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A photograph of a temple shrine during a puja. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with golden border stands beside a tall brass oil lamp, her hand extended toward it. Behind her, a few devotees in light and blue clothing stand near the shrine area. On the right, a golden deity murti is draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white and red flowers. A stone lion sculpture sits on the left. On the low shrine ledge lie offerings: a wooden tray, flower petals, marigolds, a coconut, a silver bowl and brass vessels, with a figure in teal and red cloth.

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April 20 20112011-04-20Photograph of a temple puja inside a shrine with a tiled dais. A standing man in saffron-orange robes with a saffron head cloth and white forehead markings stands at left beside a dark stone linga draped in white cloth and garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Behind him are ornate deity murtis decorated with multicoloured garlands. Tall brass oil lamps, lamps in the foreground, and a brass kalasha-style vessel stand on the dais. A woman in a yellow sari sits at right on a low seat, and several seated devotees in the foreground, including people in white and yellow clothing, face the shrine in darshan.2009-11-09A photograph inside a temple hall before a decorated shrine with garlanded deity murti and a black Nandi bull statue on a stone plinth at right. A man in orange robes, red headwear and a rudraksha mala stands at the right, holding a long ceremonial object, beside a woman in orange sitting cross-legged on the floor near a brass lamp stand and metal vessels. Several seated women in saris, one in purple, one in orange, one in green and one in yellow, face the shrine from the foreground, and a child in blue sits at the left. Brass pots and flower garlands sit on tables, and a bucket marked clean water stands nearby.2008-07-15A temple shrine interior where a shaven-headed priest in an orange robe and rudraksha-style garlands stands at the right beside a black Nandi statue, while a woman in an orange sari with long loose hair kneels at a row of brass vessels in front of a decorated altar. Behind them, deity murtis are draped with garlands of marigolds and red flowers. Six to eight seated devotees in colourful saris and clothes, including a blue sari, an orange sari, a yellow sari and a white sari with red border, watch the ritual from the floor. A brass lamp stand, a bowl of yellow and red flowers, and a white bucket labelled with text stand on the floor nearby.2008-07-15A temple ritual in a hall with a tiled platform holding a large black Nandi statue and a shivalinga-style black stone. A man in orange saffron robes, with a white forehead mark and a beaded necklace, stands behind the Nandi with his hands folded in front of him. A woman in a red sari kneels on an orange mat at left beside brass and copper kalasha vessels and pots, and two women in saris sit on the floor at front centre, one in green and pink and one in orange. Behind them, a seated woman in red and an ornate golden throne-style shrine with garlands and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man stand in the background. A tall brass lamp stands at the right edge. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam.Interior of a Hindu temple shrine with ornate golden canopies and deity murtis garlanded with marigold and red flower garlands. Black stone Shivalingam-style forms sit on a central pedestal in front. A standing figure in orange robes stands at the right shrine beside a seated figure in white. Several devotees in saris and casual clothes sit cross-legged on a blue carpet in the foreground, facing the shrine. A brass kalasha stands near the front, with brass oil lamps and offering plates on the right. The scene is a puja or darshan at the shrine.A temple scene inside a Hindu shrine at Nithyanandeshwara temple. A deity murti sits on a gold palanquin-style pedestal beneath a gold canopy, draped in orange and green silk and decorated with red and white flower garlands. Behind it stand gilded shrine figures framed by multicoloured flower garlands. A barefoot man in white dhoti with a green-bordered shawl stands at left looking aside. A man in white dhoti and shawl bends forward toward the murti, adjusting or offering something. Another white-clad man stands at right, and two women in saffron and blue saris, one with a bindi and jewellery, stand at the right edge. Brass oil lamps and lit candles sit around the pedestal, and peacock-feather fans are visible.November 09 20092009-11-09A temple hall at a Hindu shrine where a shaved-headed man in white dhoti kneels at a stone platform holding a black Nandi bull statue, while a woman in a red-bordered white sari pours water from a copper pot over it. Behind them, garlanded deity murtis and framed images stand against a pale wall, with brass bells and a brass urn in the foreground. Several devotees sit on the floor: a woman in a green blouse and dark sari, a woman in a red sari, and another woman in a yellow sari kneeling at the right. A man in a long white robe stands near the right, and a child in a red shirt stands at the left. This appears to be an abhishekam offering to the Nandi at a shrine. The man kneeling appears to be a priest in white; no candidate's appearance meets the criteria for a person.2008-05-03October 03 20082008-10-03A temple shrine interior with gilded arches and deity murtis decorated with marigold garlands. In the centre, a black Nandi bull statue sits on a tiled platform before a shivalinga. A man in saffron robes stands at the right side of the shrine holding a lamp toward the deities, while a woman in a red and green sari kneels near the lamp. A seated man in white ritual dhoti sits on the right edge beside brass lamps, and a woman in a red sari stands at the left beside a blue-robed deity figure. Several visitors sit in the foreground at the lower left. A red kalasha and brass pots sit on the floor.Inside a temple hall decorated with marigold garlands, a man in saffron-orange robes and a shaved head stands beside a large black Nandi bull statue on a tiled platform, holding a small object in his hands. Three women in colourful saris sit on a white cloth at the front; the woman in the centre has her palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them are deity murtis draped in flower garlands, with brass oil lamps and a golden peetha-style shrine on the right. The saffron-robed man is an appearance-based candidate who cannot be confirmed from the image alone, and there is no visible name caption, so identity remains uncertain.