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A bare-chested elderly priest in an orange dhoti with gold border bends forward at a dark stone deity murti dressed in white cloth and a rudraksha mala, placing pink flowers and green leaves on it. Brass lamp with a lit flame, brass pots, a tray of pink flowers and a fruit plate sit nearby in a gold-framed shrine with a yellow backdrop and marble walls. The priest wears a gold headband and bangles. A figure in the shrine appears to be the priest in a sacred-garment setting, offering flowers in puja. Appearance cues are insufficient to confirm the page's a person claim, so the role is described as priest.

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May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA shaven-headed priest in an orange-red silk dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala stands bare-chested at left, offering pink flower petals on a silver plate toward a dark stone deity murti. The murti wears a white dhoti with gold borders, a shawl, a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland. It stands within an ornate gold arched shrine with a yellow cloth backdrop. Before it are brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel and small brass cups on a carved wooden stand, in a stone-walled temple sanctum.2012-05-08May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA bald, bare-chested temple priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border stands in a shrine, leaning forward to place a white and pink flower garland on a dark stone deity murti under a gold arched kirtimukha-topped niche with yellow cloth backdrop. Pink flowers are scattered on the pedestal, a brass oil lamp burns to the right, a steel vessel of flowers and a plate of bananas sit in front. A rudraksha mala and vibhuti marks are visible on the priest.2012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +2 copiesMay 08 20122012-05-08A photograph of a temple shrine where a bare-chested priest in orange-red dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala around his neck pours or offers something over a black stone linga. The linga is draped with a white flower garland and a pink flower, set within a gilded arched niche with a yellow cloth backdrop. Pink petals are scattered on the stone base, a steel vessel of pink petals and small bowls sit on the altar, a plate of bananas rests nearby, and a brass oil lamp burns to the right against marble walls. The priest is shown in a ritual abhishekam-style offering to the linga, with the man's upper body, arms and gold armlet visible.2012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04A photograph of a temple shrine with a dark stone deity murti dressed in white and gold cloth, a white garland, and a rudraksha mala, set in a gilded arched niche against a yellow backdrop. An elderly priest with shaved head, white tilak, bare upper body, rudraksha beaded headband and necklace, and an orange-red dhoti with gold border reaches toward the arch. A second man in white stands at the right edge. Pink flower petals lie on the base, with brass vessels, a lit brass oil lamp and a brass tray in front. Two people are visible.2012-05-08June 04 20122012-06-04May 19 20122012-05-19 +1 copies