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A photograph inside a stone-walled shrine of an elderly shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white beaded headband. He holds a steel plate of flower petals in one hand and offers them with the other at a white marble altar. A large silver bowl of yellow flowers and white garlands drapes a deity murti or linga-shaped form in the back right. Electronic audio equipment sits on a wall shelf at left. One person is partly visible at the far left edge.

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A bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at a white stone shrine, resting one hand on a large silver bowl heaped with yellow flowers and rose petals. Behind it sits a silver deity murti with a tall crown, draped in white and pink garlands. Gold bangles, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala adorn him, and a sandalwood-coloured tilak marks his forehead. The setting is a stone-walled temple altar with a small lamp and scattered flowers on the platform.2012-06-02A photograph of a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and a maroon-and-gold beaded headband, with a gold necklace across his shoulders, standing before a wooden shrine cabinet in a marble-walled room. He holds a round steel tray of pink flower petals and places them near the shrine. A white-clad person is partially visible at the lower right edge.2012-05-09 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesA shaved-headed, bare-chested man stands on marble steps in a temple doorway, holding a silver tray of pink flowers and green leaves. He wears a rust-orange dhoti tied with gold-bordered cloth, a rudraksha mala with a gold chain, a dark rudraksha head band, and white and red forehead markings. Brass oil lamps flank the entrance. Behind him an arched, orange-lit shrine holds a small deity murti, silver vessels and a flickering lamp. The man is a priest performing puja; his identity is not established by visible cues, so he is described by role only.2012-05-11A photograph in a temple interior showing a bald, bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti holding a silver tray of pink flower petals. He wears a gold-beaded headband, white sandal marks on his forehead and arms, a dark rudraksha mala, and a gold necklace. Behind him a row of dark black stone lingams is draped with white and red-bordered cloth, with more petals on a marble ledge. On the left edge, an orange-clad figure is partly visible. Polished marble walls with arched niches frame the scene.2012-05-07 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04Photo 11731568 +1 copiesMay 03 20082008-05-03May 13 20122012-05-13A photograph of a shaved-headed elderly priest in an orange dhoti with gold border, bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha-style bead headband, a long bead mala, gold bangles and a gold earring, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. He stands at a silver-pillared shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink flowers, holding a small brass plate or dish toward a golden palanquin-style deity altar. A string of lamps glows along the arch above, and the shrine's silver-and-gold canopy is topped with kalasha finials. Persons are not clearly distinguishable as a person from appearance cues here, so no identification is made.2012-05-09 +1 copiesMay 11 20122012-05-11A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti with gold border stands in a stone temple doorway, bare-chested, carrying a silver tray of pink flowers and green leaves. He wears a rudraksha mala and gold chain, a white forehead band with red bindi, and bangles. Behind him a glowing orange arched lamp frame, a silver kalasha-like vessel on a pedestal and a brass lamp stand are visible. Two attendants in white dhotis stand nearby, one holding a small oil lamp.2012-05-12 +1 copies