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A man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges sits cross-legged before a golden shrine, wiping a brass and gold stepped pedestal with a white cloth. He has a white tilak on his forehead and a gold bangle on his wrist. Behind him stands an ornate gold canopy over a deity murti draped in a red and gold cloth. Fruit, a pink flower, a wooden stool, brass vessels and an orange cloth fill the foreground.

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A priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold border sits cross-legged on a red floor mat, drying a golden deity or peetha with a white cloth. He wears a white forehead mark and a gold bangle. Beside him stand a brass tray, a silver-rimmed brass cup, incense sticks, a pink flower and a folded white towel on an ornate wooden stand. Behind him a gold-covered altar and draped red-and-gold cloth frame a temple ritual setting. A second person is partially visible behind him.2008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man in white ritual dhoti with gold borders and a bare upper body pouring water from a silver vessel over a copper-coloured kalasha-like metal object on a wooden stand. A red and white flower sits on the stand. Behind him, a second man in white with a forehead marking sits, and a richly carved gold throne with a maroon embroidered cloth stands at the back. Brass lamps and metal vessels are on the floor, consistent with abhishekam worship.2008-10-23A seated priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with orange-gold borders performs a puja before an ornate gold-framed throne (peetha) draped in a maroon and gold silk cloth and decorated with large pink roses, white lilies and orange blooms. He wears a rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak and holds a small ritual vessel over silver lamps and brass pots on a low wooden stool. Behind him, a decorated deity murti with a yellow and green garland is visible on a gold-trimmed altar, and a red cloth hangs at the left. The priest's face is turned away from the camera and no appearance-based identification is made, so his identity is unsure.2008-10-23A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti with gold borders kneels before a shrine, drying a copper-coloured multi-tiered kalasha-style vessel on a low wooden stand with a white towel. Behind him stands a gilded arched niche draped in red and gold brocade, with silver bowls and a gold-embossed panel on the right. Incense sticks, a silver lota and a brass plate with oil lamp sit in the foreground, and a shaved, saffron-clad figure is partially visible at the bottom edge. The man wears a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. Puja setting, temple interior.2008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23A seated man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered yellow trim sits cross-legged on an orange mat in a temple shrine, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed. He has a horizontal white vibhuti mark on his forehead and a black cord around his neck, and gold bangles on his wrist. In front of him is a wooden stand with a gold pedestal and a tiered brass sri yantra-style base, with fresh fruit (apples, bananas, oranges), pink and white flowers and silver bowls as offerings. Behind is a gold-framed altar with a red silk backdrop, garlands of multicoloured flowers and a gold-decorated deity murti area. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam offering in a Hindu temple setting.2008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23A priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a white vibhuti line on his forehead holds a lit camphor flame on a metal arati plate before a gold deity murti draped in orange and maroon cloth. Behind him sits a second man in white, and a bouquet of pink roses, red flowers and white calla lilies sits at the murti's base. Garlands hang in the background, and a small oil lamp burns on the left side of the murti. Setting: a temple shrine with white walls and a gold-coloured metal railing.2008-10-23A photograph of a temple puja at a shrine. A man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered cloth, bare-chested with a sandalwood tilak on his forehead, sits on the floor pouring liquid from a glass vessel onto a copper shivalinga-style vessel on a wooden stand. A second man in white sits behind him, holding a small pot. Brass and silver puja vessels, a gilded arched backdrop with red and gold drapery, and orange cloth fill the scene, with a pink flower at the base of the stand.2008-10-23