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A photograph of two men standing in a temple doorway with a gold-coloured arched frame and warm lights above. The man on the left wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a long beaded garland and a second garland at his chest. The man on the right is bare-chested, wears an orange-red dhoti and holds a long rudraksha-style mala and a ceremonial object in his hands, with long dark hair swept back. Behind them are a brass lamp stand and an altar area with a small shrine structure. A partially visible person is at the lower right edge of the frame.

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May 07 20122012-05-07May 12 20122012-05-12 +1 copiesTwo men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls walk out of a temple shrine doorway with an ornate arch lit by a row of warm lamps. The foremost man, bare-chested and barefoot, wears a rudraksha mala and holds a brass plate with lit items. The second man behind him wears a rudraksha mala and a shawl draped over his shoulder. A tall brass oil lamp stands on the left, and a white marble pillar frames the doorway. A third person is partly visible at the right edge. The setting suggests a temple puja and aarti.2012-05-10A photograph of a temple doorway lit by a glowing arch of warm lights. A man stands in the centre wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with a rudraksha mala across his bare chest and a small crown-like headpiece. He holds a silver tray with a lamp and offering items. Behind him stands a second figure in orange, and at the lower right a bent-over person in white clothes touches the floor near a stone step. A gilded kalasha-topped shrine structure rises above the doorway. a person identification is not established from appearance, so the central figure is described by role as a priest in ritual dress.2012-05-07May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesA photograph of two bare-chested men standing in a temple sanctum doorway framed by an arch of lit orange bulbs. In the foreground, a young priest in a red-orange dhoti and gold-beaded rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of pink petals and wears a white headpiece. Behind him, a taller figure with long dark hair, a crown-like headpiece, gold necklaces and a red shawl stands at the threshold. Inside, a gilded shrine with a white-and-gold canopy holds a deity murti, and a priest in white dhoti attends it. The shoulder-level frame carries a copyright credit at the bottom.2012-05-07May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine interior with a standing figure of a deity murti or statue in a sanctum niche framed by an arched doorway with warm lights along its top. The figure wears a red-orange dhoti with a gold border and a beaded necklace, and holds a small object in its hands. Brass lamps stand at the right side of the niche, and a white and gold canopy sits above. This is a statue, not a living person, so no physical people are present.2012-05-07May 13 20122012-05-13 +2 copiesA photograph taken through a doorway into a temple sanctum. A bare-chested man stands centrally in a rust-orange dhoti-style garment with a dark rudraksha-style mala around his neck, one hand on his hip and the other holding a small floral offering. Behind him a green-grey cloth drapes a partly visible figure, and a lit arched niche with a gilded ornamental canopy glows orange.2012-05-12