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Photograph inside a dimly lit temple shrine showing a carved bronze-and-gold deity murti draped in red and cream cloth, framed by a ring of lit oil lamps behind its head. In the foreground a hand holds a brass tray with a flaming camphor or aarti lamp before the deity, with a partly visible figure in gold fabric at the left edge. The stone niche and ornate metal pedestal carry more small lamps. No clearly identifiable person is shown in front of the camera apart from the hand and edge figures.

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May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesA deity murti in a temple shrine, draped in a red and gold sari-style cloth with a white and gold bordered garment, silver hand-shaped ornaments, and white flower garlands. A priest's hand holds a brass aarti plate with a multi-wick oil lamp flaming in front of the image. Oil lamps burn on either side and a multi-hooded serpent halo is visible behind the murti. Ornate carved temple arch frames the scene.2012-05-16 +1 copiesNight aarti before a decorated deity murti at a temple sanctum. A large flame rises from a lamp held above the figure, which is draped in red and orange silk with a white-and-orange striped shawl and wears a silver crown-like headpiece and silver hand ornaments. A ring of lit oil lamps surrounds the head, with more lamps at the side, and an ornately carved wooden arch frames the shrine. A hand holding the flame lamp is visible at the left edge, and partial figures stand at the edges, with no clearly visible full faces.2012-05-16 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple shrine at night. A priest's bare arm, at the left edge, holds a brass tray with lit oil lamps and a flame toward a deity lingam. The lingam is dressed in a red silk cloth with a gold border and an orange-and-white striped shawl, garlanded with flowers, and framed by a ring of small lamps behind it. A silver face mask sits on the golden pedestal, with additional lamps burning around the golden niche. The shrine's carved stone arch and gold-plated base are visible. Deity murti and lingam worship, aarti with lamps.2012-05-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple aarti before a deity murti in a dark shrine. A priest in a white dhoti and a shawl holds a brass plate with a flaming camphor lamp and a silver kalasha-shaped vessel, and another hand reaches to steady the plate from the right. The deity is adorned with a red and gold cloth and silver ornaments, with a red and orange garment draped over the figure. Oil lamps burn in the background beside an ornate silver-framed arch.2012-05-16 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a dimly lit temple shrine at night, showing a bare-backed priest in a white dhoti with maroon borders performing worship before a deity figure. The deity, draped in red and white cloth with a gold-toned belt and a garland, stands beneath an ornate golden arch and a glowing halo with lit oil lamps. A silver-topped lingam-like form sits in front of the figure, and additional oil lamps glow on the left and in the background. Two other people are partly visible at the left and right edges.2012-05-16May 16 20122012-05-16May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with wet, slicked-back hair and a dark rudraksha mala bends forward at right to tend a silver-clad lingam in a dim temple shrine. The lingam, draped with a red and gold silk garment and white-and-red bordered cloth, wears silver arms and a silver crown-like covering, with flower garlands around it. Lit oil lamps and a gilded arch surround the sanctum, and a golden pedestal sits below. The man holds a fibrous ritual object in one hand. Visible text on the image reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, and , but these copyright marks are not reproduced here2012-05-16 +1 copiesA temple shrine lit by a fluorescent tube, where a priest in a rust-orange dhoti with gold border and a gold-beaded headband stands at left, holding a flaming wick or camphor flame toward an oil lamp on a brass stand. Behind him a deity murti is framed by an arched garland of orange, red and white flowers, with a gold ornamental backdrop and a gold necklace. A second person in orange and gold silk, partly visible at right, holds another burning flame. Below, offerings sit on a stone platform: a brass bowl, a coconut, flower petals and a banana leaf. This appears to be an aarti or puja scene.2012-06-05 +1 copies