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A photograph of a shrine room in a temple-like setting. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head, wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold border and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, holds a lit flame toward a gilded shrine with a deity murti decorated with white and pink flowers. Beside him stands a second attendant in red-orange cloth with a garland, arm bands and head beads. Silver kalasha-style vessels and pink petals sit on a stone ledge, and warm lamplights frame the arched niche.

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May 11 20122012-05-11A photograph inside a temple shrine with warm orange lights framing an arched niche. Two men in orange-red dhotis with gold-bordered cloth stand before a golden deity murti decorated with pink flowers. The man on the left, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead, stands with hands clasped and watches. The bare-backed man in the centre, with a gold-coloured head band, leans forward toward the deity and performs worship. Silver and brass vessels and a lit brass oil lamp sit on the altar ledge with more pink flowers.2012-05-08 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesInside a shrine niche with warm orange lights outlining the arch, a bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border stands with his back to the camera, bending to a deity murti decorated with pink and red flowers beneath a gold canopy. Beside him on the left, a man in orange-red robes, gold necklace and a white tilak stands with hands clasped in front. Silver pots and an oil lamp sit on the altar ledge, and a garland of white and red flowers hangs at left. This appears to be a puja at a deity shrine.2012-05-10Two men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand before a golden shrine niche with arched pillars and a row of amber lights. The man on the left, bare-shouldered with a rudraksha mala and an armband of beads, and a red mark on his forehead, stands with hands folded. The man in the centre, bare-backed and bent forward, is offering a white flower garland at a small gilded shrine holding a deity murti, with brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and a plate of flowers in front.2012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 12 20122012-05-12A photograph of a temple aarti or puja at an illuminated shrine niche with a carved white arch and a silver-framed altar. An elderly bare-chested man with a grey-white head and a dark rudraksha mala stands at centre with a flame or lamp held before a golden deity murti, a dark-skinned priest in a white shawl and gold-edged cloth holds a brass plate, and a younger attendant in saffron-orange cloth with a flower garland stands at left. Red flowers, brass pots and a golden lamp stand on the altar. a person is the elderly central figure, identified by the rudraksha mala and bare-chested presentation; he is performing the ritual, not seated on a throne, and the other two are a priest and devotees.2012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10A photograph inside a temple shrine of a lit aarti ritual before a gilded deity murti and a kalasha-topped shrine niche with a glowing arched frame. An elderly shaved-headed man with a bare upper body, rudraksha mala, ash markings and an orange-gold dhoti stands at centre extending his hand over a ritual plate. To the left a woman in an orange sari with a garland and bangles stands with her hands folded. On the right a younger man in a white dhoti and shawl holds a plate of lit lamps. Brass oil lamps, pink flowers and offering vessels sit on the altar.2012-05-11May 13 20122012-05-13A shaved-headed man in an orange-red dhoti stands bare-chested before a gilded shrine, wearing a beaded headband, a dark beaded mala and a gold ornament, with white ash markings on his chest and arm. He holds a lit oil lamp toward a small deity murti draped in flower garlands, its gold throne framed by marigold and rose petals. Another man in white clothes and glasses, partly visible at right, also reaches toward the lamp. The lamps are oil lamps, and the scene looks like an aarti at the shrine. The bare-chested figure is a priest, and the page names a person but his appearance does not clearly establish that identity, so the a person field is unsure.2012-05-07 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13