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Photograph inside a small shrine niche tiled in pale green marble, showing a priest in white dhoti with orange-and-gold border, bare-chested and facing away, holding a lit multi-flame aarti lamp toward a deity murti dressed in an orange-yellow cloth and garlanded with flowers. Two devotees stand at left in orange-peach robes with rudraksha and bead necklaces, hands folded in prayer, one with a red-bead headband and one raising a hand toward the shrine. At right, a bare-chested devotee in white dhoti with gold-bordered orange cloth stands with palms joined. A brass kalasha and an offering plate with fruit and flowers sit on the floor, and an orange-tiled floor and carved stone base with elephant reliefs complete the scene.

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May 21 20122012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21Inside a dim temple passage, a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands in a doorway holding a white cloth bundle, glancing back. Beside him a woman in red and gold sari with bangles and a flower-decorated braid walks toward a lit shrine. Ahead, a deity murti stands in an arched niche surrounded by small oil lamps and a golden halo. Another woman in white sari stands at the right doorway. Carved stone framing and a wooden door surround the scene.2012-05-16 +1 copiesIndoor temple scene in a small shrine room with pale walls and a painted blue lotus mural on the left. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a gold chain, with short dark hair and a moustache, holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a shrine containing a Shiva lingam. Beside him, a woman in an orange-pink sari with pink-beaded bangles and a pale headband stands with her hands raised to her head in prayer, close to a second figure in orange-pink robes. A dark deity murti sits in an alcove in the background.2012-05-18A photograph of a temple shrine doorway with white carved stone framing and a golden-tiled interior. Inside, a shirtless priest in white dhoti holds a lamp before a dark stone deity murti adorned with pink flowers, with a silver-toned tray of fruit and offerings on a low table. A second priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border stands beside him, and in the foreground a woman in an orange-red sari with gold border, rudraksha beads on her arms and head, and a gold necklace faces the shrine with her back to the camera. The scene shows puja or aarti at a shrine, with an oil lamp glowing in the niche.2012-05-11A dim temple interior with a black Shiva linga on a white pedestal, draped in a white and red cloth and garlanded with green leaves. In the centre a woman in a rust-red sari with a gold-threaded border and a flower headband holds a lit oil lamp toward the linga. Beside her a shaved-headed man in saffron robes and rudraksha mala raises his hands in anjali. On the right a young man in white dhoti with gold borders stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and another bald devotee in white and gold cloth stands nearby. The scene shows a puja with aarti at the Shiva linga, with visible oil lamp flames.2012-05-21May 18 20122012-05-18January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesInterior photograph of a temple shrine with an arched white niche and warm string lights. A bare-chested priest in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala holds a flaming lamp toward a small gilded shrine draped in red and pink flower garlands, with a deity murti visible inside. A second orange-clad man with a garland stands at left, and a white-clad priest with gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, holding a bell, stands at right. Aarti is being performed before a silver-pillared altar with a kalasha-like offering.2012-05-12A photograph inside a dim stone shrine where a black lingam sits draped with red and white cloth and a golden yoni-base. A woman in an orange-saffron sari with a dark beaded necklace raises a lit camphor flame or lamp before the deity. Beside her a bald man in saffron stands with hands folded. At right an older bare-chested man in a red dhoti and a younger bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with an orange-edged cloth over his shoulder face the shrine. Brass oil lamps, a brass vessel and a tall brass lamp stand flank the scene, and a hose runs along the top of the doorway. Five people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.2012-05-29 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20May 11 20122012-05-11