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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.

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June 02 20122012-06-02Photograph 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 shrine2012-06-04A 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.2012-06-02May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12 +1 copiesInterior 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 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09Two 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.2012-06-04May 09 20122012-05-09May 11 20122012-05-11A photograph inside a temple shrine of priests and devotees performing worship before a dark deity murti draped in red cloth and garlands. A bare-headed priest in a saffron-orange cloth with a gold chain and rudraksha mala stands at right, holding a silver plate of pink flower petals, while another shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with white forehead markings stands beside him. A man in a rust-red cloth with gold necklace and beaded armband stands at left near a stone pillar, and a woman in pink sari stands in the background near brass lamps. Pink petals are scattered on the marble floor. Some faces are partly visible or turned away.2012-05-14A temple shrine interior with a marble-clad wall and white niche. Four people stand before a deity murti draped in a red cloth with a flower garland, and a brass lamp is held forward by a man in white dhoti and shawl. A woman at left wears an orange sari with gold border, gold necklaces and a jasmine-style hair band, and a shaved-headed man in orange dhoti with gold border stands at right, bare-backed, with sacred ash marks on his back. A brass lamp stands on the ledge, and a steel bowl of red fruit sits on a stool in front. Ritual worship.2012-05-12 +1 copies