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Interior temple scene with a bare-chested priest in a deep red-orange dhoti with gold border standing on a marble platform, wearing a white forehead band, a beaded rudraksha-style mala and white ash markings on his arms. Before a shrine, he faces two younger men in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls, holding small oil lamps with lit flames, while a third man in a pink-patterned cloth stands behind. Behind them a row of black stone deity murti busts sits on pink-draped pedestals. A tall brass oil lamp stands at left beside a few scattered flower petals on the floor. Wall clock and marble-patterned walls frame the room.

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Interior of a temple with marble-patterned walls and a stone pillar on the left. Four men perform a ritual in the shrine area. A young man in an orange-red dhoti and bare chest, with a rudraksha mala and a headband, carries a brass plate with flowers and offerings. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border holds a small lamp near black deity murti figures on a niche. Another man in orange-red dhoti wears a long rudraksha mala and carries a lit lamp. A clock hangs on the wall and a brass oil lamp stands on a pedestal. A golden kalasha-like vessel with a textured surface is in the lower right foreground.2012-05-11A temple interior with polished wood-and-marble walls and a brass lamp stand on the left. A bare-chested priest with shaved head, forehead markings and a gold headband, wearing a rudraksha mala and a rust-red dhoti with gold border, walks forward carrying a silver tray of pink flower petals. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls, one holding a lit oil lamp and another a brass vessel, stand in a line. A cameraman in a purple checked shirt films at the left edge. Small oil lamps sit on the counter, and deity murtis are visible in niches along the back wall. This appears to be a puja or aarti procession.2012-05-13 +1 copiesPhoto inside a temple interior with marble-patterned walls and a wall clock. A bare-chested older man in a pink patterned dhoti holds an orange and gold ceremonial cloth fan. Beside him a young man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders holds a brass oil lamp, and another in white with gold border and rudraksha mala stands nearby. Behind them a priest in white with a sandalwood tilak and beaded mala stands near a shrine. Brass lamps, a blue door and several women in saris are visible in the background.2012-05-10May 13 20122012-05-13May 11 20122012-05-11A shirtless priest in an orange-and-gold dhoti walks barefoot across a polished wooden floor inside a temple hall, carrying a tray of pink flower petals. His forehead bears white ash with a red mark, and he wears rudraksha beads and a gold chain. Behind him, white-clad priests in white dhotis and gold-bordered shawls attend, one holding a brass vessel, while a brass oil lamp stands on a raised platform near a row of small shivalinga-like forms and a granite pillar with carvings on the left. A wall clock hangs above. Pink petals are scattered on the floor.2012-05-14Photograph inside a temple shrine area with marble-patterned walls and a white ornamental niche. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with a yellow border and a white headband stands at the left, holding a plate of pink flowers and green leaves and a lit oil lamp. Behind him a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl holds a brass kalasha pot, and a man in a white dhoti holds a plate of mangoes, oranges, apples and bananas. Other attendants in white and orange-red garments stand nearby, with rudraksha malas visible around several necks. Blue plastic bags sit on a ledge at left and a wall clock hangs above.2012-05-09Photograph inside a temple shrine niche framed by marble-patterned walls and white pilasters. Two brass oil lamps (deepas) stand on either side, and a wall clock is visible at upper right. Within the arched shrine, a deity murti sits on an ornate pedestal lit by a glowing orange halo. Two priests attend the shrine: one in an orange-red cloth with bare upper body and a tilak, the other in white dhoti with an orange border and bare chest, standing at the right. A copper or brass vessel sits before the shrine, with a garland and cloth at the lower left.2012-05-11A photograph inside a temple shrine of priests and devotees performing worship before a dark deity murti draped in red cloth and garlands. A bare-headed priest in a saffron-orange cloth with a gold chain and rudraksha mala stands at right, holding a silver plate of pink flower petals, while another shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with white forehead markings stands beside him. A man in a rust-red cloth with gold necklace and beaded armband stands at left near a stone pillar, and a woman in pink sari stands in the background near brass lamps. Pink petals are scattered on the marble floor. Some faces are partly visible or turned away.2012-05-14May 12 20122012-05-12 +1 copiesInterior of a temple shrine with marble-patterned walls, where a young priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace stands at left, extending his hand over a small wooden table with a silver plate. A woman in a white sari with gold border and maroon blouse holds her hands over a lit oil lamp on the table. A man in white shirt with back to camera stands at right. Behind them, an arched shrine niche holds a deity murti decorated with pink and white flower garlands and lights. A wall clock and a standing brass lamp are visible. Several people are partly visible at the edges of the frame.2012-06-04May 09 20122012-05-09