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A photograph of a shaved-headed priest standing in a marble-walled shrine room, facing a white marble altar niche with pink flowers on its ledge. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti with gold borders, a rudraksha mala and gold chain, a red bead headband, white vibhuti on his forehead and a red kumkum dot. He is bare-chested and his eyes are lowered. In the foreground a second person holds a flaming oil lamp, and a steel plate piled with oranges, mangoes, apples and grapes sits as an offering. A barred window and a small framed picture are visible behind him. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering.

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May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesA shirtless man with a shaved head, white tilak marks and a rudraksha mala stands in a stone doorway holding a brass tray of flowers and offerings. He wears an orange dhoti with gold borders and a red-and-gold headband. Behind him an arched alcove glows with orange lights, with a brass kalasha-style lamp stand and brass oil lamps on a stone platform scattered with flower petals. a person cues are absent here: the figure lacks long swept-back hair and ceremonial gold necklaces, so identity is uncertain and the figure is described as a priest.2012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine. A shaved-headed man with long rudraksha malas and a gold-coloured headband wears an orange-red garment with yellow borders and holds a small object near a lit lamp. Opposite him, a younger man in white dhoti and shawl with yellow trim, wearing glasses, holds a brass tray with a lit oil lamp. Behind them is a golden arched niche containing a deity murti draped in white with a garland, flanked by oil lamps. A tray of mangoes, bananas, oranges and apples sits in front. Two more figures in white stand at the left edge.2012-05-09May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange-red garment with gold border, wearing a gold necklace and multiple rudraksha malas, with a red tilak on his forehead and a band of rudraksha beads on his head. Beside him at left, a silver oil lamp with a flame is held by an unseen hand. The man has a distinctive ornate adornment set and an orange garment, which are visible cues, but his face and build give no solid appearance-based match, so the identity is uncertain.2012-06-02May 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine niche lit by an orange-glowing arch of bulbs. A bare-chested shaven-headed man with white vibhuti on his forehead, a red bindi, a dark rudraksha mala and orange-saffron dhoti with gold border holds a silver tray of pink flowers near a silver altar with a kalasha-like finial. A younger attendant behind him in orange dhoti and gold garland stands beside him. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, a silver candlestick and metal vessels sit on a stone ledge.2012-05-12 +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 at a temple doorway with stone carved pillars. A bald, bare-chested man with a white and red forehead marking, a rudraksha mala and gold-edged orange cloth lights an oil lamp on a silver tray of offerings with flowers, betel leaves and small bowls. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds the tray. On the left, a long-haired person in orange wraps stands beside two more people in orange robes in the background. a person's appearance is not clearly established from the visible cues.2012-07-24May 12 20122012-05-12