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A dimly lit temple shrine viewed through an ornate gold-plated doorway with repousse floral and scroll carvings. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis with coloured borders stand at the shrine: one on the left facing right, one on the right with his back to the camera holding a brass tray. Inside, a deity murti is decorated with white flower garlands and a red-and-white flower, with a gold lamp and brass vessels with offerings before it. Many small oil lamps burn along the dark stone walls, and a gold-covered altar box sits in front. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.

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Photo inside a dim temple sanctum with ornate gold-toned metal panels framing the doorway. At centre, a deity murti is decorated with red and white garlands and stands before a glowing arched backdrop beside oil lamps and brass vessels on a gold-covered altar. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds his hands joined in prayer near the altar, while a second priest in white dhoti stands at the right side of the shrine. In the foreground, a person in an orange-red shawl with a beaded headband and a rudraksha-style necklace kneels with joined hands, back to camera. On the far right, a uniformed police officer in khaki stands watching beside the doorway. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as temple worship.2012-05-30 +1 copiesA shaved-headed man in an orange-red dhoti stands bare-chested before a gilded shrine, wearing a beaded headband, a dark beaded mala and a gold ornament, with white ash markings on his chest and arm. He holds a lit oil lamp toward a small deity murti draped in flower garlands, its gold throne framed by marigold and rose petals. Another man in white clothes and glasses, partly visible at right, also reaches toward the lamp. The lamps are oil lamps, and the scene looks like an aarti at the shrine. The bare-chested figure is a priest, and the page names a person but his appearance does not clearly establish that identity, so the a person field is unsure.2012-05-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple aarti or puja at an illuminated shrine niche with a carved white arch and a silver-framed altar. An elderly bare-chested man with a grey-white head and a dark rudraksha mala stands at centre with a flame or lamp held before a golden deity murti, a dark-skinned priest in a white shawl and gold-edged cloth holds a brass plate, and a younger attendant in saffron-orange cloth with a flower garland stands at left. Red flowers, brass pots and a golden lamp stand on the altar. a person is the elderly central figure, identified by the rudraksha mala and bare-chested presentation; he is performing the ritual, not seated on a throne, and the other two are a priest and devotees.2012-05-13 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine interior with a golden arched niche edged in orange lights and a silver-topped canopy. Three men perform worship at a golden deity murti or shrine seat decorated with pink flowers, with silver lamps and offering vessels on the stone ledge. The man on the left is bare-chested, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti with gold borders and a gold armlet and necklace, his head shaved. Two men on the right wear white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls; one holds a brass bell-shaped vessel and a lamp is lit beside them. No clearly distinctive a person cues are visible, so the identity is unsure.2012-05-14 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a golden-framed shrine niche with marble walls. A bald elderly man with a white forehead marking, a dark rudraksha mala, gold armlets and a gold-trimmed red-orange dhoti and shawl stands at left, bare-chested, gesturing toward the shrine. At right, a younger man in white dhoti and white shawl, with a beaded bracelet, holds a brass plate and lamp toward a dark stone deity murti dressed in white cloth, flower garlands and a pink flower. Two lit oil lamps stand on the altar, and a yellow cloth backs the niche. A partial figure in white is visible at far left edge.2012-05-11Two men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand before a golden shrine niche with arched pillars and a row of amber lights. The man on the left, bare-shouldered with a rudraksha mala and an armband of beads, and a red mark on his forehead, stands with hands folded. The man in the centre, bare-backed and bent forward, is offering a white flower garland at a small gilded shrine holding a deity murti, with brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and a plate of flowers in front.2012-05-14 +1 copiesA photo inside a temple shrine lit by a row of warm lights. An elderly bare-chested priest in saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border and a dark rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp toward a brass lamp stand decorated with red flower garlands in front of an ornate deity shrine with a silver canopy. On the right a younger shaven-headed attendant in a white dhoti and shawl with gold border holds a silver tray with lamps and a brass aarti lamp. A second attendant's arm with bangles is visible at right edge. Aarti ritual in progress.2012-05-12May 18 20122012-05-18September 18 20062006-09-18A temple shrine at night with a priest in a red-orange dhoti and gold-bordered cloth performing an aarti with a lit flame before a deity murti decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and gold ornaments. A devotee on the right in a red cloth and white flower garland stands with palms joined in prayer beside a brass oil lamp. Banana bunches, flower offerings and a plate of items sit on the stone platform, with carved stone pillars and a red curtain behind.2015-01-03Photograph 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.2012-05-12September 18 20062006-09-18