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A photograph inside a shrine with a golden arched niche, a silver canopy and a golden altar. A shaved-headed elderly man with a rudraksha mala and a bare upper body, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti with gold border, stands at the altar with his hand extended over a lit flame. Beside him, a person in an orange garment with gold armlets and a headband stands near the doorway. On the right, a younger attendant in a white dhoti holds a brass vessel and lamp. Brass vessels, pink and red flower offerings, and a lit oil lamp rest on the altar.

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Photograph inside a temple shrine lit by a warm glowing arch of bulbs. A shaved-headed man stands bare-chested with a saffron-orange dhoti and a gold-banded orange shawl, holding a lit oil lamp or camphor flame toward a deity murti draped in red flower garlands within a golden canopied shrine. Brass kalasha pots and small lamps line the altar, and rose petals scatter the floor. A second man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a headband stands with hands folded in devotion beside him. A third person's hand and white garment appear at the right edge. The ritual looks like an aarti or puja at a shrine.2012-05-08May 08 20122012-05-08A photograph inside a temple shrine lit by a curved arch of orange lights. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis stand at the shrine: the one on the left wears a rudraksha-style necklace and presses his palms together in prayer, while the central figure, shaved-headed with a beaded headband and a gold garland, holds a lamp toward a deity murti decorated with white and red flower garlands. A silver kalasha and brass pots with flowers sit on the altar, and a man in white clothes on the right holds a bell and folds his hands. Their sizes and features are not further identified.2012-05-10May 13 20122012-05-13 +2 copiesMay 08 20122012-05-08Photograph of a temple shrine ritual in a stone-walled sanctum lit by a string of warm orange lights. A bald elderly man, bare-chested with white sacred ash marks and wearing an orange dhoti with gold borders, holds a small lamp or offering toward a gilded shrine with a lit oil lamp, pink flowers and silver vessels on a stone ledge. Beside him, a younger man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha bead garland and matching bead headband stands with his hand on the elder's back. A woman in white draped clothing holds a tray at the right edge. Small petals lie on the floor.2012-05-14 +2 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA temple puja at a shrine with a gilded silver canopy and pink flower garlands around a deity murti in a glass-fronted niche. An elderly bare-chested priest with a shaved head, white sacred marks and a red-and-gold dhoti holds a lit lamp toward the deity while a younger attendant in an orange-red dhoti and gold garland stands beside him. Another attendant in white cloth reaches in from the right, holding a brass vessel near pink flower petals. The scene is a lamp offering in a temple setting. a person identity is not established by the visible appearance alone.2012-05-10May 13 20122012-05-13Photograph of a temple shrine niche lit by a glowing arch of lights. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head and a black beaded headband, wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold border and a gold necklace, holds a lamp toward a gilded deity shrine with a Nataraja-style bronze, flowers and brass vessels in front. A second man in a matching red dhoti with a beaded necklace stands beside him, and a person in white clothes stands at the right edge with hands folded. The shrine holds an oil lamp flame and a kalasha-topped gopuram. Scene shows a puja at the altar; the bare-chested priest's appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2012-05-11May 08 20122012-05-08May 09 20122012-05-09