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A small shrine room with pale green walls and a dark stone platform holding several black stone murti of deities, each wrapped in cloth of a different colour, including pink, yellow, green, red and blue. A standing man in a rust-brown dhoti with a red waist sash and a multicoloured flower garland stands at right beside a separate black stone form draped in white and red cloth. Electrical switch boxes are mounted on the wall above. Visible offerings and garlanded deities suggest a temple or household puja setting.

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May 11 20122012-05-11A shaved-headed priest stands bare-chested in profile, wearing a rudraksha mala necklace and a rudraksha headband, with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms and a rust-orange dhoti. He holds a brass lamp with a lit flame and a pink flower in his right hand over a tray of bananas and green leaves. Beside him stand several black stone murtis of deities with white and red-striped cloth draped at their waists, decorated with pink flowers. The setting is a temple shrine with a white arched canopy and warm stone walls. The man's appearance does not clearly match the a person cues, so he is described only as a priest.2012-05-11A small, plain temple shrine room with pale yellow-cream walls, a exposed conduit pipe and electrical meter boxes on the right wall, and a low stone platform in front. On the platform stand several dark stone deity murtis, some draped with pink, yellow, green, red and blue cloths and garlanded. A standing woman in a red-and-orange sari with a green-and-pink flower garland and tilak stands with hands folded in prayer beside the murtis. A partially visible person in orange robes stands at the far left edge. The image shows a rural shrine worship scene.2014-07-01A photograph inside a dim stone shrine chamber where a figure stands in profile at right, bare-shouldered, wearing a red-and-maroon cloth and gold armlets, with a garland of yellow and pink flowers draped over the shoulder. He reaches toward a dark stone linga wrapped in flower garlands, set on a white cloth before a bright light source. Brass oil lamps with lit flames sit on a tray in front, and a round metal mirror or plate hangs in the background. The setting suggests an abhishekam or puja in a small temple sanctum.2014-07-01Indoor puja before a decorated altar with three statues: a central white deity murti with raised hands and crown, flanked by two statues in garlands. A woman in a maroon-and-gold sari holds a lit oil lamp toward the altar. A young priest in saffron robe and white tilak carries a silver plate, and a man in white dhoti with bare torso and rudraksha mala holds a tray. Purple cloth covers the altar, with flower garlands and offerings below. Mostly consistent with a temple ritual; no identifiable a person figure is visible.2014-06-28July 01 20142014-07-01A person in a rust-red robe wearing a long garland of green leaves, white jasmine and red roses with rudraksha beads stands in a small purple-walled shrine corner, lighting or tending an oil lamp with the right hand. A white vertical forehead mark is visible, and the person's hair is pulled back. Shelves hold framed deity pictures and photographs decorated with white flowers, brass oil lamps, a brass bowl and newspaper. On the altar below, a printed deity picture with garlands and a kalasha-like arrangement sits beside jasmine flowers in a tray. The scene reads as a home puja corner with lamps and garlands.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual inside a plain whitewashed room with a ceiling fan-free concrete floor. In the centre, a deity murti is decorated with orange and red flower garlands and a silver-embellished garment, placed on a pink silk-covered platform. A man in white dhoti bends over the murti, apparently performing worship. To the left, several men stand in orange and red robes; one wears an ornate embroidered conical hat and carries a tall golden staff. A man in an orange jacket and orange cloth stands centrally, watching. A bare-chested man in a white cloth stands at the right edge beside a gilded ornament. Green leaves lie on the floor near the murti.2010-12-17A woman in a maroon sari with a green and yellow garland and gold bangles holds a brass aarti plate with a lit oil flame and red and white offerings toward a deity murti inside a small stone shrine lit from above. A man with bare head and glasses wears an orange robe and stands with palms joined in prayer beside her. A hanging brass oil lamp and chain hang at the right edge, and the murti is decorated with flower garlands.2014-07-01May 18 20122012-05-18February 06 20172017-02-06June 30 20122012-06-30