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A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and a rudraksha mala stands at a shrine, raising a silver plate of flame toward a lit altar niche. A second person in matching orange garments with a gold necklace stands beside him. On the right, a figure in white dhoti with gold border holds a silver vessel and pours. The altar holds a gilded canopy shrine (deity murti) wrapped in pink and white garlands, with silver kalasha-style pots and oil lamps below, and an arched stone niche with a carved lion-face motif above. Rose petals lie on the floor.

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Photograph inside a temple shrine niche arched and lit with string lights. A bare-chested, shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti with gold border stands at left with white sacred markings on his arms and forehead, holding his hands over a shrine. Behind him an attendant in orange cloth and gold neck ornaments stands in the doorway. At right a man in white dhoti holds a lit multi-flame oil lamp over a shrine enclosed by a pink flower garland, with a silver arched canopy and silver pillars around it. Small brass vessels and flowers sit on the stone platform.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A 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.2012-05-12A 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 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.2012-05-12June 05 20122012-06-05May 12 20122012-05-12A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold border and a gold-beaded headband performs a puja at a decorated shrine niche with pink and white flower garlands, a lit oil lamp flame, and silver kalasha pots. A second person in white dhoti with gold border, visible at right, holds a lit lamp or ritual vessel toward the flame. Marigold-pink petals scattered on the floor, and an arched niche outlined with string lights frames the shrine. a person: the standing man wears a saffron garment and gold-beaded headband with a gold necklace, cues consistent with the page's attribution.2012-06-05 +1 copiesMay 12 20122012-05-12June 04 20122012-06-04June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual in a stone-walled shrine with a white carved arch and warm lights. A bare-backed priest in orange-saffron dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala raises his arm and receives water poured from a silver vessel held by a man in white at the right edge. Beside him, an attendant in orange cloth with a gold-bead garland and a gold headband holds a silver bowl. Before them stands a gold-framed shrine decorated with pink and white flower garlands, with silver cups and oil lamps on a stone altar. Water runs down the altar. The scene suggests an abhishekam offering.2012-06-05