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Warm-lit temple shrine at night. A figure in an orange-red sleeveless garment with red-and-white flower garland and beaded necklace raises both arms above the head, hands joined, before a stone shrine with carved panels and golden deity figures. A second person in a yellow garment bows low at the right edge. A golden plate of rose petals and flowers sits on a mat in the foreground, and tall brass oil lamps stand near the shrine. A green leaf-like canopy hangs at left beside a table with brass vessels and offerings. A printed poster with red border hangs on the left wall.

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A photograph of a temple shrine at night, lit warmly in gold. A bare-chested man in a red-orange dhoti with a red flower garland stands on the left, hands raised above his head in worship. On the right, a person in a yellow-green robe stands barefoot facing the shrine. Ornate golden deity murtis are decorated with garlands, flanked by tall brass lamps. In the foreground stands a large brass tray of flower petals, and a gold-trimmed red and green cloth and offerings sit on a side table with a banana leaf.2012-04-24Photo 11725499 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with deity murtis draped in colourful garlands of red, orange and green flowers. In the foreground a man with short dark hair, bare-backed and wearing an orange-red dhoti-style wrap, raises a copper kalasha or lamp toward the central deity, an act of aarti or abhishekam. Two women in red saris kneel at the shrine's front; one has long dark hair, the other shorter curly hair. Brass oil lamps stand on the tiled platform, with a Nandi statue in black stone at left and a small framed photograph and offering plates in front.2008-10-15Photo 11725439 +4 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10May 11 20122012-05-11Two men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand before a shrine alcove outlined with warm amber lights. The man on the left, bare-chested with a shaved head, bends forward and touches the golden base of a ritual vessel on the altar. The man on the right, bare-chested with long hair bound up and a gold headband, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar and head bowed. Both wear white jasmine garlands. Behind them is a golden peetha-style altar with a kalasha, pink flowers and a silver lamp stand, set against a white marble arch and brown stone walls. The scene shows a temple puja or worship moment.2012-04-29A photograph inside a temple shrine where a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth, barefoot and bending forward, waves a lit lamp (aarti) before a black-stone deity figure in a red and gold sari, decorated with white and orange marigold garlands, a silver crown and a silver necklace, seated on an orange cloth-covered platform. Behind the central figure stand two dark deity murti in gold-framed arches with red drapes, with a decorated pillar with yellow and blue patterns at left. Rows of small gold oil lamps, yellow flower petals, and red and yellow flower vases surround the platform, and a brass pot sits on a tray at lower left. A laptop is visible at the bottom left edge.2022-09-29 +1 copiesPhoto 11732590March 24 20082008-03-24November 06 20112011-11-06 +1 copiesPhoto of a temple shrine niche outlined with warm orange LED lights and a carved white arch. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold borders bends forward at a gold and silver deity shrine, tending its altar, while a second attendant in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala stands at left with hands folded. A brass oil lamp, silver vessels and flowers sit on the altar ledge, and a metal bucket rests on the floor.2012-05-08