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Interior shrine photograph showing a black Shiva linga draped with a white cloth, orange and saffron sashes and a white flower garland, set in a white arched niche against beige marble walls. A steel bowl and scattered pink petals rest before it. In the foreground at left, a bare-chested, shaven-headed man with white ash markings, a rudraksha mala and a gold ornament sits with his head bowed toward the linga. A second shaven-headed person in white clothing with a yellow cloth sits at the right edge. A small wooden cabinet stands at left.

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May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA photo inside a temple shrine with marble-clad walls. Several black stone deity murtis stand in a row, each decorated with white and red flower garlands. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange saffron-coloured robes and a rudraksha headband performs worship, holding a lamp toward the altar. Beside him a younger man in an orange-saffron shawl with a rudraksha mala stands watching. Flower offerings, fruit and brass vessels sit on the stone altar at left.2012-06-02A person in orange-saffron clothing with a rudraksha-bead headband and gold ornamental necklace stands at right, reaching to offer pink flowers at a silver deity murti inside a white shrine niche garlanded with white jasmine, red and orange flowers. Two dark stone murtis in white dhoti garlands stand in the background niche. A steel bowl and scattered pink petals sit on the ledge. The person's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference, but the face and features are not clearly visible enough to confirm identity, so this is a devotee performing puja.2012-06-05May 12 20122012-05-12 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a bald priest with a light sacred ash marking on his forehead and body, wearing a rudraksha mala necklace, a beaded headband, a gold bangle, and a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border. He holds a silver tray of pink flowers and white blossoms while placing them on a stone ledge before a row of black stone lingams, each adorned with pink flowers on top and dressed in white cloths with red borders. A small oil lamp burns at the left edge, and a dark stone deity murti in red cloth stands in a niche behind. Pink petals are scattered on the floor.2012-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine. An elderly man with a shaved head, bare-chested, wears an orange-red dhoti with gold borders, a beaded rudraksha mala and gold armlets, and holds a small vessel while offering to a black deity murti dressed in white and orange cloth with a white jasmine garland and pink flowers. Gold ornate shrine arch surrounds it, with a brass oil lamp burning at right. A younger man in white dhoti with gold border stands with folded hands in a respectful pose. Appearance-based cues on the elder are insufficient to confirm identity, so the role is described as a priest performing puja.2012-05-13June 02 20122012-06-02June 02 20122012-06-02May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesInside a temple sanctum, a bald, bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold-edged cloth stands at a stone ledge, holding a silver plate of pink rose petals and scattering them. He wears a gold headband, a dark rudraksha-style mala, gold armlets and rings, and white sacred ash markings on his forehead and shoulders. Behind him, a row of black stone lingams or deity forms is draped in white and red-striped cloth, lit by recessed white lamps, with more petals scattered on the marble. A devotee in orange stands at the left edge. Appearance is not sufficient to confirm an identity, so the figure is described by role as a priest performing a flower offering.2012-05-07 +1 copiesMay 08 20122012-05-08