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A photograph of a temple interior with rough stone walls and warm lamplight. On the left, a person with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe smiles while holding a small white offering or cloth. On the right, a shaved-headed priest with white vibhuti marks on his chest and arms, wearing rudraksha malas, a white dhoti and a white upper cloth, holds a brass plate with a burning oil lamp toward the offering. Electric lights are visible on the right edge. The scene suggests an aarti or puja at a temple shrine.

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Photograph taken in a dimly lit stone temple interior with warm lamplight and a string of bulbs on the right wall. A woman in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair stands on the left, smiling and holding small white items in her hands. To the right, a shirtless man with a braided topknot, a horizontal tilak mark on his forehead, and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck holds a metal tray with a burning oil lamp, extending it toward her in an aarti-style offering. He wears a white dhoti with a coloured border.2006-09-18Photograph inside a dim stone temple shrine at night. A man with long, swept-back dark hair in an orange saffron robe stands centre, reaching toward a brass plate with a lit oil lamp held by a bare-chested priest with white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, a rudraksha-style mala and a cream dhoti. At left, a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl watches. Behind them a Shiva lingam is draped with a white cloth and garlanded with marigolds, flanked by brass oil lamps on tall stands and gold-framed doorway panels. a person appears as the orange-robed figure with long hair, a candidate in the ritual scene.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Photograph taken at night inside a stone temple doorway lined with carved golden-toned frames. A bare-chested priest in cream dhoti with a sacred thread and white arm markings holds a brass plate with a lit flame and offerings, facing the sanctum. Beside him stands a long-haired man in an orange-red robe, hands held together near his chest, and at left a figure in white garments with an orange shawl is partly visible. Behind the priest a deity murti is decorated with garlands and a cloth backdrop, and brass oil lamps stand at right against dark stone walls.2006-09-18A photograph inside a dimly lit stone shrine with dark granite walls and gold-coloured ornamental door frames. A bare-chested priest in cream dhoti with a gold waist band and sandalwood/vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms holds a brass aarti plate with a flaming oil lamp. Beside him a young man in an orange-saffron kurta leans forward with his hands near the flame, and at the left edge an older man in white with an orange shawl watches. Behind them a garlanded deity murti with a white cloth and a stack of brass oil lamps on the right wall suggest an aarti at the sanctum.2006-09-18Inside a temple shrine with pale blue walls and a blue fabric hanging with marigold garlands at left. A bare-chested priest with a white beaded necklace and green-and-yellow dhoti holds a silver tray with a small silver vessel while a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes reaches to take something from it. Behind them another priest in white dhoti and a man in grey shawl stand near a murti and a metal vessel. Several people are visible in the shrine area.2006-03-23April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesNight photograph outdoors near a large dark tree at an ashram-style site, with a sandy ground marked by pale designs. A figure in orange-saffron silk drape and matching lower cloth, wearing a multi-strand pink and white bead necklace with a gold ornament, holds a small silver vessel in one hand and a silver bowl-shaped object in the other while walking. Beside and behind them, men in white kurtas and dhotis, one with an orange shawl, carry small items and look down. Their clothing and actions suggest a ritual procession, though no deity or specific rite is clearly visible.2006-12-22Photograph inside a dim stone shrine with weathered walls. On the right, a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti and white shawl bends over a lit oil lamp flame and a black shivalinga-style stone with a garland, pouring or offering near the flames. Behind and to the left, a man in a green shawl with a white tilak and garlands stands with hands folded in prayer. Two men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand near the back, one with a shaved head and one with a long braid and white markings on his forehead. Small red and white printed sheets lie on the floor. Appears to be a temple puja or abhishekam scene. a person candidate not reliably identifiable from appearance.2012-05-18 +2 copiesDecember 20 20062006-12-20