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A man with a bare, bronze-toned upper body wears a saffron-orange shawl and a long orange rudraksha mala, standing in profile at the left as he tends a brass oil lamp with a flame. Beyond him, a silver-framed shrine holds a deity murti draped in marigold and red flower garlands with a kumkum-marked forehead, and a wooden staff rests against it. Other people in pale clothing and a figure in a red-and-white garment stand near the shrine, and a hand adorns the deity with flowers at the right. An engraved inscription runs across the silver arch above, and a brass vessel of offerings sits in the foreground. The setting looks like a temple abhishekam or darshan.

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May 09 20152015-05-09Inside a temple shrine, a silver-framed niche holds a silver-faced deity murti draped in marigold garlands, rudraksha beads and a white-and-gold cloth. In front of the shrine a brass oil lamp burns with a lit flame, and a woven basket of offerings sits at lower left. A man in a white shirt stands at the railing. Beside him a saffron-robed man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl holds a small flower offering toward the shrine; a second robed priest with a shaved head and white forehead marks stands behind him, and another person in orange appears at the frame edge. Three or four people are visible, and the scene is a darshan and puja at a temple.2015-05-09A crowded photograph inside a temple shrine where a silver-framed deity murti is decorated with a dense garland of yellow and white marigolds and red flowers, set against a purple cloth backdrop. A young man in a red kurta stands at left beside a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, while another attendant in a red garment is at the lower centre. A man at right wears a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, with a dark wrap over shoulder, and extends his hand toward the shrine; a second man at lower right holds a silver trident and a bowl of flower petals, with orange and yellow tilak marks on his forehead. Green leaves and flower offerings are on the shrine ledge.2014-05-19A photograph inside a temple sanctum showing a silver-framed shrine with a carved deity murti whose face is covered in garlands of orange marigolds and white flowers, set before a purple cloth backdrop. Inscribed Sanskrit text runs across the silver arch above. In front, a brass oil lamp with a visible flame stands on the floor beside a flower-filled offering tray. Several people surround the shrine: a man in red kurta at left, a man in white at centre-right, and a figure with a bare upper body, orange-red cloth wrap and rudraksha mala beside a shaved-headed priest in orange robes at lower right who holds a brass implement. Darshan and puja appear to be in progress.2014-05-19May 09 20152015-05-09May 19 20142014-05-19A photograph inside a dim temple sanctum showing a silver-framed deity murti, its face and head covered with marigold and red flower garlands and a white cloth draped over one shoulder. An oil lamp with a lit flame sits in the foreground at left, and a silver railing curves across the lower frame. On the right, a bare-shouldered man in an orange saffron cloth stands with his back to the camera, one hand raised toward the silver railing or the deity, while a second person in white clothing is partly visible behind him. The setting suggests a puja or darshan at the shrine.2015-05-09May 19 20142014-05-19Photograph inside a temple sanctum of a silver-framed deity murti adorned with orange and white marigold garlands and a purple cloth backdrop, with green leaves and flowers offered below. Several devotees crowd around; a woman in a maroon sari with a black rudraksha-style necklace and a yellow-bordered garment reaches toward the murti, and a shaved-headed man in white with an orange cloth stands in the lower right beside a silver trident-like stand. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits at the lower left, and a man in red kurta is partially visible at the left edge. Visible people: several, counted as partially visible. No candidate matches the page's a person reference with sufficient appearance cues.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19A photograph inside a temple shrine. A golden face-form murti of a deity sits in an ornate silver arch, decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, white flowers and a silver-framed niche. In the foreground a man with hair tied in a bun and an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style necklace. Behind him a second man in a red garment and orange tilak is partly visible. An oil lamp with a flame sits at the left edge, and a silver railing runs along the bottom. Devotional darshan at a temple shrine.2015-05-04A photograph inside a silver-framed shrine in a temple. A silver-ornamented deity murti with a yellow and orange marigold garland and purple flower garlands is seated behind a black cloth, with a brass lamp stand and a metal railing in front. A man in orange robes and an orange turban, shown from behind with bare shoulders and arms raised to his head, stands before the shrine. Beside him, a man in a white shirt stands near the railing, and a bald man in orange cloth and a woman with folded hands are visible to the right. Several people are partially visible at the edges, with an orange garment at left. Writing in Devanagari is carved on the silver panel above the shrine.2015-07-02