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Photograph inside a dim stone temple shrine with weathered carved stone walls. A shirtless young man with dark hair, wearing a white dhoti with a green-and-yellow border, leans forward pouring water from a brass kettle-like vessel. An older bald man wearing a red-and-white flower garland, beaded necklaces, gold armlets and a rudraksha-style headband stands at a silver-rimmed brass plate, his hand over the plate. A third person in white clothes is seen at the right edge in the foreground. The scene suggests abhishekam or puja offering in a temple sanctum; the older man's appearance is not clearly established.

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May 18 20122012-05-18A dimly lit stone temple interior with carved stone walls. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a yellow border holds a brass tray with a lit oil lamp and offerings while bowing toward a dark shrine niche. A woman with hair pulled back and beaded necklaces, wearing a blue garment, stands with hands folded beside him. On the right, a bald elderly man with a rudraksha bead necklace wears a white flower garland and a red garland and gold earrings, his hands held together in prayer. Another woman with beaded jewellery stands at left. A small black deity murti sits in the niche.2012-05-18Dim stone interior of a temple shrine with carved stone above. A bald, bare-chested elderly man wearing a white-and-red flower garland and a wooden bead headband, with a sacred ash mark on the forehead, extends his hand over a brass plate holding a lit oil lamp. A young shirtless man in a white dhoti bends toward the flame, holding the plate, while other devotees with folded hands stand at the left edge. Oil lamp flame lights the scene, and a dark ritual offering area sits behind.2012-05-18A dim stone temple interior with weathered carved walls. In the foreground a priest with a shaved head, white ash markings on the forehead, a rudraksha mala at the head and garlands of white jasmine and red flowers around the neck, wears a saffron-orange cloth and stands beside a bare-chested young priest in a white dhoti who holds a brass aarti plate with a lit oil lamp and flowers. A devotee on the left, with a rudraksha mala, raises a hand toward the lamp. A dark deity murti stands in a niche behind them. The scene suggests a puja or aarti. The man in the garland is a priest in saffron, not clearly a distinctive presentation, so no identification is made.2012-05-18Dim stone temple interior with carved stone walls behind. A bald elderly priest on the right wears a white flower garland, a beaded rudraksha-style headband and a saffron-toned cloth, his hands raised in a gesture toward a carved niche. A younger bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands center, leaning in and holding a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and offerings. A woman with a beaded headband and dark hair stands at the left edge, partially visible. The scene suggests a temple puja or aarti with an oil lamp.2012-05-18Dim stone temple interior with carved ornamental lintel above. A shaved-headed priest on the right wears a red and gold beaded headband, white jasmine garlands with red flowers, gold earring, and white sacred markings on the forehead; he holds a small object in his hands and gazes downward. To the left, a partially visible bare-backed man with dark curly hair bends forward in a white dhoti, possibly assisting in ritual.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18Photo of a temple shrine ritual inside a stone chamber with an arched niche lit by warm orange lights. In the centre, a golden shrine with a red flower garland surrounds a small deity murti, with a lit oil lamp in front and brass kalasha-style vessels on the altar. On the left, a man in orange-saffron garments and a crown-like beaded headband holds a rudraksha mala; he stands bare-chested with an orange dhoti and gold bangles, a figure whose appearance is uncertain for identification. Beside him stands a woman in orange robes and gold necklaces. On the right, a young man in white dhoti with gold border holds a brass vessel toward the shrine, and another man in white with gold-bordered shawl pours or handles a vessel at the edge of the frame. Four people are visible.2012-05-08May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph of a ritual scene in a dim stone-walled temple interior. A tonsured elder on the left wears a green shawl, white jasmine garland, red flowers and a rudraksha mala, and holds a metal tray. In the centre a standing man in orange robes and a headband with a white forehead mark clasps his hands and wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant. Behind him a bare-shouldered priest in orange holds a bead necklace. At right a devotee kneels, bowing his head toward a brass plate of flowers and leaves held out to him, with white ash marks on his forehead. A watermarked photo of a temple blessing with flowers and orange cloth.2012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18