bun and a rudraksha headband, wearing a rudraksha and bead mala, bows her head with white ash marks on her forehead. Beside her an older man with a shaved head, bare torso, white ash and a rudraksha and bead necklace looks toward the murti. At right a younger man with a red-brown cloth and a bead necklace stands near the lamp. A flame burns in a brass lamp at lower right, and the walls are yellow and red.2012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18Photograph of two devotees in rudraksha mala garlands standing before a dark stone or metal murti draped in a white cloth, with a white flower garland and a small yellow flower at the neck. A lit oil lamp flame sits above the figure. The man in front, seen in profile from behind, wears a rudraksha headband and a white vibhuti line on his forehead, with an earring and a reddish-orange cloth. Behind him an older man, bald and bare-chested, wears a rudraksha headband and a long bone-and-rudraksha mala and gazes at the figure. Edges of other people appear at the right. The wall is pale yellow with a red vertical stripe. Deity murti, darshan, puja setting.2012-05-18A photograph inside a small shrine chamber showing a black stone Shivalinga draped with a white cloth and garlanded with white flower strands. A priest in a red-orange cloth with rudraksha beads and a white tilak on his forehead stands at left with his hand raised to his head. A second man with bare upper body and red-brown beads stands beside him. At right, a bare-chested attendant with rudraksha beads holds a brass aarti plate with a lit oil lamp toward the linga.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18A dimly lit stone temple interior with carved stone walls. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a yellow border holds a brass tray with a lit oil lamp and offerings while bowing toward a dark shrine niche. A woman with hair pulled back and beaded necklaces, wearing a blue garment, stands with hands folded beside him. On the right, a bald elderly man with a rudraksha bead necklace wears a white flower garland and a red garland and gold earrings, his hands held together in prayer. Another woman with beaded jewellery stands at left. A small black deity murti sits in the niche.2012-05-18Dim stone interior of a temple shrine with carved stone above. A bald, bare-chested elderly man wearing a white-and-red flower garland and a wooden bead headband, with a sacred ash mark on the forehead, extends his hand over a brass plate holding a lit oil lamp. A young shirtless man in a white dhoti bends toward the flame, holding the plate, while other devotees with folded hands stand at the left edge. Oil lamp flame lights the scene, and a dark ritual offering area sits behind.2012-05-18Dim stone temple interior with carved stone walls behind. A bald elderly priest on the right wears a white flower garland, a beaded rudraksha-style headband and a saffron-toned cloth, his hands raised in a gesture toward a carved niche. A younger bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands center, leaning in and holding a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and offerings. A woman with a beaded headband and dark hair stands at the left edge, partially visible. The scene suggests a temple puja or aarti with an oil lamp.2012-05-18A dim stone temple interior with weathered carved walls. In the foreground a priest with a shaved head, white ash markings on the forehead, a rudraksha mala at the head and garlands of white jasmine and red flowers around the neck, wears a saffron-orange cloth and stands beside a bare-chested young priest in a white dhoti who holds a brass aarti plate with a lit oil lamp and flowers. A devotee on the left, with a rudraksha mala, raises a hand toward the lamp. A dark deity murti stands in a niche behind them. The scene suggests a puja or aarti. The man in the garland is a priest in saffron, not clearly a distinctive presentation, so no identification is made.2012-05-18Photograph inside a marble-walled shrine where a shirtless priest in orange dhoti and rudraksha bracelets holds a lit camphor aarti plate toward a dark stone deity murti draped in white and pink garlands. Behind him stands a second man in orange cloth with a gold necklace, and at right a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, wearing glasses, watches and holds a small item in his hands. Oil lamps burn on the ledge beside a gold-framed arch, with a warm glow from overhead light. Three people are visible, and their roles are priest, attendants and devotee; no candidate is identified as a person.2012-05-13