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A bare-chested male priest in a white dhoti with an orange and gold border stands with his back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp toward a small stone shrine. The open-sided shrine has a granite pillared roof and is enclosed by metal mesh grille panels, with white cloths and dark offerings inside. A blue banner with a yellow emblem and text hangs behind the structure, and green foliage frames the scene under an overcast sky.

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A photograph of a shirtless man in a white dhoti with an orange-red border and a sacred thread over his bare back, seen from behind as he performs an aarti with a brass oil lamp before a black stone murti of a deity. The murti is partly covered with white cloth and has red flower garlands, set inside a metal mesh cage on a granite platform. A blue and white painted panel and a stone pillar stand in the background.2008-08-07A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a coloured border stands on a stone platform before a small open stone shrine with a white domed roof and finials. Inside the wire-mesh enclosure, a deity murti or figure draped in white cloth is visible. The priest extends his right arm toward the shrine, apparently performing worship. Crotons with red and yellow leaves grow on the left, a green bush on the right, and a low stone retaining wall runs along the base under an overcast sky. Two or three partly visible people stand at the far left edge. No a person candidate is visible; the priest's appearance is not a distinctive presentation.2008-08-07July 07 20132013-07-07May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA temple shrine scene with a standing man in white dhoti and shawl, with a red border, and a sacred thread, facing a raised stone platform with brass lamps, bowls and a gold-rimmed vessel. Behind the platform, an ornate deity murti in red silk, adorned with flower garlands and a gold crown, sits under a golden arch. Two other white-clad men and a woman in a white sari with yellow border stand to the left near a red-walled building. A seated figure in saffron and white is partly visible near the shrine.2010-11-12A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with a granite pillared canopy and carved stone walls. A bare-chested man with long hair and a white flower garland over his shoulder, wearing an orange cloth wrapped around his waist, holds a lit lamp toward a seated deity murti. The murti wears a gold crown, white cloth and multicoloured garlands, and stands in front of a carved stone backdrop with a gilded arch. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, bowls and a golden plate sit on the altar platform. Trees and blue sky are visible beyond the shrine, and a few other people stand at the left edge.2006-12-25A photograph of a temple shrine with a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl standing at a stone ledge, holding a lit oil lamp toward a gold-framed deity murti draped in red cloth and decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands. Brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and a small offering tray sit on the ledge. A seated figure in saffron robes appears near the offerings at the shrine base. Behind the priest, several white-clad devotees stand in a courtyard beside red-painted buildings and a corrugated roof, with greenery visible through an open gate. The scene looks like a puja or aarti at the shrine.2010-11-12A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a plain white dhoti and white shoulder cloth with yellow borders, wearing a beaded necklace and bangles, turned away from the camera as he lifts a lit aarti lamp with a flaming wick in a stone-walled temple interior. A marble shrine ledge and carved pillars are visible behind him, with a small glass cabinet at upper left. The figure is a priest performing a lamp offering, and the flame is the main focal point. a person is not visibly identifiable by appearance here.2012-05-09May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesDecember 25 20062006-12-25June 27 20122012-06-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a small shrine doorway where a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a yellow and green border leans forward to offer flowers at a dark stone linga draped with a white cloth and a yellow-flowered garland. A brass-rimmed round mirror hangs on the wall above, and a small oil lamp burns to the right. A second priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-green border stands at the right of the doorway, and a person in orange robes is partly visible at the left edge. The shrine is enclosed by red metal lattice gates.2012-05-18