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A photograph through a temple doorway of a priest in a rust-brown wrapped garment with a shaved head and a light head band, standing before a shrine. The shrine is decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and lit with warm lamps, with metal offering vessels on a stone ledge. Brass oil lamps on tall stands flank the doorway, and a wall clock is visible at upper right. Another attendant in grey stands at the right edge. A puja is being performed at the deity shrine, with the deity murti largely hidden behind the garlands.

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June 02 20122012-06-02Photograph inside a temple shrine niche framed by marble-patterned walls and white pilasters. Two brass oil lamps (deepas) stand on either side, and a wall clock is visible at upper right. Within the arched shrine, a deity murti sits on an ornate pedestal lit by a glowing orange halo. Two priests attend the shrine: one in an orange-red cloth with bare upper body and a tilak, the other in white dhoti with an orange border and bare chest, standing at the right. A copper or brass vessel sits before the shrine, with a garland and cloth at the lower left.2012-05-11Two people in saffron-orange robes stand with their backs to the camera before a white marble shrine niche containing a deity murti draped in pink and red flowers and garlands. The person on the left has hair in a bun and a gold garland around the neck; the person on the right is shaved-headed, wears a gold-banded orange cloth and a gold necklace, and bows toward the shrine. A small oil lamp burns on the marble platform, and a long row of white and red flower garlands lines the right edge. A wall clock hangs at the upper left.2012-06-04A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-bead necklace and long dark hair sits cross-legged in a shrine niche, hands resting in the lap, facing a deity murti under an arch decorated with pink flower garlands. Lit oil lamps and small silver lamps stand before the altar, and a brass lamp with a flame sits at the lower right. The scene resembles a puja or meditation at a temple shrine. The central figure's appearance is consistent with a person in orange ceremonial dress with ornate necklace and long hair, but the figure is partly obscured by the frame and the identification is uncertain.2012-06-01Two people in saffron-orange robes stand with their backs to the camera before a white marble shrine niche decorated with garlands of red and white flowers. The figure on the left, with hair tied in a bun and gold necklace, holds a small bowl and offering. The shaven-headed figure beside them wears a rudraksha-style bead band and a gold necklace, and stands with hands raised in worship before a deity murti draped in flower garlands. Wall clock and marble panels frame the scene, with more floral garlands at right.2012-06-04A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a red-and-gold beaded headband, a red bindi, and a heavy gold-beaded necklace, rings a silver handbell while looking down at a shrine. Flower garlands of red roses and white jasmine line the right side, with scattered pink petals on a wooden ledge. An older man in saffron and a rudraksha mala stands behind him at left, with a tiled marble pillar and a lit lamp visible in the background. a person cues are the saffron clothing, ornate gold necklace and headband, though the appearance is only partly clear, so the identity is left uncertain.2012-06-05June 04 20122012-06-04June 23 20122012-06-23A person in profile stands inside a temple beside a granite pillar, wearing a rust-orange sari-style garment with gold borders and a gold bead headband and multi-strand gold bead necklace, with gold bangles and a silver armband. Their left hand rests on the pillar. Behind them is a white shrine niche holding a dark deity murti draped in red and cream cloth, with a clock on the wall and fresh flower garlands at the right edge. A priest in white dhoti with gold border stands at left holding a tray of flowers.2012-04-29A photograph inside a temple shows a person seen from behind, performing aarti with a brass multi-wick oil lamp before a silver-clad deity murti. The person wears a rudraksha headband, a gold ceremonial necklace, and an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, with hair pinned up. The murti is adorned with a white jasmine garland and red flowers, and pink petals are scattered on the marble platform. A photographer with a camera stands at left in the background. Marble walls and a white pillar frame the scene.2012-06-05 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesJune 02 20122012-06-02