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A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet, performs aarti with a silver lamp before a metal utsava murti standing on a small red-based pedestal. Two smaller saffron-clad attendant figurines flank the murti on a gold-trimmed wooden stand. Behind is a shrine with a large deity murti draped in yellow and orange cloth and garlanded with white flowers, with a red curtain and stone carvings on the right. The man is standing barefoot on a wet stone floor. The deity figures are sculpted, not living people, so the count is one physical person.

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October 07 20112011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07November 12 20102010-11-12October 07 20112011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a beaded necklace, performs a ritual at a golden palanquin-style stand holding three bronze deity murtis draped in orange cloth. He holds a long ceremonial cloth or offering vessel over the central murti. Behind, a large deity figure in yellow and blue garments with a garland is seen in a temple shrine, and a woman in white stands at left near a pillar with a red-and-orange curtain. Stone temple walls carry carved floral motifs. The priest's appearance does not clearly match the page's claim, so he is described by role only.2011-10-07A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold beaded necklace and a gold pendant pours water from a silver vessel over a silver shivalinga on a red base, during an abhishekam at a temple courtyard. Behind him stand bronze deity murtis in orange cloth on a gilded ratha/chariot-style palanquin, with a stone temple gateway at right. Another man in white dhoti and gold-necklace stands in the background beside a woman in white and yellow, and a red-draped table with offerings sits at left.2011-10-07A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a young shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a small bronze deity group in the foreground. The central bronze figure is a standing deity with a tall crown and raised arms holding a spear-like weapon, flanked by two bronze attendant figures in dark red garments. Behind them stands a larger golden throne-like pedestal draped with red cloth and garlanded with red, purple and yellow flower strands, with a white-and-orange robed figure seated upon it and brass oil lamps on either side. The priest appears to be performing abhishekam. The figure on the throne is an appearance-based candidate only with weak cues (white and orange clothing, no distinctive hair or adornments), so no identification is made.2010-11-12A temple ritual photograph in which a young man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands bent forward, one hand raised over a gilded deity murti of a standing figure flanked by two smaller attendant figures on a carved wooden base. Garlands of yellow and purple flowers hang on the shrine behind. Behind the murti, a seated white statue wears an orange cloth and sits on a gold-trimmed throne beneath red drapery. Brass oil lamps stand along the stone platform, and a man in white dhoti holds a brass tray of offerings at left. Steel bowls sit on the wet stone floor. Carved stone walls frame the scene.2010-11-12October 07 20112011-10-07November 12 20102010-11-12A temple puja photograph showing a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a saffron waist cloth with a gold border, holding a gold tray of yellow flowers and offering it toward a deity murti. The murti is a standing goddess in red and gold sari with a crown, holding a trident and a lotus-like object, flanked by two smaller attendant figures in saffron-yellow robes. The shrine is a gold-finished arched canopy with ornate carving. Brass kalasha pots and vessels stand on a shelf behind, and a woman in blue sari is partly visible at left.2011-11-01