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A photograph inside a small shrine with a dark blue cloth backdrop and a deity murti decorated with garlands of white and orange flowers. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border holds a bell and incense, performing puja. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes with a long garland of orange and red flowers stands with hair swept back and gold bangles on the wrist. A cameraman in white shirt and a man in orange clothing stand at the edges. Brass lamps, offering plates and flower petals sit on the altar.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine at night. A dark-skinned deity murti, dressed in blue with a crown and heavily decorated with white jasmine and orange-red marigold garlands, sits on a black stone pedestal in front of a blue cloth backdrop. A priest in a white dhoti and a man in a white shirt with a pink-checked cloth stand at left, one performing puja near the murti. At right, two men in saffron-orange robes stand with hands in anjali mudra; the one in front wears an orange-red marigold garland and gold bangles and has long dark hair, while the bald man beside him is in orange robes. Brass vessels and flower offerings sit on the floor.2010-08-09May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesAugust 09 20102010-08-09November 09 20072007-11-09February 12 20062006-02-12A photograph inside a temple shrine area with a yellow-cream wall and a lotus-topped pillar with coloured bands. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red waist cloth stands centre, bending over brass vessels and a flame on a metal stand. Beside him, two men in saffron-orange robes look on; one wears glasses and a beard and holds a small object, the other holds a phone or card. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and a dark rudraksha-style necklace holds a brass bowl. At left, a photographer in a dark shirt with a camera and a red thread on the wrist is partly visible. A ritual puja setting, with the bare-chested priest officiating.2009-08-08June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA temple ritual photograph in a stone-walled hall. A priest in white dhoti on the left holds a flaming lamp over a decorated palanquin draped in red and white, garlanded with red and pink flowers. In front, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a red shawl and a garland of flowers and beads, wearing a red and white headdress, raises hands in devotion. Beside him stand two saffron-robed sannyasis with garlands and bead malas, one with a long beard and another shaved-headed. Devotees in white stand behind. The scene suggests a palanquin procession ritual at a Hindu temple.2012-06-05 +1 copiesOctober 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesJuly 24 20052005-07-24Interior of a dim stone shrine with a plastered wall and lit oil lamps at right. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti bends over a black stone lingam, pouring or offering over it, with a garland draped on the lingam. Behind him stand several people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas; one figure at the left holds his hands raised above his head, wearing a green and gold shawl, flower garland and gold armlets. A white-clad figure is in the lower left foreground. Printed red temple-motif cards stand against the wall. Four or five people are visible in the room.2012-05-18 +1 copies