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Indoor temple scene at night with an oil lamp flame in the foreground held by a priest in orange-saffron dhoti, with other people in orange clothing around him. A dim lamp glows behind, bare-chested men stand in the background and a bare-shouldered figure is at the right edge. Appears to be a temple ritual with a lit lamp and an offering; a sacred fire is visible in the foreground.

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Photograph inside a dim temple sanctum during a ritual. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron shawl and white dhoti and stands before a lit oil lamp, with a second lamp and a brass vessel in front of him. Behind him stand a few other men in white and saffron clothing, and at the left a man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands near the offerings. The atmosphere is lit warmly by flame light.2012-05-30May 16 20122012-05-16May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +2 copiesA photograph inside a dimly lit temple interior, with several figures in saffron-orange clothing standing in a row. The foreground figure at left, seen from behind, wears an orange cloth wrap over the shoulder and holds a tall lit oil lamp. Further right, two or three other saffron-robed figures stand near a glowing altar area with warm lamplight. The setting appears to be a temple sanctum with stone walls and carved pillars. Several saffron-clad people are visible, with partial figures at the edges of the frame.2012-05-30A photograph taken through a dim doorway shows several shaved-headed monks in orange and saffron robes gathered in a narrow stone-walled passage. Two monks in the foreground hold brass items and appear to be passing or receiving offerings, while others stand behind them in the warm, dimly lit corridor. No clearly identifiable a person with long swept hair, crown, rudraksha or ornate adornments is visible, so the figures are described by role only as monks in orange robes.2012-05-29Indoor temple scene with a crowded group of devotees gathered around a deity. A bare-chested man in the foreground wearing a yellow dhoti stands facing the deity while holding a flower garland or offering. Several men in saffron and orange clothing stand behind him, and one figure wears a large floral garland. The setting appears to be a dimly lit Shiva temple sanctum with ritual activity in progress.2012-05-16May 16 20122012-05-16Photograph inside a temple corridor at dim evening light. In the centre, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti holds a lit aarti lamp with a flame toward the viewer. Beside him, a man in orange saffron robes faces the lamp, and another in orange stands at left with a shaved head and a red-and-white tilak. Further back, a figure in white clothing walks within the doorway. At right, a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass vessel with a long handle, possibly for abhishekam or puja. The stone walls and pillars of the sanctum passageway frame the scene. Four people are visible.2012-05-29May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copies