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Photograph of a temple shrine niche lit by a string of orange lights. Inside a gilded shrine stands a dancing Nataraja-style bronze figure and a small deity murti with pink flowers, flanked by silver lamps and brass vessels on a stone platform. Three people stand in the scene: a sannyasi in orange cloth with gold border and a rudraksha headband, standing with hands joined in front of the shrine; a woman in an orange sari with gold border and rudraksha bands stands to the left; and a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold edging, wearing rudraksha bracelets, stands at right holding a brass vessel and offering to the deity. Petals lie on the stone floor.

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May 14 20122012-05-14May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine niche with a white carved arch framed by warm lights. A bare-chested older man with a long white beard, a band across his forehead and a beaded necklace wears an orange-saffron dhoti with gold borders and holds a flower or small object in his hands. Beside him, a younger man in orange with a red-orange cloth and arm bands stands. On the right, a priest in white dhoti with a gold border and a shawl pours or offers at a silver altar holding a lit oil lamp, a gold kalasha-style vessel, brass bowls and pink flowers. Scattered petals lie on the stone floor. Overall this is a puja or abhishekam scene, with the priest performing the ritual and the other two men attending.2012-05-14A photograph of a temple shrine during worship. A bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha-style head band stands at a golden altar, reaching toward a gilded deity murti with a small Nataraja-style figure and white and pink flower garlands. A second figure in an orange robe with gold borders and a beaded necklace stands beside him, and a third man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border stands at right, holding a ritual item. Silver vessels and oil lamps sit on the altar, a glowing arched niche with lights frames the shrine, and rose petals are scattered on the stone floor.2012-05-14May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10May 10 20122012-05-10A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti with gold border stripes, a rudraksha mala around his neck, a gold bangle and a white vibhuti line on his forehead, standing before a shrine and extending his hands toward a lit oil lamp held on a silver tray by a second person's hand. A second person in orange clothing with a rudraksha headband and armband stands behind him on the left. The shrine holds a golden Nataraja murti surrounded by pink and white flowers, with silver lamp stands and vessels in front, and a gold-lit arch frames the scene. Two physical people are visible, with a third partly visible hand at right.2012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesInside a temple shrine with an arched niche lit by a string of golden lights, an elderly bare-chested priest in an orange-and-gold dhoti and a rudraksha mala holds a ceremonial vessel over a gilded deity murti on a gold-framed altar. Rose petals and flowers are scattered before the altar, with brass and silver lamps and offering vessels in front. A shaven-headed man in white dhoti with gold borders and a brass pot stands at right, and another person in orange with a rudraksha necklace stands at left, watching the abhishekam ritual. Three people are visible.2012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copies