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Photograph of a temple shrine ritual in a stone-walled sanctum lit by a string of warm orange lights. A bald elderly man, bare-chested with white sacred ash marks and wearing an orange dhoti with gold borders, holds a small lamp or offering toward a gilded shrine with a lit oil lamp, pink flowers and silver vessels on a stone ledge. Beside him, a younger man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha bead garland and matching bead headband stands with his hand on the elder's back. A woman in white draped clothing holds a tray at the right edge. Small petals lie on the floor.

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May 14 20122012-05-14May 14 20122012-05-14May 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesMay 08 20122012-05-08Photograph inside a temple shrine lit by a warm glowing arch of bulbs. A shaved-headed man stands bare-chested with a saffron-orange dhoti and a gold-banded orange shawl, holding a lit oil lamp or camphor flame toward a deity murti draped in red flower garlands within a golden canopied shrine. Brass kalasha pots and small lamps line the altar, and rose petals scatter the floor. A second man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a headband stands with hands folded in devotion beside him. A third person's hand and white garment appear at the right edge. The ritual looks like an aarti or puja at a shrine.2012-05-08Photograph of a temple shrine niche lit by a glowing arch of lights. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head and a black beaded headband, wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold border and a gold necklace, holds a lamp toward a gilded deity shrine with a Nataraja-style bronze, flowers and brass vessels in front. A second man in a matching red dhoti with a beaded necklace stands beside him, and a person in white clothes stands at the right edge with hands folded. The shrine holds an oil lamp flame and a kalasha-topped gopuram. Scene shows a puja at the altar; the bare-chested priest's appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2012-05-11May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10A photograph inside a temple shrine lit by a row of warm orange lights. A bald older priest with a bare, light-smeared upper body wears an orange-red dhoti with gold borders and performs an aarti or puja, holding a long silver lamp stand with lit oil lamps before a gold shrine niche decorated with pink flowers and a deity murti. A younger man beside him in an orange-red garment with gold border and a gold necklace stands behind, with a rudraksha bracelet on his arm. Silver vessels and a tray of pink and white flowers sit on a wooden altar. A figure in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge.2012-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine niche with a carved white stone arch and warm lights along its edge. A bare-chested man wearing an orange dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha-style beaded headband stands at the shrine, holding a lamp toward a small gilded deity shrine decorated with pink flowers and silver lamps. Beside him, another man in an orange dhoti and beaded necklace stands at the left, and a man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a vessel at the right. The white marble-like walls and floor have scattered flower petals.2012-05-14May 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine of an elderly bald man, bare-chested apart from a rudraksha necklace, with a white-marked forehead and rudraksha headband, wearing an orange-red dhoti with gold border, holding his hands over a flame lit on a gold shrine containing a deity murti. A younger man beside him in orange dhoti, gold garland and rudraksha armband stands by, and a person in white at the right edge offers something toward the flame. Silver lamps, pink flowers and marigold garlands decorate the golden altar, with petals scattered on the floor and warm lights framing the arch. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja.2012-05-11