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A priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold border sits cross-legged on a red floor mat, drying a golden deity or peetha with a white cloth. He wears a white forehead mark and a gold bangle. Beside him stand a brass tray, a silver-rimmed brass cup, incense sticks, a pink flower and a folded white towel on an ornate wooden stand. Behind him a gold-covered altar and draped red-and-gold cloth frame a temple ritual setting. A second person is partially visible behind him.

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A man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges sits cross-legged before a golden shrine, wiping a brass and gold stepped pedestal with a white cloth. He has a white tilak on his forehead and a gold bangle on his wrist. Behind him stands an ornate gold canopy over a deity murti draped in a red and gold cloth. Fruit, a pink flower, a wooden stool, brass vessels and an orange cloth fill the foreground.2008-10-23A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti with gold borders kneels before a shrine, drying a copper-coloured multi-tiered kalasha-style vessel on a low wooden stand with a white towel. Behind him stands a gilded arched niche draped in red and gold brocade, with silver bowls and a gold-embossed panel on the right. Incense sticks, a silver lota and a brass plate with oil lamp sit in the foreground, and a shaved, saffron-clad figure is partially visible at the bottom edge. The man wears a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. Puja setting, temple interior.2008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23A priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with yellow borders, with a sandalwood or vibhuti mark on his forehead and a black rudraksha-style mala at his neck, kneels at a temple altar and drapes an orange and red cloth over a copper kalasha-shaped vessel set on a low wooden stand. Behind him is an ornate gold-framed arch with red brocade drapery, brass and silver bowls sit on the right, and incense sticks are placed in a small metal cup in the foreground. The scene appears to be a puja preparation at a Hindu temple altar.2008-10-23Two men in white ritual dhotis sit cross-legged on the floor during a puja at a temple shrine. The man in front, with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala, holds a silver pot and a small silver dish, while the man behind, with a red tilak and rudraksha beads, holds a silver vessel. To the right stands a gilded shrine canopy with a gold scrollwork arch, draped in a red and gold brocade cloth, and a copper-toned tiered peetha holds a pink flower on a wooden tray.2008-10-23A photograph of a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold bangle, dressing a red and gold silk garment on a gilded throne-like seat with ornate golden carved backrest and red-and-gold brocade drape. The priest is seated, leaning forward, tying or fastening ribbon on the red cloth, with a white vibhuti line on his forehead. Setting appears to be a temple sanctum with a tiled floor. He is a single priest, appearance does not clearly match the page's a person cues of long hair, crown or saffron-ornate dress, so identity remains unsure.2008-10-23A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man in white ritual dhoti with gold borders and a bare upper body pouring water from a silver vessel over a copper-coloured kalasha-like metal object on a wooden stand. A red and white flower sits on the stand. Behind him, a second man in white with a forehead marking sits, and a richly carved gold throne with a maroon embroidered cloth stands at the back. Brass lamps and metal vessels are on the floor, consistent with abhishekam worship.2008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23A priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a white vibhuti line on his forehead holds a lit camphor flame on a metal arati plate before a gold deity murti draped in orange and maroon cloth. Behind him sits a second man in white, and a bouquet of pink roses, red flowers and white calla lilies sits at the murti's base. Garlands hang in the background, and a small oil lamp burns on the left side of the murti. Setting: a temple shrine with white walls and a gold-coloured metal railing.2008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23A seated priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with orange-gold borders performs a puja before an ornate gold-framed throne (peetha) draped in a maroon and gold silk cloth and decorated with large pink roses, white lilies and orange blooms. He wears a rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak and holds a small ritual vessel over silver lamps and brass pots on a low wooden stool. Behind him, a decorated deity murti with a yellow and green garland is visible on a gold-trimmed altar, and a red cloth hangs at the left. The priest's face is turned away from the camera and no appearance-based identification is made, so his identity is unsure.2008-10-23