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A bare-chested elderly man stands in a marble-walled hall beside a gilded throne with red cushion, wearing a rust-orange dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha headband and long rudraksha mala. Vibhuti marks cover his forehead and arms. Behind him, an illuminated shrine arch holds a deity murti, and brass oil lamps (deepa stands) flank the space. Pink flower petals lie on the floor and an orange cloth is spread at his feet. The clock on the wall is visible at upper right.

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May 11 20122012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12Photograph inside a temple hall with pale marble walls and white pillars. An elderly bare-chested man with a shaved head and white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms wears a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala with gold beads. He leans forward carrying a steel plate of pink flower petals, apparently scattering them. Behind him a younger man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a gold chain stands near a small shrine niche holding a deity murti draped in orange and red cloth, with a brass lamp nearby. Scattered petals cover the marble floor.2012-05-14A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti with gold border stands in a stone temple doorway, bare-chested, carrying a silver tray of pink flowers and green leaves. He wears a rudraksha mala and gold chain, a white forehead band with red bindi, and bangles. Behind him a glowing orange arched lamp frame, a silver kalasha-like vessel on a pedestal and a brass lamp stand are visible. Two attendants in white dhotis stand nearby, one holding a small oil lamp.2012-05-12 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04A photograph of a shaved-headed, bare-chested man standing in a lit arched niche of a stone shrine. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti with gold borders, a rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold-toned necklace, a white forehead band with a red mark, and a rudraksha-bead headband. He holds a silver tray of flowers before a brass lamp stand and a gold kalasha-like vessel on the right. Fresh flower petals lie on the floor and a brass oil lamp sits nearby. The page indicates a person, but the visible appearance (shaved head, priestly white markings, no long hair or crown) does not clearly match the expected cues, so the identity is uncertain and the figure is described by role as a priest performing an offering.2012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14A bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti with gold border stripes stands on granite steps at a temple shrine doorway, holding a silver tray of pink flower petals. He wears a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, has white vibhuti marks on his forehead and a beaded headband, and is barefoot. Behind him, a second man in orange stands within a shrine arched with warm lights, with an oil lamp and small deity murti visible. A framed printed portrait of a robed figure in red hangs on the left wall. Appearance cues are consistent with the page's reference to a person in a temple ritual context, but identity is uncertain.2012-05-08May 11 20122012-05-11May 15 20122012-05-15 +1 copiesMay 11 20122012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12 +1 copies