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A shirtless priest stands at left holding a brass tray with a lit oil lamp, wearing an orange shawl over his shoulder, a yellow dhoti with green and red border, and beaded necklaces. Beside him at right, a dark stone Shiva linga is decorated with white and yellow flower garlands, red roses, and a white cloth with a red-and-gold band, with a three-horizontal-line tripundra mark on it. Incense smoke drifts in a dim shrine, and a small devotee at left in a striped shirt holds up folded hands near a basket of red flowers. The scene shows abhishekam-style worship at a shrine.

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Photo 11729139June 29 20142014-06-29A photograph inside a small shrine showing a bare-chested young male priest in a white dhoti with a green and yellow border, leaning forward to perform aarti before a dark stone deity murti. He holds a brass lamp with a lit oil flame toward the carved black stone image, which is garlanded with white and yellow marigold flowers and draped with a white cloth bordered in red and gold. A second dark stone figure stands at left in red and gold cloth, and a brass oil lamp burns at right beside a wooden lattice grille. The wall is plain and the stone sculptures appear weathered.2012-05-18 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual at a black stone deity murti. A priest in a red-orange turban and a red-brown dhoti with a white garland stands at the right, holding a brass lamp that flames while he lights it. Behind him a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis presses close, some with folded hands, and a man with a camera stands among them. Blue wall and rafters with white garlands frame the shrine.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19A photograph of a temple puja before a deity murti dressed in a yellow silk garment, with a gold crown, a red and orange shawl at the neck, and a large garland of orange and yellow marigolds with red and white flowers. A tall ornate canopy with fringed trim stands above it against red drapes. A bald man in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold border, bare-chested and wearing a wristwatch, holds a flaming oil lamp (aarti) toward the murti from the left. Flowers rest at the base on a pink cloth.2011-09-01June 19 20142014-06-19 +3 copiesA photograph inside a small shrine niche showing a black stone deity murti draped with a white cloth bordered in red and garlanded with white jasmine and yellow marigold strands. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands at the left, leaning in and holding a lit oil lamp on a brass plate. A brass plate with flower offerings or a small tray is held by a hand at the lower right. Lamps and offerings sit beside the murti, and a red-and-green cloth hangs at the side. The scene is a puja or aarti in progress. No a person candidate is visible.2012-05-18 +1 copiesA man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing long garlands of white jasmine and red and orange flowers, holds a lit oil lamp before a dark Ganesha murti. The murti is framed by an ornate gold arch and decorated with pink and yellow flower garlands and an offering of flowers on its base. A second person in a saffron-and-gold garment stands at the left edge, and smoke rises around the shrine. Trees and a building stand in the background.2015-03-16June 29 20142014-06-29March 16 20152015-03-16