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Photograph of a temple shrine room with white carved stone shrine niches, a deity murti draped in garlands at left, and a shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti and red shawl holding a small brass lamp while performing a puja. A man in a white robe with a yellow-orange turban and a floral garland stands before the shrine with his hands raised in namaskar. Brass plates and a kalasha with a coconut sit on a granite step at right, and red and white floral garlands hang from the pillar.

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Indoor temple scene with white marble shrine architecture and a floral garland arch above a doorway. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red shawl places a garland around the neck of a figure in white robes with a saffron-yellow turban and a white flower garland, standing on a pink marble floor. Brass lamps and offering plates sit near the shrine steps. A man in a dark shirt and tan vest bends over at the right, and hanging bells and gold-framed decor appear in the background. Whether the garlanded figure is a person is uncertain from appearance; the white robe and saffron turban are present but the figure is largely turned away.2006-03-15March 08 20062006-03-08May 02 20122012-05-02June 04 20122012-06-04A photo inside a temple shrine lit by a row of warm lights. An elderly bare-chested priest in saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border and a dark rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp toward a brass lamp stand decorated with red flower garlands in front of an ornate deity shrine with a silver canopy. On the right a younger shaven-headed attendant in a white dhoti and shawl with gold border holds a silver tray with lamps and a brass aarti lamp. A second attendant's arm with bangles is visible at right edge. Aarti ritual in progress.2012-05-12A photograph of a temple shrine doorway with polished brown-and-cream marble walls and two tall brass oil lamps flanking the entrance. Inside, a glowing orange arch frames a small deity murti decorated with flowers on a stone pedestal. Three men stand at the shrine: one in a red-orange dhoti with a shawl-like cloth and a bare upper body, bowing with hands near the murti; another in a white dhoti and shawl, bare-headed and bare-chested, leaning in with hands extended toward the deity; and a third in a red-orange garment with a garland at the left edge. A green curtain hangs to the right of the doorway.2012-05-11Temple ritual in a golden-hued shrine. Three men in white dhotis, bare-chested, perform worship before a deity murti draped in red and white flower garlands. The man on the left, bald and holding a small silver plate, pours or offers from a cup. The central man wears a tall ornate headdress with jewelled gold and black patterning and a white garland, reaching toward the murti. The man on the right wears a cream cloth on his head and a white shawl, bowing with hands together over the murti. Gold and bronze throne-like ornaments and a lit oil lamp frame the scene, with red satin hangings in the background. This is a padapuja or abhishekam style offering.2012-05-02January 02 20122012-01-02Photograph inside a golden-framed shrine niche with marble walls. A bald elderly man with a white forehead marking, a dark rudraksha mala, gold armlets and a gold-trimmed red-orange dhoti and shawl stands at left, bare-chested, gesturing toward the shrine. At right, a younger man in white dhoti and white shawl, with a beaded bracelet, holds a brass plate and lamp toward a dark stone deity murti dressed in white cloth, flower garlands and a pink flower. Two lit oil lamps stand on the altar, and a yellow cloth backs the niche. A partial figure in white is visible at far left edge.2012-05-11June 04 20122012-06-04May 12 20122012-05-12A photograph inside a temple-style hall with a deep maroon curtain and a pink-and-gold decorated pillar. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl with a grey beard and white tripundra markings on his arms stands center, holding a small object while an attendant in a saffron-orange robe with yellow borders and a saffron turban offers him something from a tray. A devotee in white dhoti with a purple-edged cloth and white arm markings stands at left beside a clear acrylic lectern. Golden lamps and a gold-decorated deity murti stand at right on red-cushioned seats.2013-08-13