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Photo inside a temple shrine in Varanasi. A smiling man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala with a long ceremonial pearl-and-bead necklace raises one hand in greeting and holds a silver trident. A clean-shaven man in an orange robe and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and a bald man in dark clothing stands behind. A brass oil lamp burns on a stand in front of a large brass vessel. Behind them, a silver face of a deity murti is decorated with marigold garlands and a flower crown, with an ornate stone shrine and inscribed panel behind. Several onlookers and a man in white dhoti and gold necklace stand nearby. Visible camera equipment is at left.

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Photo inside a temple shrine in Varanasi, with a carved stone niche behind a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and a red-and-white flower crown. A man in saffron-orange robes with a large rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold chain smiles and raises one hand, holding a silver trident with a red gem. Beside him, a bald man in orange and a man in orange shawl with a gold-beaded mala stand close; several people in dark clothing and a man in white stand behind. A brass oil lamp with a flame sits on a tall brass stand at left, and a man at left holds a phone. a person (saffron robes, long swept hair, rudraksha mala, gold chain, trident) is the central smiling figure.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesPhoto inside a temple shrine with a carved white stone arch above a silver deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and a red-and-white floral crown. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a large marigold garland over a rudraksha-style mala of pearl-like beads, holds a silver trident and smiles while raising one hand. Beside him, a man in orange clothing with a long mala stands at right, with a sindoor forehead mark. At left, a brass oil lamp burns beside a brass vessel, and another man in orange with a mala is partly visible. Several other men in orange and white stand behind, with red forehead marks. a person cues: saffron robes, mala and trident in the centre, but appearance is only partly clear, so marked unsure.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph inside a temple shrine in India. A silver-faced deity murti with a crescent-like ornament is framed by garlands of yellow marigolds and white flowers. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas and a gold garland holds a silver trident and is smiling, with a cameraman filming at left. Beside him, a younger man in a striped shirt with a tilak stands near a red donation box marked HUNDI. Other men in orange robes and gold necklaces stand at right, and the shrine wall carries carved stone with a Hindi inscription.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13