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Photograph inside a temple hall with pale marble walls and white pillars. An elderly bare-chested man with a shaved head and white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms wears a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala with gold beads. He leans forward carrying a steel plate of pink flower petals, apparently scattering them. Behind him a younger man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a gold chain stands near a small shrine niche holding a deity murti draped in orange and red cloth, with a brass lamp nearby. Scattered petals cover the marble floor.

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A temple interior with polished wood-and-marble walls and a brass lamp stand on the left. A bare-chested priest with shaved head, forehead markings and a gold headband, wearing a rudraksha mala and a rust-red dhoti with gold border, walks forward carrying a silver tray of pink flower petals. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls, one holding a lit oil lamp and another a brass vessel, stand in a line. A cameraman in a purple checked shirt films at the left edge. Small oil lamps sit on the counter, and deity murtis are visible in niches along the back wall. This appears to be a puja or aarti procession.2012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14A photograph inside a temple corridor with polished marble-patterned walls and a tall stone pillar. A bald elderly man with a rudraksha mala and gold chain necklace, wearing a rust-red dhoti and a gold-bordered cloth, carries a silver tray of pink and white flower petals. Behind him, men in white dhotis with gold borders walk through the shrine area, and one holds a small lit oil lamp. A cameraman on the left with a camera bag films the scene.2012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13A shirtless priest in an orange-and-gold dhoti walks barefoot across a polished wooden floor inside a temple hall, carrying a tray of pink flower petals. His forehead bears white ash with a red mark, and he wears rudraksha beads and a gold chain. Behind him, white-clad priests in white dhotis and gold-bordered shawls attend, one holding a brass vessel, while a brass oil lamp stands on a raised platform near a row of small shivalinga-like forms and a granite pillar with carvings on the left. A wall clock hangs above. Pink petals are scattered on the floor.2012-05-14Interior of a marble temple hall with a gold-carved ornate throne in the foreground. A bald, older man in orange-saffron cloth, with a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, sits on the red-cushioned throne holding a silver plate of pink flower petals. Behind him, a standing attendant in orange robes with a gold-bordered dhoti and flower garlands on the head and arms, facing a shrine niche lit in orange glow with a deity murti. Pink petals are scattered on the marble floor and an orange cloth lies on the floor. Other men in the background wear bare upper bodies or orange cloth. A clock hangs on a white column; the scene suggests a flower-offering ritual.2012-05-11Inside a temple sanctum, a bald, bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold-edged cloth stands at a stone ledge, holding a silver plate of pink rose petals and scattering them. He wears a gold headband, a dark rudraksha-style mala, gold armlets and rings, and white sacred ash markings on his forehead and shoulders. Behind him, a row of black stone lingams or deity forms is draped in white and red-striped cloth, lit by recessed white lamps, with more petals scattered on the marble. A devotee in orange stands at the left edge. Appearance is not sufficient to confirm an identity, so the figure is described by role as a priest performing a flower offering.2012-05-07 +1 copiesMay 20 20122012-05-20Photograph of two men in a marble-walled temple interior. On the left, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border and a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of pink flowers and green leaves. On the right, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold trim, a long rudraksha mala, a tilak on his forehead and gold earrings, and looks downward. Behind them is a marble doorway and a stone-clad wall.2012-06-21Inside a temple shrine with polished brown marble walls, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold chain necklace and a gold earring, stands in profile on the left with hands folded. Beside him a priest in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala, gold armbands and a beaded headband holds a silver tray of flower petals and green leaves, offering them near a row of white and red garlands draped along a ledge. Behind them a deity murti adorned with flower garlands sits in a niche, and a figure in white is partly visible at the far left. The scene suggests a puja offering, with flower petals scattered on the floor.2012-06-04May 12 20122012-05-12May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copies