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Photograph inside a dimly lit temple shrine at night, showing a bare-backed priest in a white dhoti with maroon borders performing worship before a deity figure. The deity, draped in red and white cloth with a gold-toned belt and a garland, stands beneath an ornate golden arch and a glowing halo with lit oil lamps. A silver-topped lingam-like form sits in front of the figure, and additional oil lamps glow on the left and in the background. Two other people are partly visible at the left and right edges.

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May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesInside a dimly lit temple shrine, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a red border and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder stands with his back to the camera, hands touching the base of a silver-covered lingam. The lingam is wrapped in striped white, red and gold cloth with a white garland, and oil lamps glow in the background. A second person's arm in silver bangles reaches in from the left to adjust the cloth. Gold-patterned metal base and lit lamps frame the deity murti in a temple abhishekam or puja setting.2012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with wet, slicked-back hair and a dark rudraksha mala bends forward at right to tend a silver-clad lingam in a dim temple shrine. The lingam, draped with a red and gold silk garment and white-and-red bordered cloth, wears silver arms and a silver crown-like covering, with flower garlands around it. Lit oil lamps and a gilded arch surround the sanctum, and a golden pedestal sits below. The man holds a fibrous ritual object in one hand. Visible text on the image reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, and , but these copyright marks are not reproduced here2012-05-16 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a dimly lit temple shrine showing a carved bronze-and-gold deity murti draped in red and cream cloth, framed by a ring of lit oil lamps behind its head. In the foreground a hand holds a brass tray with a flaming camphor or aarti lamp before the deity, with a partly visible figure in gold fabric at the left edge. The stone niche and ornate metal pedestal carry more small lamps. No clearly identifiable person is shown in front of the camera apart from the hand and edge figures.2012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16A photograph inside a dim Shiva temple shrine at Kanchanoor. A lingam with a bright halo-like arch sits within an ornate dark stone niche, dressed in striped and red cloth with silver ornaments and lit by several oil lamps. A priest in a saffron-orange wrap leans toward the deity, adjusting the shrine while women and attendants stand at the edges, one in an orange cloth with rudraksha-style beaded armband, another with bangles and hair in a bun. A deity murti is the focus, performing abhishekam-style worship with lamps in the foreground.2012-05-16 +1 copiesJune 17 20052005-06-17Night aarti before a decorated deity murti at a temple sanctum. A large flame rises from a lamp held above the figure, which is draped in red and orange silk with a white-and-orange striped shawl and wears a silver crown-like headpiece and silver hand ornaments. A ring of lit oil lamps surrounds the head, with more lamps at the side, and an ornately carved wooden arch frames the shrine. A hand holding the flame lamp is visible at the left edge, and partial figures stand at the edges, with no clearly visible full faces.2012-05-16 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple shrine at night. A priest's bare arm, at the left edge, holds a brass tray with lit oil lamps and a flame toward a deity lingam. The lingam is dressed in a red silk cloth with a gold border and an orange-and-white striped shawl, garlanded with flowers, and framed by a ring of small lamps behind it. A silver face mask sits on the golden pedestal, with additional lamps burning around the golden niche. The shrine's carved stone arch and gold-plated base are visible. Deity murti and lingam worship, aarti with lamps.2012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesInside a dim temple sanctum, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with maroon border stands with his back to the camera, facing a deity murti dressed in a red silk garment with gold ornaments. An ornate golden arch frames the murti, and oil lamps glow around it. A partially visible person in white stands at the left edge, and another hand holds white cloth at the right edge. The setting suggests temple worship and aarti.2012-05-16