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Photograph through an open wooden door into a marble-floored hall. Two bare-chested priests stand in the doorway; the foreground priest wears a white-and-pink patterned shawl over white dhoti, with a white beaded necklace, and holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Behind him a second man in an orange-red dhoti holds a dark rudraksha-style mala and steadies the lamp. Inside, a golden deity murti or statue sits on a raised platform beneath ceiling fans and fluorescent lights, with beige stone-patterned walls. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a temple or ashram entrance.

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May 13 20122012-05-13May 13 20122012-05-13May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 12 20122012-05-12Photograph of a temple shrine niche lit by an orange-glowing arch of bulbs. A bare-chested shaven-headed man with white vibhuti on his forehead, a red bindi, a dark rudraksha mala and orange-saffron dhoti with gold border holds a silver tray of pink flowers near a silver altar with a kalasha-like finial. A younger attendant behind him in orange dhoti and gold garland stands beside him. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, a silver candlestick and metal vessels sit on a stone ledge.2012-05-12 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12June 02 20122012-06-02May 12 20122012-05-12A photo of a bald elderly man with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red-orange wrap around his waist, bare-chested with white sacred ash marks on his arm and forehead, gesturing with outstretched hands toward a lit shrine. Gold oil lamps with bright flames sit on a silver and gold altar stand with pink flower garlands, beside a gilded deity murti. A second person in white clothing with a bead bracelet holds a plate near the lamps, and another person in orange stands behind. The warm lighting and lamp flames fill the scene.2012-05-13A photograph inside a temple shrine lit by a row of warm yellow bulbs along an arched niche. In the centre, a silver-and-gold shrine holds a deity murti draped with a large red flower garland, with a lit brass lamp (aarti) held forward. On the left, an elderly man with a shaved head, rudraksha mala, a gold chain and a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border stands with his hands extended toward the shrine. To the right, a bald man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold border holds the aarti lamp toward the deity, while another man in white clothing holds a brass vessel. Silver lamp stands and offering vessels with flowers sit at the base of the shrine.2012-05-12