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A bare-backed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with gold border stands before a shrine niche lit by a row of small lights. He wears a red-beaded headband and gold ornaments and holds a brass or bronze item near a silver-and-gold canopied altar. Pink and red flower garlands drape the golden shrine, with silver kalasha-style vessels and green leaves on the stone platform. A figure in white dhoti attends from the right edge. Vibhuti marks show on the priest's shoulder. The scene suggests puja or abhishekam at a deity shrine.

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May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A temple shrine scene. A bare-backed priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border raises a lamp or kalasha high above his head toward an ornate shrine niche lit by orange light and a ring of bulbs. A garland of pink flowers encircles a gold-framed deity murti on silver pillars with silver bowls below. A second person in orange cloth with gold jewellery and a beaded necklace stands at left, and a hand wearing rings and bangles and a white-clad attendant appear at the right edge. Flower petals lie on the floor. The priest wears a rudraksha mala at his neck.2012-05-12A photo inside a temple shrine. In the foreground a bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti with gold borders and a gold-coloured neck ornament raises his arms toward a golden canopy niche. He wears a red and gold head band and white sacred ash marks on his shoulders. Inside the niche sits a deity murti garlanded with a large pink flower garland, with silver lamp stands and brass vessels on the stone platform below. A second person in orange stands at left and a hand in white clothing appears at right. Orange and gold lamp lights glow around the arch.2012-05-12May 10 20122012-05-10May 10 20122012-05-10May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12Inside a temple shrine, a bare-backed priest in orange dhoti with gold borders stands at a gold-framed altar decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink flowers, performing worship by a deity murti. Beside him, a second man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands near the doorway holding offerings. Silver lamp stands and bowls line the altar, and an arched lit doorway frames the scene. The figure's appearance does not clearly establish a person, and the bare-backed priest is described by role only.2012-05-09May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12