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A small marble shrine room with a gilded arched niche holds a black stone deity murti dressed in white with a garland. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti bends over a brass stand, lighting or tending small brass lamps, while a woman in a green sari holds a silver plate of pink flower petals beside him. In the foreground, a figure in an orange-red wrap with a gold bead garland and hands pressed together in namaskar faces the shrine. An oil lamp stands at the right of the murti.

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A 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.2012-05-08Photograph of a small shrine chamber with golden-brown stone walls and a gold-framed arched niche holding a white-clad deity murti lit by several oil lamps, with pink flower petals scattered before it. A bare-chested man in orange-saffron dhoti and a gold-edged shawl, wearing a headband, raises a lamp toward the murti. A second man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing glasses, holds a tray of lit lamps beside it. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with gold border and gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste, her back to the camera, facing the shrine. Brass offering vessels sit on a low golden stand. Scene shows a puja.2012-05-08May 08 20122012-05-08A 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 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04May 08 20122012-05-08Inside a marble-walled temple sanctum, a figure in an orange-red draped garment with gold border and gold beaded necklaces stands in the foreground, viewed from behind, arms bent and one arm adorned with bands. Beyond the doorway, two more people in saffron-orange robes attend a shrine; one bends forward pouring or offering at a dark deity murti dressed with red and orange cloth and a gold crown-like arch behind it. Brass vessels stand on a low wooden table. Two people in orange and one partly visible in white and gold are shown, and the foreground person is not clearly identifiable, so a person is unsure.2012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine interior with marble walls. A standing person in an orange-red garment with gold border and rudraksha beads on arms and head stands at a wooden door with hands folded at the forehead in prayer. Beside them a bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border bends forward, holding a brass vessel near a golden shrine arch. Inside the arch sits a black stone deity murti garlanded with white jasmine and draped in orange cloth, with pink flowers scattered on the ledge, a brass oil lamp burning, and a steel pot of pink petals in front. Ritual abhishekam-style worship.2012-05-13 +1 copiesJune 02 20122012-06-02 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04