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Photograph of a small shrine chamber with golden-brown stone walls and a gold-framed arched niche holding a white-clad deity murti lit by several oil lamps, with pink flower petals scattered before it. A bare-chested man in orange-saffron dhoti and a gold-edged shawl, wearing a headband, raises a lamp toward the murti. A second man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing glasses, holds a tray of lit lamps beside it. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with gold border and gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste, her back to the camera, facing the shrine. Brass offering vessels sit on a low golden stand. Scene shows a puja.

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May 08 20122012-05-08A photograph inside a small stone shrine with polished marble walls and a bright ceiling light. At the centre, a black stone deity murti stands in a gold arched niche, draped with a long white flower garland and a pink flower on its head, with a yellow cloth behind it. Pink flower petals are scattered on a tray in front, beside brass oil lamps. Three men attend the puja: on the left a standing man in orange dhoti and orange upper cloth with a rudraksha bracelet and beaded necklace; in the centre a bare-chested older priest in an orange dhoti with a beaded necklace, bending to make an offering at the altar; on the right a shaven-headed man in a white dhoti with gold border and white upper cloth, glasses, bending to the altar. Abhishekam or puja worship is suggested by the offerings and lamps.2012-05-13May 13 20122012-05-13May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14June 04 20122012-06-04June 04 20122012-06-04May 08 20122012-05-08A photograph of a temple shrine doorway with white carved stone framing and a golden-tiled interior. Inside, a shirtless priest in white dhoti holds a lamp before a dark stone deity murti adorned with pink flowers, with a silver-toned tray of fruit and offerings on a low table. A second priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border stands beside him, and in the foreground a woman in an orange-red sari with gold border, rudraksha beads on her arms and head, and a gold necklace faces the shrine with her back to the camera. The scene shows puja or aarti at a shrine, with an oil lamp glowing in the niche.2012-05-11May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 08 20122012-05-08May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copies