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A bare-chested older man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold border stands at a brass shrine, holding his hand over a lit brass lamp with several flames. He wears a maroon-beaded headband, a long rudraksha mala on his chest, and white ash markings on his forehead. Behind him, a white-and-gold carved arch and a gilded altar niche hold floral garlands of white and pink flowers. A man in a white dhoti stands at the right holding a brass plate. A person at the far left wears orange cloth and beaded necklaces. The scene appears to be a lamp offering or aarti at a temple shrine.

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A photo of a bald elderly man with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red-orange wrap around his waist, bare-chested with white sacred ash marks on his arm and forehead, gesturing with outstretched hands toward a lit shrine. Gold oil lamps with bright flames sit on a silver and gold altar stand with pink flower garlands, beside a gilded deity murti. A second person in white clothing with a bead bracelet holds a plate near the lamps, and another person in orange stands behind. The warm lighting and lamp flames fill the scene.2012-05-13May 09 20122012-05-09 +3 copiesIndoor temple ritual in warm lamplight. An elderly bare-chested man with a shaved head, white tilak and a dark rudraksha mala stands at a shrine, hands extended toward a flame in a small lamp on a silver stand. Beside him a younger person in red-orange garment with gold border and a dark bead headband and armlets stands close. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass plate and lifts an offering. The shrine holds a golden nataraja figure, flower garlands, a golden canopy and a silver kalasha-style vessel, with brass bowls below. Orange lights line the arch behind.2012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +2 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09 +4 copiesMay 12 20122012-05-12May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA seated shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and bare upper body, with white sacred ash on his forehead and shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala and gold necklace, performs puja before a gilded shrine. He holds a brass bell in one hand and extends a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame toward a deity murti; pink flowers and offerings lie on the shrine ledge. A person in white stands at left, partially visible. Brass vessels and a gold-framed altar surround the scene.2012-05-14A temple puja in progress before a golden shrine niche with a small deity murti decorated with pink flowers and a gold kalasha-style ornament. An elderly man with a shaved head and white sandalwood markings on his arms and chest, wearing a rudraksha mala headband and rudraksha necklaces and bracelets, a gold necklace, and an orange-red dhoti with gold border, holds a small brass bell and performs the ritual, while a bare-chested attendant in a white dhoti stands at right holding a silver lamp stand, and a second orange-clad attendant with rudraksha bands on his arms stands at left. Lit oil lamps line the shrine arch. Appearance-based identity is not reliable enough here, so the elderly priest is described by role only.2012-05-13A bald elderly priest in saffron-orange dhoti with gold border and bare torso wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a rudraksha headband, holding a lit oil lamp with flames as an aarti offering before a shrine. Behind him stands a second person in orange garment with rudraksha ornaments on arm and head. A gilded Nataraja murti of dancing Shiva with a brass lamp stand and flower garlands occupies the shrine. Orange lights outline the arched niche. Visible text on the photo overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam Source2012-05-14Photograph inside a temple shrine niche arched and lit with string lights. A bare-chested, shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti with gold border stands at left with white sacred markings on his arms and forehead, holding his hands over a shrine. Behind him an attendant in orange cloth and gold neck ornaments stands in the doorway. At right a man in white dhoti holds a lit multi-flame oil lamp over a shrine enclosed by a pink flower garland, with a silver arched canopy and silver pillars around it. Small brass vessels and flowers sit on the stone platform.2012-05-12