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Inside a dimly lit temple shrine, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a red border and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder stands with his back to the camera, hands touching the base of a silver-covered lingam. The lingam is wrapped in striped white, red and gold cloth with a white garland, and oil lamps glow in the background. A second person's arm in silver bangles reaches in from the left to adjust the cloth. Gold-patterned metal base and lit lamps frame the deity murti in a temple abhishekam or puja setting.

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May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a dimly lit temple shrine at night, showing a bare-backed priest in a white dhoti with maroon borders performing worship before a deity figure. The deity, draped in red and white cloth with a gold-toned belt and a garland, stands beneath an ornate golden arch and a glowing halo with lit oil lamps. A silver-topped lingam-like form sits in front of the figure, and additional oil lamps glow on the left and in the background. Two other people are partly visible at the left and right edges.2012-05-16A photograph inside a dim Shiva temple shrine at Kanchanoor. A lingam with a bright halo-like arch sits within an ornate dark stone niche, dressed in striped and red cloth with silver ornaments and lit by several oil lamps. A priest in a saffron-orange wrap leans toward the deity, adjusting the shrine while women and attendants stand at the edges, one in an orange cloth with rudraksha-style beaded armband, another with bangles and hair in a bun. A deity murti is the focus, performing abhishekam-style worship with lamps in the foreground.2012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 21 20122012-05-21June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16A photograph of a temple aarti before a deity murti in a dark shrine. A priest in a white dhoti and a shawl holds a brass plate with a flaming camphor lamp and a silver kalasha-shaped vessel, and another hand reaches to steady the plate from the right. The deity is adorned with a red and gold cloth and silver ornaments, with a red and orange garment draped over the figure. Oil lamps burn in the background beside an ornate silver-framed arch.2012-05-16 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with wet, slicked-back hair and a dark rudraksha mala bends forward at right to tend a silver-clad lingam in a dim temple shrine. The lingam, draped with a red and gold silk garment and white-and-red bordered cloth, wears silver arms and a silver crown-like covering, with flower garlands around it. Lit oil lamps and a gilded arch surround the sanctum, and a golden pedestal sits below. The man holds a fibrous ritual object in one hand. Visible text on the image reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, and , but these copyright marks are not reproduced here2012-05-16 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine. An elderly man with a shaved head, bare-chested, wears an orange-red dhoti with gold borders, a beaded rudraksha mala and gold armlets, and holds a small vessel while offering to a black deity murti dressed in white and orange cloth with a white jasmine garland and pink flowers. Gold ornate shrine arch surrounds it, with a brass oil lamp burning at right. A younger man in white dhoti with gold border stands with folded hands in a respectful pose. Appearance-based cues on the elder are insufficient to confirm identity, so the role is described as a priest performing puja.2012-05-13A photograph inside a temple shrine. Two men in orange-red dhotis with gold borders stand at left, one with bare upper body and gold necklace, the other wearing rudraksha bracelets. The bare-backed man in front, with shaved head and gold ornaments, reaches toward a gilded arch above a black stone deity murti draped in white garland and yellow cloth, with a brass oil lamp burning at right. A steel vessel holding flower petals and small brass cups sit on a wooden stand below. The walls are sandstone-toned and the scene is softly blurred.2012-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold borders and a gold-edged shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and gold armlet, holds a lit oil lamp toward a dark stone deity murti draped with white cloth and a white flower garland with a red bead necklace. Behind the murti is a gold arched canopy with a crown-like finial and a yellow backdrop. Pink flower petals lie at the base, with brass vessels and a standing brass lamp nearby. On the right, a young man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands with palms joined in prayer. Printed copyright text and a logo appear at the lower right.2012-05-08June 17 20052005-06-17