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A dim stone shrine corner with a bare-chested priest bending low over a brass plate of offerings, placed at the base of a black stone lingam. The lingam is draped with a saffron-orange cloth and a white garland of jasmine-style flowers, with red flowers tucked at its top. A second black stone form beside it is wrapped in white cloth. The priest wears a yellow dhoti, a white cloth at his waist, an orange sash and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and his hair is tied in a bun. Pale printed posters with red temple-arch designs hang on the wall behind. Another person in white stands partly visible at the left edge. Nothing about the figure qualifies as a person candidate.

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May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesA dim stone chamber with stained, weathered walls shows a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and white cloth bending over a tall black stone lingam, adjusting a white cloth and orange shawl draped on it, with a small yellow flower on top. A second priest standing at left wears an orange dhoti and orange shawl, a mala necklace, and holds a small glass; he is shaven-headed with a tilak-like marking. Small orange and gold objects and dark cloth bags sit on the floor. Two partially visible people appear at the lower left edge. A camera and a phone screen appear at the edges, and a red and white printed graphic sits on the left wall.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti wears a rudraksha headband, a gold bangle, a ring, gold earrings and a beaded mala, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead, chest and arms. He stands with one hand extended over a row of black stone lingams, which are decorated with red flowers and garlands, while a steel tray of pink flowers, yellow fruit and green leaves sits below. Behind the shrine a dark deity murti wears a red cloth and garland beside a gold-trimmed red cloth. A man in white clothes with red borders stands nearby, and a partly visible person in the foreground. The scene suggests abhishekam-style worship with flower offerings.2012-05-14 +1 copiesInside a dim stone-walled shrine, a shirtless man in a yellow lower cloth bends forward to hold a lit lamp, with a bright flame, over a small brass or stone yantra-like object on a cloth. Two standing men to the left wear orange-saffron robes and rudraksha malas; one has a tilak and hands folded at his chest, the other stands with palms joined. Partially visible on the right edge, another person in orange clothing. Red and white painted motifs hang on the wall behind. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja. No identity is claimed for any figure.2012-05-18May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA priest in an orange-brown dhoti with a gold-edged waistcloth and a beaded headband stands bare-chested, holding a lit camphor or oil lamp flame toward a dark stone deity murti dressed in an orange shawl and draped in pink flowers within a golden arched shrine niche. Ash or sandal markings are visible on his arms and chest. Two attendants in white dhotis stand at the sides of the shrine. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, pink flowers and a fruit offering sit on a stone platform in front. The setting is a glossy marble-walled temple sanctum.2012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a black stone deity murti dressed in a white cloth and a rudraksha mala, with a pink flower garland on its head, set within a gilded arched niche against a marble-patterned wall. A bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold border bends forward at the shrine, wearing a dark rudraksha mala and gold bangles, and reaches toward a silver tray heaped with mangoes, bananas, oranges, apples and pomegranates. A small oil lamp burns beside the niche.2012-05-09 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a bald priest with a light sacred ash marking on his forehead and body, wearing a rudraksha mala necklace, a beaded headband, a gold bangle, and a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border. He holds a silver tray of pink flowers and white blossoms while placing them on a stone ledge before a row of black stone lingams, each adorned with pink flowers on top and dressed in white cloths with red borders. A small oil lamp burns at the left edge, and a dark stone deity murti in red cloth stands in a niche behind. Pink petals are scattered on the floor.2012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copies