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A photograph inside a stone-framed shrine niche showing a golden deity murti seated on a dark pedestal beneath a silver arch with a lion-face crest, wearing a silver crown and rudraksha malas. A priest in an orange shawl over white dhoti stands at left, facing the murti and pouring or offering from a small vessel with his right hand. Golden standing attendant figures hold lamps on either side, and a red-draped small idol with pink flowers, a kalasha-like pot, a brass lamp and a flower-filled basket sit at the base. Yellow and red borders frame the floor.

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A photograph of a shrine niche with a yellow-orange painted deity murti seated on a dark stone pedestal beneath an ornate silver arch topped with a face motif and a hanging brass lamp. The murti wears green and magenta beaded ornaments and holds ceremonial objects in its raised hands. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange sash stands at right, reaching toward the murti's head with a hand smeared with kumkum or turmeric paste, performing abhishekam-style worship. Rudraksha mala strands hang from the arch. A brass kalasha and a brass bowl with offerings sit on the floor, along with scattered petals and paper.A photograph of a temple shrine in which a bare-chested priest with a shaved head, rudraksha necklace and white sacred markings on his shoulders and arms, wearing an orange-and-gold-bordered dhoti, leans forward and performs a ritual with a small metal implement at a dark stone deity murti. 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Brass oil lamps stand on either side in a gilded arch, and steel bowls of flowers and offerings sit on a brass table.A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with a white tilak on his forehead offers red flowers at a shrine before a golden-yellow deity murti seated on a dark stone pedestal under a silver arch. The deity has four arms, a white crown, red flower garlands and a red-and-yellow dress. Two golden attendant figures stand on either side holding red blossoms. Brass pots, a small brass lamp stand, trays of red and pink flowers and a golden yantra or kalasha-shaped object sit on the marble floor in front. A brass hanging lamp is suspended above, and rudraksha-like beads hang from the arch.Inside a temple shrine, a young man in a white dhoti and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder applies turmeric or sandal paste to a deity murti. 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The person is not identifiable from appearance here, so the role is described as a devotee performing the rite.June 27 2013A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a gold-edged waistcloth stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand and a bell in his left, performing aarti before a shrine. Behind him, a large golden arched niche holds deity murtis: a figure with a trident and a turban, and a consort in a white and gold sari, both garlanded with yellow and purple flowers. A gilded bronze statue of a standing figure with raised palm, bare-chested and wearing a draped dhoti, occupies the foreground on a golden pedestal. The statue is a statue, not a person, and no living candidate is clearly visible in the shrine. Red and purple cloth and a white altar cloth frame the scene.Four men stand in a temple doorway facing inward toward a shrine with a golden deity murti seated under a silver arch, wearing a crown and garlanded with red and green flowers. The men on the left and right wear white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls; the man at lower left has his palms joined in prayer, and the man on the right has glasses and dark curly hair. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and flower offerings sit on the floor before the shrine, and a silver-framed niche surrounds the figure. The scene depicts devotees performing darshan and puja at a shrine.