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A photograph inside a temple shrine with polished marble walls. A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and a rudraksha mala stands at left holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in both hands. A tan headband and sacred ash marks show on his body. To the right, a row of black stone murti figures with white and red-striped dhotis and pink flower garlands stand on a marble platform, with a steel bowl and scattered pink petals and white flowers on the ledge. The scene suggests an aarti or puja at the shrine.

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May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 11 20122012-05-11May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesJune 02 20122012-06-02May 13 20122012-05-13May 08 20122012-05-08A photograph in a temple interior showing a bald, bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti holding a silver tray of pink flower petals. He wears a gold-beaded headband, white sandal marks on his forehead and arms, a dark rudraksha mala, and a gold necklace. Behind him a row of dark black stone lingams is draped with white and red-bordered cloth, with more petals on a marble ledge. On the left edge, an orange-clad figure is partly visible. Polished marble walls with arched niches frame the scene.2012-05-07 +1 copiesMay 12 20122012-05-12 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesPhoto inside a temple shrine with pale marble walls and a niche of black stone figures. On the right, a shaven-headed priest in orange cloth with a yellow border, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments holds a lit oil lamp before a row of black stone figures, each wrapped in white and red cloth and with flower petals on the ledge. On the left, a young man in orange cloth with gold necklaces and a hair ornament stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and a bald man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stands behind him. A dark deity murti draped in red and gold cloth sits in the back niche. The scene shows a lamp offering ritual, a puja.2012-05-12