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Two men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand in a stone-walled shrine with a marble arch lit by warm bulbs. The man on the left wears a gold necklace, a beaded headband and a gold-bordered orange shawl, holding a silver bowl and watching the other figure. The figure in the centre is bare-chested with a gold-bordered orange cloth and a beaded headband, bending to offer white flowers at a gold altar decorated with pink and white garlands. Four silver vessels sit on the stone ledge in front, with a silver pot held by a white-clad attendant at the right edge. Oil lamps glow along the arch.

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June 05 20122012-06-05Two men in saffron-orange ceremonial dress stand before a shrine niche lit by a glowing orange arch of bulbs. The man on the right, seen from behind with bare shoulders and a saffron dhoti with gold borders, bends toward a gilded altar holding pink flowers, silver bowls and a gold ornamental piece. The man on the left wears an orange wrap with gold bands, a gold necklace, a rudraksha-bead armlet and a beaded headband, and stands with hands clasped, watching. A white cloth lies on the stone counter, and a patterned mat covers the floor. The scene reads as a temple puja.2012-05-13 +2 copiesTwo men in orange saffron dhotis with gold-bordered edges stand before a shrine of a deity murti, decorated with pink flower garlands and silver vessels. The man on the left wears a gold bead necklace and a rudraksha-style headband, holding his hands together and looking down. The central figure is bare-chested with white sacred markings on his back and shoulders, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, reaching toward the shrine with gold bangles while offering flowers and leaves. A brass bell sits on a stone ledge at left, and a lit orange arch glows behind the shrine. Appears to be a temple puja with flower offerings.2012-05-12May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10A temple puja in progress before a golden shrine niche with a small deity murti decorated with pink flowers and a gold kalasha-style ornament. An elderly man with a shaved head and white sandalwood markings on his arms and chest, wearing a rudraksha mala headband and rudraksha necklaces and bracelets, a gold necklace, and an orange-red dhoti with gold border, holds a small brass bell and performs the ritual, while a bare-chested attendant in a white dhoti stands at right holding a silver lamp stand, and a second orange-clad attendant with rudraksha bands on his arms stands at left. Lit oil lamps line the shrine arch. Appearance-based identity is not reliable enough here, so the elderly priest is described by role only.2012-05-13May 14 20122012-05-14May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine lit by a row of warm lights around a white carved arch. A shaved-headed priest with bare upper body wears a rust-orange dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha headband, applying or offering a white flower garland to a deity murti in a gilded shrine decorated with pink flowers. A second attendant in orange robes and beaded ornaments stands at left holding a silver vessel, and a figure in white dhoti at right holds a lamp. Silver kalasha-style vessels and a brass oil lamp sit on the stone altar.2012-05-11May 10 20122012-05-10Photograph inside a shrine lit by a rounded arch of warm lights. A shaven-headed priest in orange-red dhoti with gold border, bare-shouldered and wearing rudraksha beads, stands at a golden altar pouring water from a brass kalasha into a silver vessel. Behind him, a second attendant in orange garments with a yellow flower garland and red beaded bands watches. A third person in the right foreground pours from a brass vessel. The altar holds a golden shrine canopy, pink flowers and a deity murti, with silver lamps and pink petals scattered on the stone.2012-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual in a stone-walled shrine with a white carved arch and warm lights. A bare-backed priest in orange-saffron dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala raises his arm and receives water poured from a silver vessel held by a man in white at the right edge. Beside him, an attendant in orange cloth with a gold-bead garland and a gold headband holds a silver bowl. Before them stands a gold-framed shrine decorated with pink and white flower garlands, with silver cups and oil lamps on a stone altar. Water runs down the altar. The scene suggests an abhishekam offering.2012-06-05