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A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and a bare upper body, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and a gold bracelet, bends over a shrine to perform worship. He pours from a silver vessel onto a deity murti (Shivalinga-style form) decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flowers, while a flame burns before it. Brass oil lamps stand on either side in a gilded arch, and steel bowls of flowers and offerings sit on a brass table.

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June 04 20122012-06-04June 02 20122012-06-02June 04 20122012-06-04June 02 20122012-06-02A bald, bare-chested priest in a rust-orange dhoti with gold border stands at a shrine, reaching toward a black stone deity murti draped in a white jasmine garland and pink flowers. A gilded arched frame and yellow cloth surround the murti. A brass oil lamp burns to the right, and a steel vessel of pink petals sits on a stone pedestal with pink flower petals scattered before the deity. The priest wears a rudraksha-bead headband, gold necklace and white sacred ash marks on his arms and forehead, performing puja. a person identity is not established from appearance.2012-05-13 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04May 10 20122012-05-10June 02 20122012-06-02June 05 20122012-06-05A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala pours water from a small vessel over a black stone deity murti in a gilded arched niche. The murti wears a white cloth, white shawl, dark beaded mala and a pink flower garland. Before it stand a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a tray of bananas and pink flowers, small metal bowls and a tray of flower petals held by the priest. The arch is ornate gold, set in a marble-clad shrine wall.2012-05-11A photograph inside a temple shrine. Two men in orange-red dhotis with gold borders stand at left, one with bare upper body and gold necklace, the other wearing rudraksha bracelets. The bare-backed man in front, with shaved head and gold ornaments, reaches toward a gilded arch above a black stone deity murti draped in white garland and yellow cloth, with a brass oil lamp burning at right. A steel vessel holding flower petals and small brass cups sit on a wooden stand below. The walls are sandstone-toned and the scene is softly blurred.2012-05-13 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04