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A photograph in a temple corridor of a long-haired, bare-chested devotee in an ochre cloth and layered rudraksha malas, his palms pressed together in namaste near his face, beside a painted deity murti with tilak markings. Beside him a bare-chested temple priest in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a silver plate with a lit oil lamp and sacred powder, performing aarti. The walls are pale yellow and a beaded curtain hangs at right.

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April 29 20182018-04-29 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple interior with pale stone walls and a dark beaded curtain on the right. A bare-chested man with long matted dreadlocks and rudraksha beads, hands folded in anjali, stands in front of a painted deity murti. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread holds a silver tray with a lit oil lamp and a small heap of offering on it, looking toward the viewer. Behind them a carved statue with a tall topknot and white vertical tilaka marks is visible. The scene suggests an aarti or puja at a shrine.2018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29A photo of a temple interior at night. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and rudraksha malas over his chest and arms cups his palm toward a lit oil lamp held by a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and rudraksha mala. The priest holds a silver plate with a small flame and ash or kumkum beside it. Behind them stands a painted deity murti with a tall topknot, tilak on the forehead and rudraksha beads. Yellow walls and a dark beaded panel frame the scene.2018-04-29 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine area with a stone wall and a beaded curtain. On the left, a man with long dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed toward a dark stone deity murti behind him. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread holds a silver plate with a lit oil lamp and ash or kumkum, looking toward the other man. Brass lamps are visible at right. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering.2018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29May 18 20122012-05-18A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and rudraksha beads on his neck and wrists stands in profile with palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a painted deity murti of Shiva in a niche. The murti has blue-grey skin, a dark topknot, a white and red tilak on the forehead and an orange garment. A rope garland with red and blue tassels hangs above the niche against pale stone walls, with a beaded curtain at right. The man's stance and posture suggest devotion, and the scene looks like a temple darshan.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29