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A bare-chested elderly man in an orange-red dhoti with gold borders sits on an orange cloth before an illuminated shrine with a gilded canopy, silver pillars, and small deity images garlanded with white flowers. He holds a silver vessel and pours water over a stone or metal object into a brass plate, performing an abhishekam-style offering. He wears a red beaded mala on his head, white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms, and gold ornaments on his shoulder and neck. Pink rose petals, a brass oil lamp, and a metal pot sit on the altar ledge.

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May 08 20122012-05-08A bald, bare-chested man with a red rudraksha mala across his head and gold necklaces sits cross-legged, leaning forward over a brass tray and pouring or offering from a small silver vessel. He wears an orange dhoti with gold borders and has white sacred ash marks on his arms and forehead. Behind him stands an altar with a golden deity murti, a brass oil lamp, a pink flower garland, green leaves and a plate of flowers. A white cloth is held at the left edge. The setting appears to be a temple shrine during a puja ritual.2012-05-12A shaved-headed priest sits cross-legged on an orange cloth in a temple shrine, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala across his head and a gold ornament at his shoulder. He bends over a brass tray of liquid, with white ash marks on his arms and forehead. Behind him stands a gilded shrine canopy with a Nataraja image, pink flower petals piled on a table and lit string lights framing the niche.2012-05-08May 08 20122012-05-08May 08 20122012-05-08 +1 copiesA photograph inside a shrine niche outlined with a line of orange-lit bulbs under a white carved arch. A bare-chested man with a shaved head and a thin head band, wearing an orange-red dhoti with a gold border and a gold ornament at his neck, kneels with his back to the camera, reaching toward a brass vessel at the right. In front of him stands a gilded throne-like altar with a small deity murti, pink flower offerings and garlands. Brass bowls and offerings sit on the marble ledge below. The figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role as a priest performing puja.2012-05-12A shaved-headed man in orange ochre robes with a gold border sits cross-legged on a low red-cushioned seat before a shrine. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and head, gold earrings and a gold necklace, with white ash markings on his arms, chest and forehead. He is washing his hands from a brass vessel on a metal table, while an attendant in white on the left holds a white cloth. Behind him stand a golden shrine with pink flower garlands, brass lamps, and offerings on a stone ledge. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam preparation.2012-05-12A bald, elderly man with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms sits cross-legged on an orange cloth, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti with gold borders. He wears a red and gold rudraksha headband, a long rudraksha mala with gold beads, and a gold armlet. He pours water from a small silver vessel over a brass plate holding a small metal lingam-like object, while a brass pot and a lit oil lamp sit nearby. Behind him stands a small gold deity figure, flowers in pink and red and a gold shrine.2012-05-11A photograph of a shaved-headed elderly priest in an orange dhoti with gold border, bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha-style bead headband, a long bead mala, gold bangles and a gold earring, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. He stands at a silver-pillared shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink flowers, holding a small brass plate or dish toward a golden palanquin-style deity altar. A string of lamps glows along the arch above, and the shrine's silver-and-gold canopy is topped with kalasha finials. Persons are not clearly distinguishable as a person from appearance cues here, so no identification is made.2012-05-09 +1 copiesPhoto of a temple shrine ritual. An elderly bare-chested priest in orange-saffron dhoti with gold-bordered waist cloth and a red-beaded headband with white vibhuti marks is pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a deity murti in an ornate gold-framed shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink flowers. A younger attendant in orange dhoti with gold border, red beaded headband and beaded necklace stands beside him. Silver lamp stands and pink petals sit on the wooden altar. The arched shrine is lit with warm orange lights. The priest is performing abhishekam. Appearance-based cues do not establish a person candidate, so identity is left unsure.2012-05-09May 12 20122012-05-12A bald, bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti sits cross-legged and pours water from a silver kalasha-style vessel over a brass tray during a puja. He wears a red rudraksha mala on his head, a long rudraksha mala around his neck, a gold necklace, a gold bangle and white ash markings on his forehead, arms and chest. Behind him is a gold-toned shrine with a deity murti, pink and red flower offerings, a small silver vessel and a lit oil lamp. A white cloth hangs at the right edge.2012-05-11