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Two men in saffron-red dhoti-style garments with gold-thread borders stand in a warmly lit shrine niche with an arched orange-lit frame. The man on the left, in profile, wears a golden garland and dark bead bracelets, hands clasped, looking down. The bare-backed man on the right, shaved-headed with a dark bead headband, leans forward at a gilded shrine containing a small deity murti, appearing to make offerings or perform puja. Before him sit a silver tray with pink and white flowers and a silver lamp. A carved white stone arch frames the scene, with a golden kalasha-style finial atop the shrine.

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May 13 20122012-05-13 +2 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13May 13 20122012-05-13 +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.2012-05-13Inside a shrine niche with warm orange lights outlining the arch, a bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border stands with his back to the camera, bending to a deity murti decorated with pink and red flowers beneath a gold canopy. Beside him on the left, a man in orange-red robes, gold necklace and a white tilak stands with hands clasped in front. Silver pots and an oil lamp sit on the altar ledge, and a garland of white and red flowers hangs at left. This appears to be a puja at a deity shrine.2012-05-10Photograph of a shrine niche with a lit arched border and a golden deity murti under a golden canopy, decorated with pink and red flowers. In front, a bare-chested priest in saffron-orange dhoti with gold-bordered cloth stands facing the shrine, performing worship. Beside him, a second man in orange dhoti and shawl with gold beaded necklace and armlets, hands folded in reverence. Silver vessels and a brass oil lamp sit on the altar ledge, with a stone floor and white carved arch.2012-05-11May 10 20122012-05-10May 10 20122012-05-10May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +2 copiesPhotograph inside a shrine niche lit by a ring of warm orange bulbs. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with gold-bordered wrap bends forward at a gilded shrine, pointing at a small white marble tray set before deity murti and gilt shrine figures, with pink flowers placed on a silver tray. Beside him stands a second man in an orange silk robe with gold border, a gold necklace of beads, a gold armlet and a beaded headband, hands clasped in front of him as he watches. Sandalwood-coloured stone walls and a white carved archway frame the scene.2012-05-11May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copies