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A photograph inside a temple shrine with an arched white stone niche lit by warm golden lights, housing a deity murti framed by a pink flower garland. A priest in white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl and shaved head holds a lit lamp toward the deity, while another priest in white stands at right holding a brass vessel. At left an older bare-chested man in orange-gold cloth wears a sandalwood-marked forehead, rudraksha mala and flower garland; a woman in orange sari with a garland stands behind him. Brass lamps, flowers and fruit sit on the stone altar, and petals are scattered on the floor.

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May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12Photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl, bare-chested and wearing a beaded necklace, raising a flame over a wooden canopy-covered shrine holding a small golden deity image garlanded with pink flowers. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a white shawl stands with hands joined near a silver lamp and offering vessels, while a second priest in orange with a gold garland stands at left. Warm orange lighting outlines an ornate white arch behind the shrine, and petals are scattered on the marble floor.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A photograph inside a stone shrine niche arched with a white carved frame and a row of warm lights. A priest in an orange dhoti with gold borders and a bare upper body, with white sacred marks on his arm and chest, holds a flaming oil lamp toward a deity murti in a gilded shrine, decorated with a pink and red flower garland. A second priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands at right holding a ritual object, and a third attendant in orange with a beaded necklace stands at left. Silver lamps and offering vessels sit on the stone platform below. The scene shows an aarti ritual.2012-05-12Photograph of a temple shrine niche with an arched white stone frame and warm lamp lighting. A bare-chested man in an orange silk dhoti with gold border stands at the shrine offering a lit flame, with a flaming oil lamp and pink flower garland decorating an altar of a deity murti. To the right, a priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges holds a lamp and bell-shaped vessel. A third figure in a red-orange robe with a flower garland stands at the left edge. The man in orange shows distinctive ash-marked arms and a headband but his face and features are not used for identification.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12Photograph of a temple shrine inside a niche with a white arched carved frame and warm lights. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border and a shawl, holding a lamp, performs worship at a deity murti draped in pink and red flower garlands, with brass lamps, flowers and fruit on the stone altar. In the foreground two men in saffron/orange robes with orange-and-yellow flower garlands stand at the shrine; one bears a sacred ash mark and a headband, the other is shaved-headed with a rudraksha-style neck garland and stands near the altar. A third priest in white is partly visible behind. Floor scattered with petals and a patterned cloth mat. Setting appears to be puja at a shrine.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 11 20122012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12