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Photograph of a temple shrine with two priests in orange-red dhoti-style garments with gold borders. The priest in front, bare-shouldered with a shaved head and a dark beaded headband, holds a lamp toward a gilded shrine niche decorated with white and pink flower garlands, brass lamps and a small deity murti. The second priest stands behind him on the left, wearing a rudraksha-style garland and armlet, looking down. Four polished brass vessels sit on the stone ledge in front of the shrine, with scattered pink petals and an arched glowing lamp frame above. The scene suggests a puja or aarti in progress. No recognizable a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the figures are described by role.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine niche lit by a ring of warm lights. A bare-chested man with a shaved head, wearing a rudraksha headband and a garland, stands in a rust-red dhoti with gold borders and holds a lit flame toward a gilded shrine containing a deity murti decorated with pink and white flowers. Beside him, a second person in a rust-red garment with a beaded headband and beaded shoulder band stands with hands clasped. Silver bowls and an oil lamp sit on a stone altar, and pink petals lie on the floor. The scene suggests an aarti or puja.2012-05-11May 10 20122012-05-10A photograph inside a temple shrine with warm orange lights framing an arched niche. Two men in orange-red dhotis with gold-bordered cloth stand before a golden deity murti decorated with pink flowers. The man on the left, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead, stands with hands clasped and watches. The bare-backed man in the centre, with a gold-coloured head band, leans forward toward the deity and performs worship. Silver and brass vessels and a lit brass oil lamp sit on the altar ledge with more pink flowers.2012-05-08 +1 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10A photograph inside a temple shrine of an elderly bald man, bare-chested apart from a rudraksha necklace, with a white-marked forehead and rudraksha headband, wearing an orange-red dhoti with gold border, holding his hands over a flame lit on a gold shrine containing a deity murti. A younger man beside him in orange dhoti, gold garland and rudraksha armband stands by, and a person in white at the right edge offers something toward the flame. Silver lamps, pink flowers and marigold garlands decorate the golden altar, with petals scattered on the floor and warm lights framing the arch. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja.2012-05-11May 09 20122012-05-09May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA temple shrine lit by a row of warm lights in an arched niche with carved white stone. A shaven-headed priest with a bare chest, a gold-banded orange cloth wrapped around his waist and a rudraksha-style headband holds a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti draped in red flower garlands, with brass and silver pots before it. Beside him a younger man in orange with gold-bordered cloth stands with palms joined in namaskar, and at the right edge another attendant in white blows a conch or horn. Rose petals lie on the floor. The scene reads as aarti at a shrine.2012-05-08May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple shrine. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border bends forward at a golden shrine, bare-chested, adorning a small deity murti with gold ornaments and a flower, with silver bowls and a brass lamp in front. A second man stands to the left in a red-orange wrap with a gold-bordered cloth, a long gold garland and rudraksha bracelets, hands clasped, watching. Rows of small lights frame the golden niche and the lit pink-toned stone walls. The priest appears to be performing abhishekam or puja.2012-05-13May 11 20122012-05-11A photograph of a shrine room in a temple-like setting. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head, wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold border and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, holds a lit flame toward a gilded shrine with a deity murti decorated with white and pink flowers. Beside him stands a second attendant in red-orange cloth with a garland, arm bands and head beads. Silver kalasha-style vessels and pink petals sit on a stone ledge, and warm lamplights frame the arched niche.2012-05-11