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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a shaven-headed priest in an orange-red cloth seated cross-legged at the lower left, marking his forehead and arms with white sacred ash, performing a puja. Behind him stands a large painted deity murti with four arms, holding a trident-like staff and other objects, wearing a red turban, layered red and white beaded necklaces and garlands of pink and yellow flowers, set before a yellow drape and gold-framed arch. Below, a brass kalasha, a metal bowl and a small lamp sit on a red-draped altar with fruit and a small decorated figure. To the right, a standing statue in an arched green-curtained niche wears orange clothing and a rudraksha mala with hands folded. Gilded pillars frame the scene.

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March 31 20132013-03-31A temple shrine with gold-framed arch and orange-red drape behind two large deity murtis with multiple arms and crowns, one holding a trident, the central figure adorned with red and white garlands. A seated priest in reddish-orange cloth with sandalwood markings on his arms and chest sits in anjali mudra at the lower left, facing the altar. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha, plates and bowls of offerings sit on the platform, along with a red-garlanded object on a white cloth. At right, a green-backed niche holds a standing statue of a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, which is a statue and not a live person, so no a person candidate is visible in person. The scene is a puja at the shrine.2013-03-30May 09 20132013-05-09 +1 copiesApril 10 20132013-04-10A kneeling man in saffron-orange robes sits with palms pressed together in namaste before a shrine in an open-sided stone pavilion. Behind him stands a large golden deity murti pair, one figure wearing a crown and holding a trident, the other in a green-and-red sari-like garment, both draped with yellow and purple flower garlands. A decorated kalasha or ceremonial offering sits on a plate in front. Brass oil lamps line the sides, red curtains hang from the pillars, and flower offerings rest on the floor. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam at a temple shrine.2009-10-15March 15 20132013-03-15A shaven-headed priest in an orange-brown robe kneels at the lower left of a gilded temple shrine, bending forward to tend ritual vessels. Behind him, two large deity murtis stand under a golden arch with a green draped backdrop; the figure on the left has a red and orange headdress and a raised hand holding a conch-like object, while the figure on the right wears a gold crown and yellow and magenta garments. Brass oil lamps flank the platform, a bronze kalasha stands near the center, and a red cloth covers the altar base with small offering plates. Carved stone pillars frame the scene.2013-05-27December 14 20102010-12-14March 22 20132013-03-22May 03 20132013-05-03A temple shrine with granite pillars and gold-arched niche holds two large painted deity murtis in red and green draped backdrop, one with a red turban and one with a tall crown; a shivalinga draped with white flower garlands sits on a white-covered altar with brass lamps, bell and offering plates. A shaven-headed priest in saffron robe sits cross-legged at left tending the altar. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, tilak on forehead, saffron cloth and rudraksha-style beaded mala stands at right.2013-05-04July 02 20132013-07-02