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Indoor temple scene at night with warm lamplight. A tall brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands on a stone pedestal before carved stone pillars. A man with long, swept-back black hair, a beard, and a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulders stands at right, facing the lamp with his hands joined near his chest. In the foreground a bare-backed man in a red-orange cloth stands with his back to the camera, his hair short and dark. At left, a decorated deity murti in green and gold robes with a garland of white flowers is partly visible. Gold and maroon cloth hangings hang at right.

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September 05 20172017-09-05August 07 20172017-08-07September 11 20172017-09-11May 22 20172017-05-22October 05 20172017-10-05September 05 20172017-09-05Photograph of a temple ritual at a stone shrine with a carved golden ornamental frame on the right. A man in the foreground, shown from the side and partly from behind, wears a saffron-orange cloth over his shoulder, a gold-and-beaded necklace, and has long dark hair tied back; his arm extends toward the gilded frame, appearing to perform an abhishekam or puja offering. Behind him a second man in orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead watches. Swamiji (probable) is the foreground man, identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron cloth and ceremonial gold necklace. Grey stone wall with carved reliefs forms the backdrop; a faint white bird-logo appears at top left.2009-06-15February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple interior with pale stone walls and a dark beaded curtain on the right. A bare-chested man with long matted dreadlocks and rudraksha beads, hands folded in anjali, stands in front of a painted deity murti. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread holds a silver tray with a lit oil lamp and a small heap of offering on it, looking toward the viewer. Behind them a carved statue with a tall topknot and white vertical tilaka marks is visible. The scene suggests an aarti or puja at a shrine.2018-04-29 +1 copiesA photograph inside a dim stone temple shrine showing two devotees in saffron-orange cloth seen from behind. The nearer figure wears a rudraksha headband, rudraksha necklaces and an arm band, with a bare shoulder and a gold earring. The second figure is bald and bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala and a saffron cloth, with hands joined in prayer. Beyond them a priest in white stands before a deity murti decorated with a red garland and white cloth, lit by a bright lamp and a row of small oil lamps on the right. The scene suggests darshan or puja. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the figures are described by role.2012-05-18 +1 copiesPhotograph of a man with long dark hair and a moustache, bare-shouldered and wearing a red-orange cloth wrap, holding a lit camphor flame in a brass arati lamp in one hand and a small brass bell in the other. A gold carved pillar stands at left, colourful bokeh lights glow in the dark background, and a projected screen is visible above. At the right edge, a hand holds a plate with offerings and flowers. The setting appears to be a ritual hall during an evening ceremony.2017-11-15