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A 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.

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May 08 20122012-05-08A bare-chested elderly priest with a shaved head and a rudraksha-style bead mala across his chest stands at left, wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti. He holds a brass aarti lamp with flames toward a deity murti in a gold-framed shrine niche with a yellow backdrop. The murti wears white and red-striped cloth, a pink flower garland and adornments, and pink flowers are arranged at its base. A brass oil lamp stands at right on the marble-panelled wall, in an abhishekam or aarti setting at a temple shrine.2012-05-11May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14A photograph of a shaved-headed priest bare-chested in an orange-red dhoti with gold borders, holding a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and flowers, performing aarti before a deity murti in a gold arched shrine niche. The murti, dark-stoned with a white cloth, pink flower garland and rudraksha mala, sits on a pink-flower-strewn platform beside brass lamps. A second attendant in white stands at the left edge. Golden lion-like carvings flank the shrine. The priest's identity cannot be determined from appearance, so he is described by role only.2012-05-11May 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine. An elderly man with a shaved head, bare-chested, wears an orange-red dhoti with gold borders, a beaded rudraksha mala and gold armlets, and holds a small vessel while offering to a black deity murti dressed in white and orange cloth with a white jasmine garland and pink flowers. Gold ornate shrine arch surrounds it, with a brass oil lamp burning at right. A younger man in white dhoti with gold border stands with folded hands in a respectful pose. Appearance-based cues on the elder are insufficient to confirm identity, so the role is described as a priest performing puja.2012-05-13Photograph inside a temple shrine. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border bends forward at a golden shrine, bare-chested, adorning a small deity murti with gold ornaments and a flower, with silver bowls and a brass lamp in front. A second man stands to the left in a red-orange wrap with a gold-bordered cloth, a long gold garland and rudraksha bracelets, hands clasped, watching. Rows of small lights frame the golden niche and the lit pink-toned stone walls. The priest appears to be performing abhishekam or puja.2012-05-13A 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 10 20122012-05-10May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesTwo men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand before a golden shrine niche with arched pillars and a row of amber lights. The man on the left, bare-shouldered with a rudraksha mala and an armband of beads, and a red mark on his forehead, stands with hands folded. The man in the centre, bare-backed and bent forward, is offering a white flower garland at a small gilded shrine holding a deity murti, with brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and a plate of flowers in front.2012-05-14 +1 copies