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A photograph inside a shrine doorway with an ornate arched niche behind, hung with white flowers and pink garlands and lit with warm lamps. A bare-chested elderly man in a grey-lavender dhoti with a maroon border stands bending forward, holding out his hands over a silver plate. Seated on an orange cloth before him, a second elderly man with a shaved head, white sacred-ash markings on his forehead and body, and a rudraksha mala around his neck bends forward and receives the ritual, with orange and gold cloth around his waist. Silver vessels, a small oil lamp and a kalasha-like container sit on a gold-bordered green cloth on a platform.

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June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Photograph taken from behind inside a shrine niche with marble walls and a white carved arch edged with warm lights. A shaved-headed man in a grey dhoti with a purple border stands at left with hands folded. At right, a seated figure with bare shoulders wears an orange-saffron cloth with a gold waist band and a hair knot, sitting before a golden throne-like shrine with garlands of pink and white flowers. A green and gold embroidered cloth covers the altar. Brass oil lamps and offerings are arranged on the altar, and a bell-like vessel is visible at lower left.2012-06-05A photo inside a shrine niche showing a bare-chested elderly man with a shaved head, white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms, and a rudraksha mala, seated cross-legged on a golden-bordered cloth wearing an orange-saffron dhoti with gold trim, while his hands are gathered near a brass plate and lamp. A standing priest in a grey-lavender dhoti with a purple border bends forward, offering something with his hands at the seated man's feet. Behind them, a gilded peetha or throne-like niche stands framed by pink and white flower garlands and a glowing arched light border, with a small oil lamp on the wooden ledge and an ornate brass object in front. The scene suggests a ritual padapuja or abhishekam.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05May 10 20122012-05-10May 10 20122012-05-10A bald, elderly man with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms sits cross-legged on an orange cloth, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti with gold borders. He wears a red and gold rudraksha headband, a long rudraksha mala with gold beads, and a gold armlet. He pours water from a small silver vessel over a brass plate holding a small metal lingam-like object, while a brass pot and a lit oil lamp sit nearby. Behind him stands a small gold deity figure, flowers in pink and red and a gold shrine.2012-05-11A photograph inside a temple shrine niche with white and brown stone walls and a gold lamp stand at right. A shaved-headed man bare-chested, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti with gold bands and a rudraksha mala, stands bent toward a deity murti under a garland of flowers. A second man in a grey-white cloth wrap and purple border bends at left, lighting an oil lamp. Marigold and pink flower garlands hang around the shrine.2012-06-05May 08 20122012-05-08May 08 20122012-05-08