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A photograph of an outdoor temple-style ritual beside a golden-pillared shrine, with a bare-chested priest in an orange-and-peach dhoti holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward the shrine's flame, a brass pillar behind him. Beside him, several devotees in saffron and orange robes stand with palms pressed together in prayer, one with long dark hair and a white garland. A man in a white shirt and a woman in white stand in the crowd, and a person in white takes photos. Tiered yellow-and-white steps hold small clay lamps, and green trees and yellow lettering reading SIVA are visible in the background. Count of physical people is approximately 20 visible.

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Outdoor temple-style ritual in a leafy garden setting at a shrine with brick stacks and a gold-trimmed stone platform. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a white garland, and an orange robe stands with palms together receiving an aarti plate with a lit flame held by a bare-chested priest wearing a rudraksha mala, sacred ash and an orange dhoti. Around them, several men and young men in saffron and orange robes stand with folded hands, and an elderly man in an orange shirt on the left joins his palms. Behind them, a few people in white and orange watch, and a camera is raised. Rows of brass oil lamps line a ledge on the right. Yellow banners with the letters SIVA stand at the left edge.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03A photograph of a temple shrine scene with devotees in orange and white. In the foreground, an elderly man in an orange shirt and light dhoti stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him, a younger person in orange robes with a white flower garland and long hair holds hands folded. Further right, a bare-chested priest in an orange-brown dhoti holds up a lit ritual lamp or aarti, with white sacred ash markings on his arm. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and orange shawls stands on white marble flooring near a gilded pillar and a golden railing. Green trees and shrine walls with golden lettering behind. Ritual aarti in progress.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03A photograph of a temple ritual at an outdoor shrine under trees. A bare-chested priest in a saffron-and-cream dhoti raises a lit lamp toward a dark stone deity murti draped in a yellow cloth and garlanded with red flowers. Gold-patterned pillars frame the shrine, and the steps are decorated with orange and white stripes scattered with petals. To the left, a group of devotees in orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer, including a long-haired figure in orange with a flower garland, and a man in white and an older man in orange robes watch; one person holds a camera. Several people are visible in the background.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03Outdoor temple courtyard with a light grey marble floor and a crenellated stone wall behind. A bare-chested priest in saffron dhoti on the right holds a brass plate of offerings toward a yellow-framed shrine gate with red-pink flower garlands hanging above it. In the centre, a long-haired figure in orange robes and a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together, a rudraksha mala on the chest and a metal stand beside. Around them devotees in white dhotis with orange shawls stand in a crowd, some with hands folded. A yellow sign with Tamil script sits at the base of the shrine.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03