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Photograph of a temple shrine niche with an arched white stone frame and warm lamp lighting. A bare-chested man in an orange silk dhoti with gold border stands at the shrine offering a lit flame, with a flaming oil lamp and pink flower garland decorating an altar of a deity murti. To the right, a priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges holds a lamp and bell-shaped vessel. A third figure in a red-orange robe with a flower garland stands at the left edge. The man in orange shows distinctive ash-marked arms and a headband but his face and features are not used for identification.

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A photograph inside a stone shrine niche arched with a white carved frame and a row of warm lights. A priest in an orange dhoti with gold borders and a bare upper body, with white sacred marks on his arm and chest, holds a flaming oil lamp toward a deity murti in a gilded shrine, decorated with a pink and red flower garland. A second priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands at right holding a ritual object, and a third attendant in orange with a beaded necklace stands at left. Silver lamps and offering vessels sit on the stone platform below. The scene shows an aarti ritual.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12Photograph of a temple shrine inside a niche with a white arched carved frame and warm lights. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border and a shawl, holding a lamp, performs worship at a deity murti draped in pink and red flower garlands, with brass lamps, flowers and fruit on the stone altar. In the foreground two men in saffron/orange robes with orange-and-yellow flower garlands stand at the shrine; one bears a sacred ash mark and a headband, the other is shaved-headed with a rudraksha-style neck garland and stands near the altar. A third priest in white is partly visible behind. Floor scattered with petals and a patterned cloth mat. Setting appears to be puja at a shrine.2012-05-12Photograph of a temple shrine ritual inside a stone-walled sanctum with an arched niche lit by warm lamps. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and a third man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border stand at a silver-and-brass altar holding a multi-wick lamp (aarti) and offerings toward a deity murti framed by a pink flower garland. Behind them, a lamp burns on another altar and flower petals are scattered on the floor. A man on the left wears a flower garland, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and orange garment; the central saffron-clad priest has a red-and-white headband and ash markings. The scene reads as an aarti puja at a shrine. Three or four clearly visible men; the white-clad priest on the right has the most prominent presence.2012-05-12May 08 20122012-05-08A photograph of a temple shrine ritual. An older bare-chested man with a shaved head, white sacred marks on his body, and a rudraksha-style head band wears an orange dhoti with gold borders and holds a small lamp toward a deity murti framed by pink flower garlands. Several oil lamps burn on the altar in front of the image, with silver vessels and green leaves. Behind him, a younger man in orange with gold beaded necklace stands at left, and a priest in white dhoti holding a bell and a tray of lamps stands at right. Gilded shrine arches and lit bulbs frame the scene.2012-05-12Photograph of a temple shrine niche with an arched white stone frame and warm lights. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis with gold borders and white sacred ash on their arms and chest stand at the shrine. The priest on the left wears an orange-saffron dhoti with gold border and a beaded head band, and holds a brass oil lamp with a flame toward a gilded shrine containing a deity murti draped in pink flower garlands. The priest on the right in white dhoti raises a ritual item near the shrine's silver pillars. A silver kalasha-like finial sits atop the shrine. Two brass vessels and flower offerings sit on the stone ledge in front. A third person is partially visible at the far left edge.2012-05-12Photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl, bare-chested and wearing a beaded necklace, raising a flame over a wooden canopy-covered shrine holding a small golden deity image garlanded with pink flowers. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a white shawl stands with hands joined near a silver lamp and offering vessels, while a second priest in orange with a gold garland stands at left. Warm orange lighting outlines an ornate white arch behind the shrine, and petals are scattered on the marble floor.2012-05-12A photograph of an aarti at a shrine niche lined with warm lights and a white arched carved canopy. A bare-shouldered man with a shaved head, wearing a reddish-orange dhoti with gold borders and a red-and-gold garland, holds a lit lamp toward a small deity murti surrounded by a pink flower garland. Beside him a woman in orange garments with a gold-beaded neck garland stands with her hands joined in prayer. On the right a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders holds a brass bell. Brass urns and offerings sit on the altar base. Visible iconography is not clearly identified; the man with the lamp shows distinctive orange-and-gold attire and beaded adornment, but appearance alone does not establish identity.2012-05-12