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A photograph of a man in a rust-red dhoti and a rust-red shawl over his bare shoulder, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style band on his upper arm, standing at a shrine niche and holding a lit lamp or ritual plate toward a green-saried deity murti. The murti is garlanded with yellow and pink marigolds and white flowers. An ornate golden arched frame surrounds the niche, and a brass oil lamp with a flame sits on the right. A hanging chain is visible on the right wall. The scene appears to be a puja at a small shrine.

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July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A woman seen from behind, wearing a rust-red cloth wrapped over her shoulder and a long garland of green leaves, pink and yellow flowers, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp on a brass plate holding red and white kumkum/vibhuti. She faces a small shrine niche with a green-robed deity murti decorated with flower garlands, set within a gilded arch. Chains hang from the low stone ceiling on both sides, and a partial figure of another person stands at the right edge.2014-07-01May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesA photograph inside a dimly lit temple shrine. A shaven-headed priest, bare-chested with a saffron-and-maroon cloth over the body and a gold-bordered dhoti, stands at left and holds a brass lamp with multiple flames toward a central deity murti. The murti is draped in a red garment, adorned with a gold crown, necklaces and garlands of yellow marigolds and pink flowers. Brass oil lamps burn on stands on either side, and a small offering plate with red kumkum sits in front. Behind is an ornate gilded arch framing several figures and a blue curtain. This appears to be a lamp-waving puja (vilaku puja) before a deity.2014-08-08June 05 20122012-06-05September 11 20122012-09-11June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01A temple priest, bare-chested and wearing a yellow dhoti with a white cloth tied at the waist, stands at the left edge of a stone shrine niche tending a black stone deity murti. The murti is dressed in a red silk sari with gold border, a gold-bordered orange shawl, and white and pink-yellow flower garlands. A round red-and-orange lamp frame with a glowing flame sits behind the head, and a brass oil lamp hangs at the right. A brass disc backdrop and weathered stone walls surround the shrine.2012-05-18 +1 copiesA person in an orange-saffron garment with a gold necklace and gold earring stands at the right side of a shrine, one arm raised to touch the golden arched niche above a dark black stone Shiva lingam. The lingam is dressed in white and orange-striped cloth, draped with rudraksha beads and pink flower garlands, with a silver face-ornament. The shrine niche has an ornate gold frame and orange fabric backdrop, set against polished marble-patterned walls with brass fittings on a door at right. The visible person is shown from behind and partly in profile, with hair pulled back in a bun.2012-09-11A dimly lit stone shrine chamber with a lingam-style deity form draped in yellow and pink marigold garlands. A man with bare shoulders and a reddish-brown dhoti stands at the left of the altar, one hand touching the lingam. A small oil lamp burns on a brass plate at the base, and a white cloth covers the altar. Rudraksha-style beads hang on the back wall. The image is watermarked by the archive copyright line in the lower right, which is not transcribed. a person is not confidently identifiable from the appearance alone, so the person is described by role as a priest performing puja.2014-07-01