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A photograph of a puja at a lit shrine niche inside a stone-walled temple room. A bald, bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace stands before a small golden shrine decorated with pink flower garlands and silver lamps, reaching toward the deity murti. A second person in orange cloth and a beaded necklace stands beside him, and an attendant in white dhoti with gold border stands at right holding a ritual item. Offerings of flowers and leaves lie on the shrine ledge, and a wooden door is at left.

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May 12 20122012-05-12May 08 20122012-05-08 +2 copiesMay 08 20122012-05-08Inside a temple shrine lit by a glowing orange arched frame of bulb lights, two priests in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders stand at a wooden altar, one bare-chested with a rudraksha-beaded head band, the other with hair tied up and a gold-beaded necklace. The shrine holds a gold-and-silver deity murti draped in a large pink flower garland, with silver kalasha-style vessels and green leaves on the altar. A third man in white dhoti stands at the right edge, holding a garland and a rudraksha mala. The priest in front raises a long silver lamp stand toward the shrine, an aarti or puja offering. Pink petals are scattered on the floor.2012-05-12May 08 20122012-05-08May 11 20122012-05-11May 10 20122012-05-10May 08 20122012-05-08A temple shrine scene where an elderly priest with a shaved head, white forehead markings, a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered orange dhoti is performing a ritual, holding a lamp or ritual implement toward a deity murti adorned with pink flower garlands and gold ornaments. A second priest in an orange garment with gold border and a beaded headband stands at left, and a person in a white cloth stands at right, holding a gold vessel. Silver lamp stands, brass bowls, green leaves and pink flowers sit on a wooden altar, with a lit orange arch of lights behind the shrine.2012-05-12May 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesPhotograph inside a temple shrine lit by a warm glowing arch of bulbs. A shaved-headed man stands bare-chested with a saffron-orange dhoti and a gold-banded orange shawl, holding a lit oil lamp or camphor flame toward a deity murti draped in red flower garlands within a golden canopied shrine. Brass kalasha pots and small lamps line the altar, and rose petals scatter the floor. A second man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a headband stands with hands folded in devotion beside him. A third person's hand and white garment appear at the right edge. The ritual looks like an aarti or puja at a shrine.2012-05-08May 12 20122012-05-12