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Photograph inside a shrine alcove with polished marble-patterned walls and a white arched niche lit by an orange glow. A bare-chested older man in a light green cloth stands at left, hands together near a gilded altar. A seated figure in orange-red robes with a beaded necklace bends forward at a brass tray of offerings and a golden vessel. Brass oil lamps flank the doorway, garlanded with pink flowers, and a clock hangs on the wall above. A printed caption on the image reads , which is not included here. Ritual puja or abhishekam scene in a temple-like shrine

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Photograph 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.2012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12Two 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.2012-06-04June 04 20122012-06-04May 28 20122012-05-28 +1 copiesJune 02 20122012-06-02June 04 20122012-06-04Interior temple scene with a bare-chested priest in a deep red-orange dhoti with gold border standing on a marble platform, wearing a white forehead band, a beaded rudraksha-style mala and white ash markings on his arms. Before a shrine, he faces two younger men in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls, holding small oil lamps with lit flames, while a third man in a pink-patterned cloth stands behind. Behind them a row of black stone deity murti busts sits on pink-draped pedestals. A tall brass oil lamp stands at left beside a few scattered flower petals on the floor. Wall clock and marble-patterned walls frame the room.2012-05-07 +1 copiesA 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.2012-06-02June 04 20122012-06-04Inside a temple shrine with polished marble walls, a bare-backed priest in an orange-red dhoti kneels at a stone altar facing a deity murti under a white arched niche lit by a warm orange glow. Tall brass oil lamps stand on either side of the frame. Brass pots and offerings sit on the ledge in front of the shrine. The priest's back and shaved head are visible, and no identifiable face is shown. No clear appearance-based cues establish a person candidate, so the figure is described only by role.2012-05-13June 04 20122012-06-04