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A photograph inside a temple shrine niche lined with golden-brown stone and an arched white carved surround with a lit orange glow. A bare-chested priest in a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border stands at left, wearing a headband, and beside him a second attendant in orange wrapped garments and a gold-beaded necklace. At right, a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border leans in to touch the shrine, with another attendant partly visible behind him. In the centre, a pink and red flower garland drapes over a deity murti on a golden shrine, flanked by brass lamps and metal vessels on a stone pedestal. Warm lighting and small lights line the walls.

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Photograph of a temple shrine doorway lit with orange lights around an arched niche holding a deity murti. In front, a devotee in orange-saffron dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a bare upper body offers a gold vessel to a priest, while a woman in an orange sari with gold necklace and flower-adorned hair stands beside them. A bald priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth leans forward holding the gold vessel near a pedestal decorated with pink flower garlands and brass lamps. Another bare-chested man in white stands at the right edge. The scene suggests puja or abhishekam offering at the shrine.2012-05-12May 14 20122012-05-14May 14 20122012-05-14Photograph inside a temple shrine lit by a row of orange lights around an arched niche. In the centre, a shirtless priest with a shaved head and a saffron-orange dhoti with gold border, wearing a beaded headband, holds a flame over an ornate golden shrine with red flower garlands and a deity murti. To the left, a woman in an orange sari with a multi-strand orange garland and flower headpiece stands with hands folded. At right, a man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a brass lamp or offering vessel near the shrine doorway, with gold bangles on his wrist. Silver pillars, brass vessels and flower offerings decorate the altar.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesMay 12 20122012-05-12May 10 20122012-05-10A photograph inside a temple shrine lit by a glowing orange arched niche. Four people stand before a gilded shrine holding a small golden deity murti decorated with pink flowers, with silver lamp stands and offering vessels on a wooden table in front. On the left, a woman in an orange sari with gold border and gold necklace stands beside a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti wearing a gold headband and gold necklace, his back to the camera. On the right, two men in white dhotis with gold borders stand at the shrine, one wearing glasses and holding an oil lamp or offering, the other with a rudraksha bracelet. A lit oil lamp rests on the floor at right, and pink flowers are scattered on the table. a person is not visibly identifiable among these figures.2012-05-12A photo inside a shrine niche arched with warm orange lights and a carved white stone frame. An elderly bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala stands at a gilded altar, reaching toward a gold-and-silver shrine with flowers and brass lamps. A younger shaven-headed man in white dhoti with gold border, wearing glasses, holds a brass vessel and reaches toward the altar. Another person in orange and a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a figure in white stands at right edge. Scattered rose petals cover the floor. The elderly man shows only plain bare-chested presentation with a rudraksha mala and no crown, long hair or ornate gold necklace, so his identity is uncertain.2012-05-14Photograph of a temple shrine ritual inside a stone-walled sanctum with an arched niche lit by warm lamps. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and a third man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border stand at a silver-and-brass altar holding a multi-wick lamp (aarti) and offerings toward a deity murti framed by a pink flower garland. Behind them, a lamp burns on another altar and flower petals are scattered on the floor. A man on the left wears a flower garland, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and orange garment; the central saffron-clad priest has a red-and-white headband and ash markings. The scene reads as an aarti puja at a shrine. Three or four clearly visible men; the white-clad priest on the right has the most prominent presence.2012-05-12Photograph of a temple shrine interior with a golden arched niche edged in orange lights and a silver-topped canopy. Three men perform worship at a golden deity murti or shrine seat decorated with pink flowers, with silver lamps and offering vessels on the stone ledge. The man on the left is bare-chested, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti with gold borders and a gold armlet and necklace, his head shaved. Two men on the right wear white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls; one holds a brass bell-shaped vessel and a lamp is lit beside them. No clearly distinctive a person cues are visible, so the identity is unsure.2012-05-14 +1 copies