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Photograph inside a dim stone-pillared temple hall. A shaved-headed, bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with coloured border stands at right, holding a silver tray with a coconut, fruits and betel leaves, offering it to a seated figure. The seated person sits on a stone platform wearing an orange-saffron turban, saffron robe with gold border and a beaded necklace, hands folded in devotion. Nearby stand men in white shirts and dhotis, watching. Brass kalasha/lamp and flower garlands lie on the platform, and a deity murti with marigold garlands stands in an alcove to the right.

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Inside a dim stone temple hall with carved pillars and hanging oil lamps, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head wrap and rudraksha mala sits on a raised platform. Beside him a shirtless man in white dhoti sits cross-legged with a hand to his cheek. Two priests stand at right: one bare-chested with a white dhoti and a brass kalasha pot, the other with white beard, bare chest and white sacred thread, both with tilak marks. In front lies a plate of flowers, a lit lamp and offerings, and a decorated deity murti stands before a garland-framed backdrop. A flower-strewn kolam design covers the floor. Three people are visible.2007-01-12A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple hall with carved granite columns and a dim lamp on the wall. In the foreground, a figure in an orange robe with gold borders and an orange head wrap stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside them, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread kneels at a small shrine altar, tending a flame over offerings. The altar is decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and brass vessels, and a shallow white kolam design is drawn on the floor. Two more priests in white dhotis stand at right with hands folded, and two men in white shirts stand at left with hands joined. The orange-robed figure's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference, but identity is uncertain.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A night-time photograph inside a stone-pillared temple hall. Seated on a raised stone platform at left is a figure in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and an orange head wrap, wearing a beaded necklace, sitting in a quiet posture facing the rite. Beside him, a shirtless priest in white dhoti and sacred thread, with a tilak on his forehead, performs a puja with a brass kalasha, a plate of yellow flowers, a coconut and a small oil lamp. Behind them is a framed image of deities garlanded with white and yellow flowers, flanked by brass oil lamps. A kolam of white powder lines is drawn on the floor. Two standing onlookers, one in a red checked shirt, watch from the left edge. a person seated at left; the priest in white is performing the worship.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead sits on a low white wooden stool with his palms raised in a gesture of receiving. Facing him, a standing man in a white dhoti with a red-bordered shawl and a wristwatch leans forward, holding two silver bowls in front of him. Behind them stands a garlanded ceremonial backdrop with orange and yellow flowers, and offerings such as coconut halves and fruit sit on the floor at the lower right. This appears to be a ritual offering in a temple-style setting.2010-08-09A seated figure in an orange saffron turban and orange sari-style wrap with gold border, wearing a gold necklace, kneels in a dim stone pillared hall. Beside him a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with sacred thread and a white shoulder cloth arranges offerings. Before them stands a framed image of a deity with yellow and white flower garlands, brass lamps, a kalasha, fruit and flowers. Oil lamps glow along the walls.2007-01-12Photograph at a temple doorway with a dark stone gopuram-style pillar at left. Inside a shrine, a red-orange deity murti decorated with white cloth is framed by a gilded arch. A bare-chested older man with white vibhuti and a rudraksha mala, wearing a white dhoti and a yellow waist cloth, stands holding a tray of bananas and offerings toward the doorway. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand at left, one with palms joined in namaskar and another in orange holding the tray edge. Other men in white and yellow cloths stand inside the shrine and at right, with a bespectacled man in white shirt at far right edge.2008-08-02July 13 20092009-07-13A temple sanctum interior during a lamp-lit worship. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, watching. Beside him a woman in orange sari stands near a golden-draped deity murti with lit oil lamps around it. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a coloured border, and a second man in white dhoti, tend the shrine. A circular lamp glows in the doorway behind them, and a red-and-gold canopy edges the top left. Dark stone walls surround the scene.2012-05-29 +1 copiesFebruary 08 20122012-02-08