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Close photo of a temple shrine decorated with pink and red flowers, white jasmine garlands and green leaves. Two arms and hands of a priest, one wearing a gold bangle and a ring, are placing or adjusting flowers around a gold Nataraja dancing Shiva figure and a gold ornate canopy or palanquin-like shrine piece. Silver cups stand in a row below in front of the offering platform. The hands are the only visible people; no face is shown, so no one is identified.

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May 11 20122012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11Close photograph of a temple shrine with a gilded ornate canopy above a small golden deity figure. A brass oil lamp with a bright flame sits at left beside a golden Nataraja dancing Shiva figure within a flame arch. Heaps of white jasmine and pink flowers and petals lie in front. Only hands are visible at right, one adjusting the flowers near the shrine, with no full person in view.2012-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a shrine inside a temple: a gilded deity canopy with silver pillars and a silver arched top sits against a reddish stone wall. A deity murti is largely covered by thick garlands of pink roses. A hand wearing a gold bangle and rings pours liquid from a brass vessel with a spout over the shrine, and a lit flame glows at the right. Silver pots stand at the base, with green leaves placed in front, and a white conch-like object sits at the left. The scene shows abhishekam-style worship. No people's faces are visible, only one arm.2012-05-08Close photo of a person's forearm and hand, wearing a thick gold bangle and a ring, reaching toward an ornate gold-plated stand with a tiered finial and lamp-like fixture. Behind it are white jasmine-style flowers, red flowers and a small copper-coloured vessel with an orange cloth. Only the arm and hand are visible; no face or full body appears in frame.2012-05-11Close-up photograph of a puja at a gold-decorated shrine. A person's bare forearm and hand, wearing a gold bangle, pours or offers from a metal vessel near a tray of pink and yellow flower petals and white blossoms. Ornate gold pillars, a gold canopy and a gold-rimmed altar frame the scene, with a deity murti partly visible in the background behind the flowers. A steel bowl sits at the lower edge. a person not clearly visible; only an arm is shown.2012-05-14 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesMay 11 20122012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11A photograph of a richly decorated shrine niche with a gilded canopy framing a small golden palanquin-like throne. The shrine is draped with a long garland of pink roses and flanked by brass oil lamps with lit flames, and stainless brass vessels stand in front. Behind the golden throne, seated small figures and a deity murti are visible, along with a kalasha-like finial at the top. No people are visible in the scene.2012-06-05 +1 copiesClose photo of a gilded palanquin or ornate golden seat heavily decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink rose petals, with green leaves scattered on it. Two elderly hands, one wearing a gold bangle, rest on or adjust the flower-covered seat. In the foreground are silver ritual vessels or bowls, and a corner of an orange-clad arm is visible at the left edge. The setting suggests a temple procession or ritual decoration.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copies