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A photo inside a temple shrine. In the left foreground a man with long dreadlocks, bare-shouldered and wearing layered rudraksha malas, presses his palms together in prayer with eyes closed. Behind him stands a painted statue of a deity with a tall topknot, white forehead markings and a red bindi. On the right, a bare-chested priest with a grey beard and rudraksha mala holds a silver plate with a lit oil lamp and white powder, wearing a white dhoti. The yellow-washed stone wall and a dark woven panel frame the scene.

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April 29 20182018-04-29A photograph inside a temple interior with pale stone walls and a dark beaded curtain on the right. A bare-chested man with long matted dreadlocks and rudraksha beads, hands folded in anjali, stands in front of a painted deity murti. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread holds a silver tray with a lit oil lamp and a small heap of offering on it, looking toward the viewer. Behind them a carved statue with a tall topknot and white vertical tilaka marks is visible. The scene suggests an aarti or puja at a shrine.2018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29A photograph in a temple corridor of a long-haired, bare-chested devotee in an ochre cloth and layered rudraksha malas, his palms pressed together in namaste near his face, beside a painted deity murti with tilak markings. Beside him a bare-chested temple priest in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a silver plate with a lit oil lamp and sacred powder, performing aarti. The walls are pale yellow and a beaded curtain hangs at right.2018-04-29A photograph inside a temple shrine area with a stone wall and a beaded curtain. On the left, a man with long dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed toward a dark stone deity murti behind him. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread holds a silver plate with a lit oil lamp and ash or kumkum, looking toward the other man. Brass lamps are visible at right. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering.2018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesA photo of a temple interior at night. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and rudraksha malas over his chest and arms cups his palm toward a lit oil lamp held by a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and rudraksha mala. The priest holds a silver plate with a small flame and ash or kumkum beside it. Behind them stands a painted deity murti with a tall topknot, tilak on the forehead and rudraksha beads. Yellow walls and a dark beaded panel frame the scene.2018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesA temple interior photo showing a long-haired man with dreadlocks and a bare chest, wearing a rust-brown wrap, bending forward with hands joined near a painted wooden statue of a bearded sage with a topknot, rudraksha beads and a multicoloured dhoti. A second bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and rudraksha mala stands at right holding a silver plate with a lit oil lamp and offerings. A third, partly visible man stands at far left. The scene resembles a puja at a shrine pillar. The man at left has no clearly distinctive a person cues such as a crown or saffron ornate clothing, so no identification is made and the field is set to unsure.2018-04-29 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18