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Back view of a bare-shouldered man in an orange silk dhoti with gold-bordered pleats, standing in a temple sanctum with a shaved head and a gold ornament at the neck, arms outstretched in a ritual gesture. Beyond him an arched doorway glows with orange lights and holds a small shrine with a deity murti and oil lamps. Brass lamps flank the marble platform, pink petals are scattered on the floor, and a wall clock and a video camera are visible at the right edge.

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May 11 20122012-05-11A person in profile stands inside a temple beside a granite pillar, wearing a rust-orange sari-style garment with gold borders and a gold bead headband and multi-strand gold bead necklace, with gold bangles and a silver armband. Their left hand rests on the pillar. Behind them is a white shrine niche holding a dark deity murti draped in red and cream cloth, with a clock on the wall and fresh flower garlands at the right edge. A priest in white dhoti with gold border stands at left holding a tray of flowers.2012-04-29May 08 20122012-05-08May 10 20122012-05-10A bare-chested elderly man stands in a marble-walled hall beside a gilded throne with red cushion, wearing a rust-orange dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha headband and long rudraksha mala. Vibhuti marks cover his forehead and arms. Behind him, an illuminated shrine arch holds a deity murti, and brass oil lamps (deepa stands) flank the space. Pink flower petals lie on the floor and an orange cloth is spread at his feet. The clock on the wall is visible at upper right.2012-05-11May 13 20122012-05-13A temple interior with polished marble-patterned walls and a stone pillar. In the centre a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with gold borders walks forward, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, with a red headband and white markings on his forehead and arms and orange-beaded bracelets. He is the appearance-based a person candidate, identified by his rudraksha mala, gold pendant and distinctive saffron attire. To the right a man in white ceremonial clothes with gold borders and a rudraksha mala holds an orange cloth. Behind, a man in white carries something toward a lit shrine niche with a deity murti and brass lamps. A gilded palanquin or throne stands at the left edge.2012-05-20 +1 copiesPhoto inside a temple-like hall with polished stone floors and a carved stone pillar on the right. A bald, bare-chested man in orange silk dhoti with gold borders stands with his back to the camera, a gold-trimmed rudraksha-style necklace and a beaded headband visible, while holding his dhoti. Beside him, a younger man in orange garments with gold trim and a rudraksha mala holds an orange object. A gilded, ornately carved throne-like seat is at the left edge, and scattered pink petals lie on an orange cloth on the floor. The bald figure's appearance does not clearly show the cues needed for an identification, so he is described by role only.2012-05-09May 13 20122012-05-13A photograph taken from behind of a bare-backed priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold borders, standing before a shrine niche lit by a ring of orange lights. He wears a rudraksha-style bead band on his shaved head and a gold ornament at his neck, and he is performing puja at a gold-trimmed deity murti decorated with pink flowers. Silver cups, a brass lamp and a small brass bell sit on the stone altar ledges, with scattered flower petals on the floor. The shrine has a silver dome-topped canopy above the murti.2012-05-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaved-headed, bare-chested man standing in a lit arched niche of a stone shrine. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti with gold borders, a rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold-toned necklace, a white forehead band with a red mark, and a rudraksha-bead headband. He holds a silver tray of flowers before a brass lamp stand and a gold kalasha-like vessel on the right. Fresh flower petals lie on the floor and a brass oil lamp sits nearby. The page indicates a person, but the visible appearance (shaved head, priestly white markings, no long hair or crown) does not clearly match the expected cues, so the identity is uncertain and the figure is described by role as a priest performing an offering.2012-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine entrance framed by white carved pillars and brown-marbled walls. Inside the doorway, a bare-chested priest in a red-orange dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala carries a silver tray, while an attendant in white dhoti and shawl stands beside him. Behind them, an arched niche glows with orange lights and holds a deity murti under a small canopy. A brass lamp stands at the right, and a wall clock and a small framed poster with a red-robed figure hang on the wall. A black sculpted hood or deity relief sits above the frame.2012-05-08