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A shaved-headed priest seen from behind, bare-backed with white ash markings on his arms and shoulders, wears an orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala with gold beads, and a gold ceremonial necklace. He holds a lit flame toward a dark stone deity murti in a white niche, draped in red cloth and garlanded with pink flowers. A brass plate of bananas and leaves sits on the white ledge, and a second bare-backed person stands at the left edge. Marble-patterned walls surround the shrine.

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May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesPriests perform worship before a dark stone deity murti in a golden arched shrine with a yellow backdrop, draped in a white jasmine garland and topped with pink flowers. A standing man on the left wears an orange-red dhoti and a golden-banded cloth, a rudraksha bracelet on his upper arm, and a beaded headpiece with a gold necklace. A bald priest in white bends forward on the left, a second priest in white and orange kneels at the altar offering flowers, and a priest on the right holds a lamp and incense. Brass oil lamps burn, a steel bowl of pink petals and a plate of bananas sit on a brass stand, and smoke rises from the incense.2012-05-13 +1 copiesInside a temple shrine with pale marble walls, a bare-chested elderly man with a shaved head stands at right, wearing a rudraksha headband, a long rudraksha mala, gold necklaces and white sacred ash markings on his forehead and chest. A younger shaved-headed man in orange cloth sits or kneels in the lower foreground. At left, a black stone deity murti draped in a red cloth with a gold border stands in a niche beside a tray of bananas and pink flowers. Several more black stone figures in white dhotis line the wall at right.2012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11A bald, bare-chested temple priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border stands in a shrine, leaning forward to place a white and pink flower garland on a dark stone deity murti under a gold arched kirtimukha-topped niche with yellow cloth backdrop. Pink flowers are scattered on the pedestal, a brass oil lamp burns to the right, a steel vessel of flowers and a plate of bananas sit in front. A rudraksha mala and vibhuti marks are visible on the priest.2012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 11 20122012-05-11May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple shrine. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head, a beaded headband and gold ornaments, wearing a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders, stands at left with one arm raised toward a gilded arched niche. Inside the niche a dark stone deity murti wears a white cloth with red-and-gold borders, a rudraksha mala, and a pink flower garland, lit by a yellow backdrop and an oil lamp. Pink flowers, bananas and brass vessels sit on a tray in front, with a standing brass lamp at right.2012-05-11A shaved-headed priest stands bare-chested in a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders and a gold-beaded head band, holding a lit oil lamp toward a black stone murti in a gilded niche. The murti is draped in white cloth with a gold border, wears a rudraksha mala, and has a pink flower garland on its head. Pink flowers, banana bunches and brass vessels sit on a stone altar in front. A second person's hand and head appear at the right edge. The priest appears to be performing aarti or puja.2012-05-11A priest with a bald shaved head, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti with gold borders and a dark beaded headband, bends forward to perform aarti with a multi-flame oil lamp before a dark deity murti in a gold-framed niche. The murti wears a white cloth, a rudraksha mala and a pink flower garland. Plates of mangoes, oranges, bananas and apples sit as offerings on a metal tray in front, with pink flowers on a side table and a brass lamp nearby.2012-05-09 +1 copies