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A photograph of a person in a shrine room standing at the left in a rust-orange sari with gold border, bare-shouldered, with a rudraksha mala and a braided headband, hands folded in prayer and gaze lowered toward a small golden-arched shrine. The shrine holds a dark stone deity murti dressed in white cloth with a black bead mala, adorned with pink flowers, set against a yellow backdrop. Brass oil lamps and small brass vessels sit on a golden-edged stand before it, with scattered pink petals on the floor. The walls are polished stone tiles.

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A standing man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with gold borders, wearing a rudraksha mala around his neck and a rudraksha headband, stands barefoot at left, looking down toward a shrine. Inside a gold-framed arched niche with yellow backing, a dark black Shiva linga is draped in white cloth, rudraksha beads, and pink flowers. Brass oil lamps and a brass plate sit on a stone platform with scattered pink petals. The stone-tiled room has fluorescent lights and a wooden door at left. Appearance-based cues (rudraksha mala and headband, orange-red shawl, the bearing of a sannyasi) fit the a person candidate, though the face is not visible enough to confirm; he is in person in the room.2012-05-09September 11 20122012-09-11 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09May 10 20122012-05-10May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in saffron-orange draped clothing with gold borders, bare-shouldered on one side, standing in a doorway of a marble-walled shrine. He wears a beaded rudraksha-style headband, a ceremonial gold necklace, red beaded armlets and bracelets, and a white tilak on his forehead. He looks down toward a dark stone deity murti in a gold arched niche, draped with an orange shawl and a bead mala, on a yellow backdrop. A brass oil lamp and three small brass cups sit on the altar ledge, with a brass-topped stool in front.2012-05-13 +1 copiesA man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a thick gold bead necklace and a white tripundra on his forehead stands in a doorway, looking down toward a small shrine. Inside, a black stone deity murti dressed in a white and orange-bordered cloth, with a rudraksha mala and a silver necklace, stands in a gold arched niche draped with orange fabric. Brass oil lamps, three small brass cups and scattered pink flower petals sit on the marble altar ledge and a brass bench in front. The man's wearing and the reference to the ritual setting suggest a temple shrine visit, though his identity is not established from appearance alone.2012-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine with polished stone walls and an ornate gold arched niche housing a dark stone deity murti draped in a yellow cloth and garlanded. In front, a bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold borders bends forward, hands extended toward a brass oil lamp and small brass vessels on a wooden altar, with pink flowers and green leaves nearby. A standing figure in white robes with gold borders and a rudraksha mala beside a dark stone image, and a person wearing a rudraksha mala, white ritual cloth and gold-bordered garments stands behind the priest, appearing to observe the puja. Incense sticks stand in a brass holder at right. The page excerpt concerns a Madurai satsang.2012-05-08June 23 20122012-06-23Photograph of a person in a stone-lined shrine niche standing at left, wearing an orange-red sari with gold borders, gold neck ornament and rudraksha bracelets, hair in a bun with rudraksha strand, head bowed in prayer. Facing them is a gold-framed arched niche holding a dark stone deity murti draped in a white cloth with a rudraksha mala and a pink flower garland on its head, set before a yellow backdrop. A brass oil lamp burns to the right, and three brass offering cups sit on a stone ledge in front, with a gold-topped bench in the foreground. The person is one physical individual; no identity cue is visible beyond attire.2012-05-14 +1 copiesA shirtless elderly priest in an orange-saffron dhoti bends forward at a gilded shrine niche to offer worship to a black stone deity murti wrapped in a white cloth with a pink flower crown and a rudraksha-style bead mala. A gold-embellished arch frames the idol on a yellow cloth. The priest wears a beaded gold headband and gold armlets and has white sacred ash marks on his arms and chest. Two attendants in white dhotis flank him, one on the left and one on the right, handling the scene. A brass oil lamp with a flame sits at the lower right of the shrine. The scene reads as puja or abhishekam in a temple setting. The priest is a ritual officiant; no physical person is visibly identified as a person.2012-05-12 +1 copies