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A photograph inside a temple sanctum of a silver-framed deity murti, its face and head heavily garlanded with marigolds and white flowers, set before a purple cloth backdrop. A brass pot with a long spout and a lit oil lamp stand in the foreground. On the right, a man with a shaved head, yellow tilak and saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders holds a silver tray of rose petals, and a man beside him wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a white shirt. Several other men in orange, red and white clothing crowd around, one in a red shirt holding a white plastic bag, and a devotee in a dark shirt leans in at the centre. Silver pillars and carved walls frame the scene.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine in Varanasi. A silver-clad deity murti with a face is decorated with a large garland of orange and white marigolds and sits on a purple cloth. A bald priest in an orange-saffron robe stands at right with a rudraksha mala and a crown-like head adornment; a man in a red kurta and several men in white shirts press close around the shrine. A brass oil lamp burns in the foreground beside a metal railing and a donation box. Marigold petals and green leaves lie on the shrine.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19A crowded photograph inside a temple shrine where a silver-framed deity murti is decorated with a dense garland of yellow and white marigolds and red flowers, set against a purple cloth backdrop. A young man in a red kurta stands at left beside a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, while another attendant in a red garment is at the lower centre. A man at right wears a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, with a dark wrap over shoulder, and extends his hand toward the shrine; a second man at lower right holds a silver trident and a bowl of flower petals, with orange and yellow tilak marks on his forehead. Green leaves and flower offerings are on the shrine ledge.2014-05-19A photograph inside a temple sanctum at Varanasi showing a silver-framed shrine niche with an ornate silver arch and a deity murti heavily garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds, white flowers and green leaves, set before a purple cloth backdrop. A woman in a red sari with gold jewellery and a dark blouse extends her hand toward the murti. On the right a man in white shirt and a sadhu in saffron robes with a tilak stand near a silver trident and a brass plate of flowers and leaves. At left a man in a cream kurta tends a brass lamp with a lit flame.2014-05-19Photograph inside a temple shrine where a silver-framed deity murti, heavily garlanded with marigolds and white flowers, is set in a niche before a purple cloth. A man with long hair, a red-and-white tilak and a dark red garment with a rudraksha mala stands at right, smiling and holding a steel vessel, while a bald man in orange-saffron robes with yellow tilak stands beside him holding a metal trident. A brass oil lamp with a lit wick sits at left, and other devotees are partly visible around the shrine railing.2014-05-19Photograph inside a temple sanctum of a silver-framed deity murti adorned with orange and white marigold garlands and a purple cloth backdrop, with green leaves and flowers offered below. Several devotees crowd around; a woman in a maroon sari with a black rudraksha-style necklace and a yellow-bordered garment reaches toward the murti, and a shaved-headed man in white with an orange cloth stands in the lower right beside a silver trident-like stand. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits at the lower left, and a man in red kurta is partially visible at the left edge. Visible people: several, counted as partially visible. No candidate matches the page's a person reference with sufficient appearance cues.2014-05-19A photograph inside a silver-clad shrine in a temple, where a large deity murti with a white face and red mouth is almost fully covered in marigold and white flower garlands, set against a purple drape. On the left a man in an orange-red shirt holds a brass oil lamp with a flame toward the shrine. At right a man with long hair in a red-brown robe wears a black-and-gold beaded mala and tilak, and beside him a bald priest in orange robes with yellow sandalwood markings holds a silver trident and a brass plate of flower petals. Other devotees stand behind them. Small framed items and a shelf appear at the upper right.2014-05-19A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a silver-framed deity murti heavily adorned with garlands of orange and white marigold flowers, set against a purple cloth backdrop. A person in a light blue shirt leans toward the shrine at left-center. In the foreground at right, a figure in an orange-red garment with a gold bead necklace and a dark rudraksha-style mala holds a silver ritual implement and gazes at the murti; the figure has a white tilak on the forehead and long hair pulled back. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits at lower left beside a silver railing. Several other people stand in the background.2014-05-19 +1 copiesMay 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19