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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a bald elderly priest with bare upper body and white sacred ash on his arms, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, wrapped in saffron cloth with gold borders, holding a flame over an ornate golden deity murti decorated with pink and white flower garlands and offerings. A second person in orange robes with a rudraksha headband and necklace stands to the left, and a hand offering a lit lamp or aarti reaches in from the right. The shrine has silver pillars and a silver canopy above, with a warm arched niche and glowing lights. Appears to be an aarti or abhishekam ritual; the flame is a lamp.

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May 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09 +4 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09A bald elderly priest in saffron-orange dhoti with gold border and bare torso wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a rudraksha headband, holding a lit oil lamp with flames as an aarti offering before a shrine. Behind him stands a second person in orange garment with rudraksha ornaments on arm and head. A gilded Nataraja murti of dancing Shiva with a brass lamp stand and flower garlands occupies the shrine. Orange lights outline the arched niche. Visible text on the photo overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam Source2012-05-14A photograph of a temple shrine with an arched niche lit by a string of yellow lights. In the foreground, a bald elderly priest with bare shoulders wears an orange-red dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a rudraksha band on his head, and performs a ritual gesture with his hands near the shrine. Beside him stands a younger attendant in orange cloth with gold necklace and rudraksha armlets. On the altar, a brass and silver lamp with burning flames, pink and white flower garlands, and a deity murti sit on a stone platform, while another person's hands hold a plate near the offerings. The scene suggests a puja or aarti in progress.2012-05-11A photograph inside a shrine niche showing a bare-chested priest with a shaved head, wearing rust-orange dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha headband, reaching toward a lit oil lamp with a tall flame on a golden puja stand. Behind him stands a second attendant in orange dhoti and gold-beaded necklace and armlet, and at the right edge a man in white clothing extends his hand toward the lamp. Flower garlands in pink and white surround a deity murti in the gilded shrine, with silver kalasha-style vessels on the stone altar below and rose petals scattered on the floor.2012-05-11Two men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders stand before a gilded shrine in a warm stone-walled temple. The shaved-headed elder in the foreground, bare-shouldered with a rudraksha mala and gold armlet, reaches toward a gold kalasha-topped shrine holding a gold Nataraja figure, pink flowers and offering vessels. Beside him, a younger man in orange with a red rudraksha headband and rudraksha mala watches. A devotee's arm in white is visible at the right edge. Oil lamps glow along the arch and petals scatter on the floor. The scene appears to be a temple puja or pooja at an altar.2012-05-14 +2 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine of an elderly bald man, bare-chested apart from a rudraksha necklace, with a white-marked forehead and rudraksha headband, wearing an orange-red dhoti with gold border, holding his hands over a flame lit on a gold shrine containing a deity murti. A younger man beside him in orange dhoti, gold garland and rudraksha armband stands by, and a person in white at the right edge offers something toward the flame. Silver lamps, pink flowers and marigold garlands decorate the golden altar, with petals scattered on the floor and warm lights framing the arch. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja.2012-05-11Photograph inside a shrine lit by a rounded arch of warm lights. A shaven-headed priest in orange-red dhoti with gold border, bare-shouldered and wearing rudraksha beads, stands at a golden altar pouring water from a brass kalasha into a silver vessel. Behind him, a second attendant in orange garments with a yellow flower garland and red beaded bands watches. A third person in the right foreground pours from a brass vessel. The altar holds a golden shrine canopy, pink flowers and a deity murti, with silver lamps and pink petals scattered on the stone.2012-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph inside a shrine alcove during a lamp-lit puja. An elderly bare-chested priest with white sacred markings and a rudraksha mala stands at a golden-framed altar holding his hand over the flame. Beside him a figure in orange robes with a gold-trimmed cloth and a garland of yellow flowers stands with hands folded. On the right a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth holds a lit aarti lamp toward the altar. The altar is hung with a pink flower garland and has silver vessels, green leaves and a deity murti under a silver canopy. Lit oil lamps line the arched niche. Three people are visible.2012-05-12