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A photo inside a temple hall with a tall black stone lingam-style shrine behind a garlanded deity murti on a golden stand. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a pink cloth stands at left facing the shrine. Another priest in white dhoti and an unlabeled bare-chested man stand near a row of framed paintings at right, while a person in orange robes sits kneeling on the floor at right. A silver oil lamp and a plate of offerings sit near the shrine, with a security camera mounted on the wall.

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January 12 20072007-01-12August 09 20072007-08-09Inside a dim stone temple hall with carved pillars and hanging oil lamps, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head wrap and rudraksha mala sits on a raised platform. Beside him a shirtless man in white dhoti sits cross-legged with a hand to his cheek. Two priests stand at right: one bare-chested with a white dhoti and a brass kalasha pot, the other with white beard, bare chest and white sacred thread, both with tilak marks. In front lies a plate of flowers, a lit lamp and offerings, and a decorated deity murti stands before a garland-framed backdrop. A flower-strewn kolam design covers the floor. Three people are visible.2007-01-12Interior of a temple shrine with pale marble-patterned walls and a large pink granite pillar in the centre. Several men stand before small black stone deity murtis in niches. On the left, a bald priest in white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl stands with back to camera, and another priest in white with gold border crouches near a fruit offering and oil lamp. In the centre, an older bald man with white forehead markings wears a rudraksha mala and a beaded headpiece, bare-chested. On the right, a man with hair tied up and a beaded headband wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold trim and a gold necklace. Another bald man in orange-saffron garments with gold trim stands at the far right. Oil lamps and a blue door are visible.2012-05-12 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine ritual before a deity murti adorned with a crown, garlands of orange and yellow flowers and gold ornaments. On the right, a bald man in orange robes with dark glasses stands with hands together near a brass lamp stand and kalasha. A seated man in orange garments holds a lit brass oil lamp (aarti) before the deity, while a man in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow sash stands at left, another in white at centre back, and a further figure in white dhoti at the far left edge. Stone carved pillars, red railings and orange curtains frame the shrine, with a floral offering tray in the foreground.2010-07-21November 28 20142014-11-28A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. In the foreground a bald man in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits with hands joined. Behind him several men in orange sit cross-legged on a low wooden platform, one holding a small handbell, and a woman in a red sari with a red blouse sits with palms pressed together. At right a person in orange with a long braid holds a flame before a brass lamp. Behind them stand black stone deity murtis draped with garlands, a tiered wooden stand holds rows of small oil lamps lit by a woman in white in the foreground, and a black stone bull with yellow flower garlands sits at left beneath a painted scroll of deities. Brass vessels sit on the floor.A temple scene with a shrine bearing two deity murtis draped in red and garlanded with marigolds. A standing man in saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold wristwatch and sunglasses, stands before the shrine with hands at his sides, while a bare-chested man in orange sits and holds a small brass vessel, and a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands behind. On the right, a man in orange cloth presses his palms together. Brass lamps and a kalasha-style offering sit on the stone platform, with a flower-decorated tray in front and a curtain of orange cloth to the left.2010-07-21A photograph inside a small stone shrine where a priest in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl bends over a copper vessel before a deity murti heavily decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands and white flower strands. Two seated devotees in saffron-orange robes sit on a raised red platform with offerings, and a standing man in a long peach-coloured robe watches at right. A framed picture stands beside the murti.2010-08-09A photograph of a temple shrine during an abhishekam ritual. On the left, a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp and stands before a row of brass kalashas set along a wet stone floor. Beside him, a second man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands on a raised step with hands folded in prayer, facing a golden deity murti seated on a lotus base and draped in orange cloth. In front is a black stone shivalingam on a round yoga-peetha basin, with red flower petals scattered nearby. A red curtain hangs behind, and a tiled roof and green trees show through an open pillared doorway.2010-07-05A photograph inside a temple shrine with carved golden framework. In the foreground stands a black stone shivalinga on a black pitha base, with a small white marble seated figure of a robed teacher with a turban in front and a small gold sri yantra. Behind, a bronze deity murti in orange drapery is seated, and a second orange-robed bronze figure stands beside it. Two men stand at right in white dhotis with maroon and gold borders, wearing gold-bead garlands; one has a sandalwood or vibhuti mark on his forehead and a bare upper body with white sacred markings on his arm. A gold kalasha-topped lamp stand is at lower right, and a seated man in a white shirt sits at the far right edge.2011-09-19November 07 20132013-11-07