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A photograph inside a shrine alcove during a lamp-lit puja. An elderly bare-chested priest with white sacred markings and a rudraksha mala stands at a golden-framed altar holding his hand over the flame. Beside him a figure in orange robes with a gold-trimmed cloth and a garland of yellow flowers stands with hands folded. On the right a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth holds a lit aarti lamp toward the altar. The altar is hung with a pink flower garland and has silver vessels, green leaves and a deity murti under a silver canopy. Lit oil lamps line the arched niche. Three people are visible.

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May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 10 20122012-05-10May 12 20122012-05-12May 10 20122012-05-10Photograph of a temple shrine ritual in an arched niche with a glowing orange-lit surround and an ornate white stone arch. A priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with gold border, a rudraksha-style headband and a garland, holds a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti draped in a pink garland. Two other men stand at the right in white dhotis with gold borders, bare-chested, one with palms pressed together in prayer. A third man in orange with a flower garland stands at the left. Offerings of fruit, flowers and brass vessels sit on a stone altar. The priest's garments are orange; the attendants wear white and gold. Five people are visible in total.2012-05-12May 10 20122012-05-10May 08 20122012-05-08A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a bald elderly priest with bare upper body and white sacred ash on his arms, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, wrapped in saffron cloth with gold borders, holding a flame over an ornate golden deity murti decorated with pink and white flower garlands and offerings. A second person in orange robes with a rudraksha headband and necklace stands to the left, and a hand offering a lit lamp or aarti reaches in from the right. The shrine has silver pillars and a silver canopy above, with a warm arched niche and glowing lights. Appears to be an aarti or abhishekam ritual; the flame is a lamp.2012-05-09May 10 20122012-05-10May 12 20122012-05-12