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Two men in orange saffron dhotis with gold borders stand before a shrine in a stone-walled temple. The foreground man is bare-chested with a white-streaked forehead and rudraksha bead necklace, standing at a stone platform with silver vessels and a golden deity shrine behind him. A second man in orange with a rudraksha headband and bead armband stands behind him. A hand holding a bell or lamp appears at the right edge. Flower garlands, pink petals, a golden Nataraja figure, and silver pots are arranged on the altar. The tiled floor is scattered with petals.

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May 14 20122012-05-14May 14 20122012-05-14May 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10May 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesTwo men in saffron-orange ceremonial dress stand before a shrine niche lit by a glowing orange arch of bulbs. The man on the right, seen from behind with bare shoulders and a saffron dhoti with gold borders, bends toward a gilded altar holding pink flowers, silver bowls and a gold ornamental piece. The man on the left wears an orange wrap with gold bands, a gold necklace, a rudraksha-bead armlet and a beaded headband, and stands with hands clasped, watching. A white cloth lies on the stone counter, and a patterned mat covers the floor. The scene reads as a temple puja.2012-05-13 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with an arched niche lit by a string of yellow lights. In the foreground, a bald elderly priest with bare shoulders wears an orange-red dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a rudraksha band on his head, and performs a ritual gesture with his hands near the shrine. Beside him stands a younger attendant in orange cloth with gold necklace and rudraksha armlets. On the altar, a brass and silver lamp with burning flames, pink and white flower garlands, and a deity murti sit on a stone platform, while another person's hands hold a plate near the offerings. The scene suggests a puja or aarti in progress.2012-05-11May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copies