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A bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti kneels before a gilded shrine niche decorated with pink and white flower garlands and lit by a string of warm lights. He wears a rudraksha-style beaded headband and a gold ornament at the back of the neck. A golden canopied throne or palanquin-like shrine holds a small deity murti. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks and metal offering bowls sit on the marble ledge, and a second person in a white dhoti and maroon-edged cloth stands at the left edge.

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May 10 20122012-05-10May 08 20122012-05-08A bald, bare-chested priest in a maroon-orange dhoti with a gold border sits cross-legged at right in front of a golden shrine niche lit by a row of warm lamp lights. He wears a dark rudraksha mala and a thin beaded headband, with white sacred ash marks on his arms and upper body. The shrine holds a gilded deity murti with a pinkish-red flower garland, a golden arched canopy, and a dancing Nataraja-style figure at left. Brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot and a tray of pink flowers and leaves sit on the stone platform, with a brass bowl in the foreground. Setting is a temple sanctum.2012-05-13May 12 20122012-05-12A photograph inside a temple shrine. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and a gold-yellow shoulder cloth stands at a gold-framed deity altar, holding a flower-decorated item near a gold-and-silver shrine canopy with pink and red flowers below. Beside him, a second man in a matching orange-red robe with a gold necklace and a sandalwood vertical mark on his forehead stands with hands folded in prayer. Silver pedestal vessels sit in front of the shrine, and a brass oil lamp burns at the right, with a string of orange lights framing the arch. A small deity murti sits within the altar.2012-05-08May 11 20122012-05-11A photograph of a priest performing aarti before a shrine with a golden arched canopy and silver pillars, decorated with white flower garlands and pink flowers. The priest, seen from behind with bare upper body, wears a rust-red dhoti and a dark beaded head garland, with white markings on his shoulders and back, and holds a lit oil lamp toward the deity murti inside the shrine. A small brass bell hangs on the right. The setting is a dim temple sanctum with a reddish wall.2012-05-07 +1 copiesMay 12 20122012-05-12A photograph inside a temple shrine. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered wrap, a gold necklace and a gold headband stands with back partly turned, facing an arched alcove. The alcove is framed by pink and white flower garlands, and a gilded ornate frame or throne-like structure holds a deity murti decorated with garlands. Silver kalasha-style vessels, silver lamps and a brass oil lamp sit before it, and a tray of pink petals rests at the bottom. Warm lights outline the arch.2012-06-05May 13 20122012-05-13 +2 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04Two men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand before a shrine niche with an arched white frame and warm orange lights. The man on the left is bare-chested with a white flower garland and gold headband, hands folded in prayer. The man on the right wears a white flower garland, a gold headband, gold armlets and a saffron shawl, looking down. Inside the shrine stand a golden peetha-style throne, small deity murti, pink flowers, and a silver kalasha-like vessel. The scene suggests puja.2012-04-29