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Photograph of a person in a stone-lined shrine niche standing at left, wearing an orange-red sari with gold borders, gold neck ornament and rudraksha bracelets, hair in a bun with rudraksha strand, head bowed in prayer. Facing them is a gold-framed arched niche holding a dark stone deity murti draped in a white cloth with a rudraksha mala and a pink flower garland on its head, set before a yellow backdrop. A brass oil lamp burns to the right, and three brass offering cups sit on a stone ledge in front, with a gold-topped bench in the foreground. The person is one physical individual; no identity cue is visible beyond attire.

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May 12 20122012-05-12May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in saffron-orange draped clothing with gold borders, bare-shouldered on one side, standing in a doorway of a marble-walled shrine. He wears a beaded rudraksha-style headband, a ceremonial gold necklace, red beaded armlets and bracelets, and a white tilak on his forehead. He looks down toward a dark stone deity murti in a gold arched niche, draped with an orange shawl and a bead mala, on a yellow backdrop. A brass oil lamp and three small brass cups sit on the altar ledge, with a brass-topped stool in front.2012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine doorway with white carved trim and a marble-clad interior. A woman in an orange-red sari with gold border and gold necklace and rudraksha bands on her arms stands in the foreground, seen from behind. Inside the shrine, a bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and a gold headband lights or offers at a golden arched niche holding a white-robed image with a dark face, decorated with pink flowers. Brass oil lamps, fruit offerings and a small table with pink flowers stand before the shrine. A white-clad assistant is partly visible at the left edge. This appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine, with three people visible.2012-05-11May 19 20122012-05-19 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09A photograph inside a marble shrine niche with a gold-framed arch. A woman in an orange-red sari with gold border stands at left, seen from behind, with gold necklace, rudraksha bracelets and a flower-decorated hair band. A bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti with gold border, with a headband and gold necklace, tends a small flame near an altar. In the niche stands a white-robed sculpted figure with dark hair and pink flower garlands. Below sit a tray of fruit, a brass oil lamp and pink flowers on a marble table.2012-05-11May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20122012-09-11A person in an orange-saffron garment with a gold necklace and gold earring stands at the right side of a shrine, one arm raised to touch the golden arched niche above a dark black stone Shiva lingam. The lingam is dressed in white and orange-striped cloth, draped with rudraksha beads and pink flower garlands, with a silver face-ornament. The shrine niche has an ornate gold frame and orange fabric backdrop, set against polished marble-patterned walls with brass fittings on a door at right. The visible person is shown from behind and partly in profile, with hair pulled back in a bun.2012-09-11