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A dim temple shrine interior seen from behind two figures. On the left, a bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-edged shawl and a rudraksha bracelet stands with hands folded, facing a lit deity murti in an alcove. Beside him another person in dark clothing stands close. On the right, a bald man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands with hands joined. Lit oil lamps burn in front of the murti, and hanging brass bells with handles are visible on the right edge.

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May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesA photograph inside a dim, reddish-lit temple passage where several shaven-headed men in saffron/orange robes stand in a line facing a shrine. In the centre a bare-backed priest in white dhoti with a brown waist cloth stands before the sanctum, where oil lamps glow and a deity murti is seen. On the right, saffron-clad devotees with gold-trimmed shawls and garlands watch, and a brass plate sits at the edge of the frame.2012-05-18A photograph inside a dim temple shrine doorway where priests perform a puja before a deity murti draped in red cloth. A bright ceremonial oil lamp with a circular flame arrangement is lit above the altar, with additional flames and lamps at the base. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha-style bead necklace and stands with his back to the camera. Beside the altar, a figure in orange robes stands at the shrine. Three men on the right, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with coloured borders, stand in attendance, one holding a brass vessel. Brass lamps and ritual implements sit on a ledge to the right. The room is dark with grey stone walls.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA temple sanctum interior during a lamp-lit worship. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, watching. Beside him a woman in orange sari stands near a golden-draped deity murti with lit oil lamps around it. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a coloured border, and a second man in white dhoti, tend the shrine. A circular lamp glows in the doorway behind them, and a red-and-gold canopy edges the top left. Dark stone walls surround the scene.2012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a dimly lit shrine interior where a priest in an orange-red garment stands before a deity murti draped in red and white cloth and garlanded, lit by a flame held over it. Two oil lamps with glowing wicks are mounted on the wall behind the murti. Several people stand in the foreground: a figure on the left wears orange robes and a beaded necklace, another in a rust-coloured shawl with gold border and bangles stands beside him, and a man on the right has a bare back and wears a white dhoti with a dark border, with an orange cloth on his shoulder at the far right edge. A small offering plate sits on the platform in front of the murti. Pujari-style ritual in progress.2012-05-18 +1 copiesA photograph inside a dim stone temple shrine at Kanjanoor Agniswarar Temple. Two people in saffron-orange robes face the sanctum, a bare-shouldered figure at left in the foreground and a second figure in an orange sari with a gold border and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces holding a lit lamp toward a dark lingam-like deity murti. A large brass lamp with flames glows in the doorway, with more oil lamps and brass vessels on a ledge at right. Incense smoke drifts in the air. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.2012-05-30 +1 copiesDim temple interior with brass bells hanging on the walls. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border holds a brass pot or vessel with both hands, while a woman in an orange-red sari stands beside him. A man in a white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested, holds a red plastic basket at the right. In the background, a deity murti is decorated with green and white garlands and a lit oil lamp glows above it. Nobody's face is clearly identifiable as a specific person here; roles are priest and devotees.2012-05-18 +1 copies