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A photograph inside a small shrine of a man seen from behind, wearing a bright orange-red cloth draped over his shoulders and head, performing worship before a deity murti. The murti is adorned with a pink and magenta garment and a gold crown-like headpiece, set within an ornate gold-framed niche. A black altar holds brass oil lamps and a white and yellow flower garland, and a pink flower is visible at the left edge. Green and white containers sit on the floor. The man's shaved head is not visible; his back and orange cloth dominate the frame. This is a worship scene with a single standing devotee or priest in saffron clothing.

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January 12 20092009-01-12A person in an orange-saffron garment with a gold necklace and gold earring stands at the right side of a shrine, one arm raised to touch the golden arched niche above a dark black stone Shiva lingam. The lingam is dressed in white and orange-striped cloth, draped with rudraksha beads and pink flower garlands, with a silver face-ornament. The shrine niche has an ornate gold frame and orange fabric backdrop, set against polished marble-patterned walls with brass fittings on a door at right. The visible person is shown from behind and partly in profile, with hair pulled back in a bun.2012-09-11November 09 20072007-11-09September 11 20122012-09-11A person seen from behind in a saffron-orange garment with gold border, draped over one shoulder, with long dark hair, standing at a marble-clad shrine niche edged with string lights. The person reaches toward a brass tray of pink flower petals on a marble ledge, performing puja. A white arched shrine with a gold canopy and silver-toned pillars sits in the background, and a tall brass oil lamp stands to the right.2012-06-21A photograph inside a temple shrine. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered wrap, a gold necklace and a gold headband stands with back partly turned, facing an arched alcove. The alcove is framed by pink and white flower garlands, and a gilded ornate frame or throne-like structure holds a deity murti decorated with garlands. Silver kalasha-style vessels, silver lamps and a brass oil lamp sit before it, and a tray of pink petals rests at the bottom. Warm lights outline the arch.2012-06-05A bare-chested elderly priest with a shaved head and a rudraksha-style bead mala across his chest stands at left, wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti. He holds a brass aarti lamp with flames toward a deity murti in a gold-framed shrine niche with a yellow backdrop. The murti wears white and red-striped cloth, a pink flower garland and adornments, and pink flowers are arranged at its base. A brass oil lamp stands at right on the marble-panelled wall, in an abhishekam or aarti setting at a temple shrine.2012-05-11May 13 20122012-05-13 +2 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10June 04 20122012-06-04A bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti kneels before a gilded shrine niche decorated with pink and white flower garlands and lit by a string of warm lights. He wears a rudraksha-style beaded headband and a gold ornament at the back of the neck. A golden canopied throne or palanquin-like shrine holds a small deity murti. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks and metal offering bowls sit on the marble ledge, and a second person in a white dhoti and maroon-edged cloth stands at the left edge.2012-06-05May 09 20122012-05-09