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Indoor temple ritual in warm lamplight. An elderly bare-chested man with a shaved head, white tilak and a dark rudraksha mala stands at a shrine, hands extended toward a flame in a small lamp on a silver stand. Beside him a younger person in red-orange garment with gold border and a dark bead headband and armlets stands close. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass plate and lifts an offering. The shrine holds a golden nataraja figure, flower garlands, a golden canopy and a silver kalasha-style vessel, with brass bowls below. Orange lights line the arch behind.

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May 09 20122012-05-09 +3 copiesA bare-chested older man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold border stands at a brass shrine, holding his hand over a lit brass lamp with several flames. He wears a maroon-beaded headband, a long rudraksha mala on his chest, and white ash markings on his forehead. Behind him, a white-and-gold carved arch and a gilded altar niche hold floral garlands of white and pink flowers. A man in a white dhoti stands at the right holding a brass plate. A person at the far left wears orange cloth and beaded necklaces. The scene appears to be a lamp offering or aarti at a temple shrine.2012-05-09A bald elderly priest in saffron-orange dhoti with gold border and bare torso wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a rudraksha headband, holding a lit oil lamp with flames as an aarti offering before a shrine. Behind him stands a second person in orange garment with rudraksha ornaments on arm and head. A gilded Nataraja murti of dancing Shiva with a brass lamp stand and flower garlands occupies the shrine. Orange lights outline the arched niche. Visible text on the photo overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam Source2012-05-14May 08 20122012-05-08May 13 20122012-05-13 +2 copiesMay 08 20122012-05-08May 08 20122012-05-08Two men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders stand before a gilded shrine in a stone temple. The older man in the centre, bare-shouldered with a shaved head, white vibhuti marks and a red-beaded rudraksha mala, holds an oil lamp with flame while another person's hands reach in to receive or offer it. Beside him a younger man with a red-beaded headband and rudraksha mala stands in saffron, with a red beaded armlet. Behind them a gilded Nataraja murti, pink and white flower garlands, silver lamp stands and brass vessels fill the shrine, with a small deity murti among the offerings. Rose petals lie on the stone floor. This looks like an aarti or puja at the altar.2012-05-14 +2 copiesMay 12 20122012-05-12A photo of a bald elderly man with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red-orange wrap around his waist, bare-chested with white sacred ash marks on his arm and forehead, gesturing with outstretched hands toward a lit shrine. Gold oil lamps with bright flames sit on a silver and gold altar stand with pink flower garlands, beside a gilded deity murti. A second person in white clothing with a bead bracelet holds a plate near the lamps, and another person in orange stands behind. The warm lighting and lamp flames fill the scene.2012-05-13A photograph inside a shrine niche showing a bare-chested priest with a shaved head, wearing rust-orange dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha headband, reaching toward a lit oil lamp with a tall flame on a golden puja stand. Behind him stands a second attendant in orange dhoti and gold-beaded necklace and armlet, and at the right edge a man in white clothing extends his hand toward the lamp. Flower garlands in pink and white surround a deity murti in the gilded shrine, with silver kalasha-style vessels on the stone altar below and rose petals scattered on the floor.2012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12