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Photograph inside a temple shrine showing several priests making offerings before a dark deity murti draped in an orange cloth with flower garlands at its base. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a gold-edged shawl holds a metal tray of fresh fruits including mangoes, apples, oranges and grapes on a white stool. A bare-backed priest in an orange-and-gold dhoti with a beaded headband and gold armlets carries a tray of pink flowers toward the shrine. A figure in an orange-brown wrap with a beaded headband and a long beaded necklace holds an orange flower at left, and another man in a white dhoti with a gold necklace stands nearby. Pink petals are scattered across the white shrine ledge and the striped marble walls frame the scene.

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May 09 20122012-05-09May 09 20122012-05-09A temple shrine interior with a marble-clad wall and white niche. Four people stand before a deity murti draped in a red cloth with a flower garland, and a brass lamp is held forward by a man in white dhoti and shawl. A woman at left wears an orange sari with gold border, gold necklaces and a jasmine-style hair band, and a shaved-headed man in orange dhoti with gold border stands at right, bare-backed, with sacred ash marks on his back. A brass lamp stands on the ledge, and a steel bowl of red fruit sits on a stool in front. Ritual worship.2012-05-12 +1 copiesMay 12 20122012-05-12 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine of priests and devotees performing worship before a dark deity murti draped in red cloth and garlands. A bare-headed priest in a saffron-orange cloth with a gold chain and rudraksha mala stands at right, holding a silver plate of pink flower petals, while another shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with white forehead markings stands beside him. A man in a rust-red cloth with gold necklace and beaded armband stands at left near a stone pillar, and a woman in pink sari stands in the background near brass lamps. Pink petals are scattered on the marble floor. Some faces are partly visible or turned away.2012-05-14May 09 20122012-05-09May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesMay 11 20122012-05-11Priests 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 copiesMay 11 20122012-05-11Photograph inside a marble-walled shrine where a shirtless priest in orange dhoti and rudraksha bracelets holds a lit camphor aarti plate toward a dark stone deity murti draped in white and pink garlands. Behind him stands a second man in orange cloth with a gold necklace, and at right a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, wearing glasses, watches and holds a small item in his hands. Oil lamps burn on the ledge beside a gold-framed arch, with a warm glow from overhead light. Three people are visible, and their roles are priest, attendants and devotee; no candidate is identified as a person.2012-05-13June 04 20122012-06-04