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A camcorder's flip-out LCD screen shows a live view of a temple sanctum: a bare-chested man in saffron dhoti sits before a lingam-shaped structure draped with a garland, while a second figure in yellow and red stands behind with hands at the sanctum. A marble-walled interior with silver-framed doorway frames the scene. In the foreground, dark silhouettes of seated viewers and a purple cloth edge appear at the bottom. The screen content is a depiction on a monitor; the camera body and blurred wooden floor sit beside it.

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A dim stone chamber with stained, weathered walls shows a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and white cloth bending over a tall black stone lingam, adjusting a white cloth and orange shawl draped on it, with a small yellow flower on top. A second priest standing at left wears an orange dhoti and orange shawl, a mala necklace, and holds a small glass; he is shaven-headed with a tilak-like marking. Small orange and gold objects and dark cloth bags sit on the floor. Two partially visible people appear at the lower left edge. A camera and a phone screen appear at the edges, and a red and white printed graphic sits on the left wall.2012-05-18A photograph of a screen showing a ritual scene. Several shaved-headed men in white dhotis sit on the floor around a white marble platform decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands, scattered petals and small brass vessels. A bare-chested priest in the foreground pours or offers flowers over a dark deity murti at the centre, while another man at the upper right performs the rite. The image is a screen capture showing people, not physical people in the room, and the people in view are priests and attendants.2015-10-23October 23 20152015-10-23A photo inside a marble-walled shrine showing a black Shivalingam with a copper cobra hood, draped with white and orange marigold garlands and flower petals on a white stone base. A bearded man in a red-orange robe with a red tilak on his forehead stands with palms joined in prayer beside a brass kalasha pot being held by a second man in red-orange robes with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and folded hands. A framed image hangs on the wall behind them, and a trident and a flower-garlanded rod are on the right. A partly visible shaved-headed man in orange stands at the left edge. The scene suggests abhishekam at a Shiva shrine. a person: the bearded man in the red-orange robe with a red forehead mark is a candidate by appearance, though cues are limited, so the identification is uncertain.2014-03-16November 09 20072007-11-09A temple abhishekam at a Shiva lingam on a dark stone yoni-peetha base, with green-gold liquid pouring over the lingam. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style bead mala and a red tilak stands holding a small brass lamp and offering, probable Swamiji. A man in white dhoti kneels at the base attending the ritual, and a second person in orange robe stands behind. Gold-framed arches, a golden deity figure, brass oil lamps, and a richly adorned deity murti with red and white garlands stand in the background. A video camera operator is at the left edge.2009-10-17March 16 20142014-03-16May 08 20122012-05-08A photograph inside a stone temple shrine with carved pillars, framed by orange curtains and colourful painted pillar wraps at the sides. Three people in orange and saffron robes stand at the shrine: one on the left holding a long staff, a second in the centre with a bead garland, and a third on the right with hands raised near the deities. A white marble figure sits in front of the altar on a low platform. Behind them, a golden arch frames two seated deity murtis with flower garlands, one in purple and gold clothing. Small oil lamps and offerings are placed on the platform.2009-12-16September 18 20062006-09-18June 03 20162016-06-03May 10 20122012-05-10