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Photograph inside a dim stone temple shrine. Two shaved-headed devotees in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha-style bead necklaces and armbands stand in front of the sanctum, one with hands folded. Behind them a priest in white clothing moves near a dark deity murti draped in garlands and cloth, with a row of oil lamps glowing beside an ornate arch. Bright light flares at the top of the frame. Two people in foreground, one partially visible priest in background, and the deity murti.

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A photograph inside a dim stone temple shrine showing two devotees in saffron-orange cloth seen from behind. The nearer figure wears a rudraksha headband, rudraksha necklaces and an arm band, with a bare shoulder and a gold earring. The second figure is bald and bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala and a saffron cloth, with hands joined in prayer. Beyond them a priest in white stands before a deity murti decorated with a red garland and white cloth, lit by a bright lamp and a row of small oil lamps on the right. The scene suggests darshan or puja. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the figures are described by role.2012-05-18 +1 copiesA photograph taken inside a stone-walled temple corridor at night. Three people stand in a doorway lit by oil lamps and a warm glow from within. In the foreground a figure with hair tied up and rudraksha beads in the hair, wrapped in a rust-orange cloth, faces away toward the doorway. Beside them a bald figure in an orange-gold shawl wears white and rudraksha beads around the neck and head. Further back a bare-backed man in a yellow-and-white dhoti stands before a lit altar area with oil lamps. A green and white bag hangs on the wall to the right. The scene suggests a puja or temple ritual in progress, though no a person candidate can be confirmed from appearance.2012-05-18Inside a dim stone-walled passage, a priest in white dhoti with a bare upper body holds a brass plate of lit oil lamps before a shrine doorway with a decorated frame. Two sannyasi-attired men in orange-red robes and rudraksha malas stand in profile on the left, hands joined in reverence; the nearer one has his hair in a bun and the other is shaved-headed. A green and white printed bag hangs on the right wall. The scene reflects puja and aarti offering.2012-05-18May 12 20122012-05-12Photograph of a dim stone temple interior with a dark granite wall. In the foreground a young man with hair tied in a bun and a red-beaded headband wears an orange-saffron wrap and multiple rudraksha malas, his head bowed. Beside him an older bald man with a beaded headband wears a white and pink jasmine garland and a saffron cloth, his hands pressed together in anjali before a dark murti. Other saffron-clad devotees stand behind them, and a dark dressed figure sits at the lower right near an offering. A black signboard with Tamil script hangs on the wall. The scene suggests darshan or puja.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18A warm, dimly lit temple doorway scene. In the foreground, a woman with hair in a bun and a rudraksha headband, wearing an orange sari and rudraksha malas, faces inward toward the shrine. Beside her, a bare-chested sannyasi in orange cloth with white beaded mala stands in attendance. In the center, a man in a white dhoti with a red border carries a lit oil lamp on a plate, performing aarti before the shrine. Another white-clad priest stands behind him near the sanctum entrance, and a brass lamp rests on the floor at right.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph taken in a dim stone chamber with a bright light source at upper right. In the foreground, a woman with hair in a bun and rudraksha beads on her head and arms wears a rust-orange cloth and holds her hands together near her chest. Beside her, a bald man in an orange-gold wrap and bead necklace bows his head. On the right, an older white-haired, white-bearded man in an orange shawl and a bead necklace leans toward a stone wall, his hands extended near a small green leaf or offering, with a lit lamp and smoke rising nearby. A partially visible figure stands behind him, and a partial figure appears at the far left edge. The scene suggests a ritual offering in a temple-like setting.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18Three men in a dim stone chamber with a bright light at top. On the left, a man with hair tied in a bun and a headband, wearing earrings, a rust-orange wrap and layered rudraksha malas and arm bands, looks toward the center. In the middle, a bald man in an orange wrap and layered rudraksha and bead necklaces stands with his head bowed. On the right, an older white-bearded man with tilak marks and an orange shawl holds a green leaf and a yellow fruit or offering in his hands. A fourth person is partly visible at the right edge. The scene suggests a ritual offering or blessing.2012-05-18A photograph of a devotee in a saffron-orange wrap with a gold-bead necklace and a dark red-and-gold headband, standing at a doorway with palms joined in namaskar, facing into a marble shrine room. Inside, a second figure bare-chested in white dhoti-style cloth and an orange wrap bends forward at a low brass-topped table, tending small brass vessels and oil lamps before a black stone linga-form deity draped in white cloth, set in a gold arched niche. Marble walls and a turquoise-and-gold ceremonial item sit at the right edge.2012-05-08