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Photograph inside a stone temple shrine with a carved stone pillar at left and white shrine structure at right. A priest in white dhoti with gold border and gold-bead necklace stands at the pillar, eyes lowered. Beside him a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white forehead band in an orange-red garment with gold border holds a silver tray of pink and white flowers. Lit oil lamps sit on the ledge at right. A third man in orange-red robe with gold border and rudraksha beads stands at left holding a small item. No clear visual cues establish a person's presence, so no candidate is marked.

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May 09 20122012-05-09May 12 20122012-05-12A photograph of a temple shrine during worship. A bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha-style head band stands at a golden altar, reaching toward a gilded deity murti with a small Nataraja-style figure and white and pink flower garlands. A second figure in an orange robe with gold borders and a beaded necklace stands beside him, and a third man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border stands at right, holding a ritual item. Silver vessels and oil lamps sit on the altar, a glowing arched niche with lights frames the shrine, and rose petals are scattered on the stone floor.2012-05-14May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine ritual inside a stone-walled sanctum with an arched niche lit by warm lamps. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and a third man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border stand at a silver-and-brass altar holding a multi-wick lamp (aarti) and offerings toward a deity murti framed by a pink flower garland. Behind them, a lamp burns on another altar and flower petals are scattered on the floor. A man on the left wears a flower garland, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and orange garment; the central saffron-clad priest has a red-and-white headband and ash markings. The scene reads as an aarti puja at a shrine. Three or four clearly visible men; the white-clad priest on the right has the most prominent presence.2012-05-12May 08 20122012-05-08May 12 20122012-05-12June 05 20122012-06-05May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04