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A photograph inside a temple shrine. On the left, a shaven-headed priest with a rudraksha headband, white vibhuti marks on his forehead and body, and a rudraksha mala necklace sits with eyes closed in meditation. In the centre, a black deity murti is draped in an orange cloth and decorated with pink flowers. In front of it, a brass tray is heaped with red apples and pink petals as an offering. A wooden cabinet with glass doors and sandstone walls complete the setting.

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May 11 20122012-05-11June 02 20122012-06-02A shaved-headed priest stands bare-chested in profile, wearing a rudraksha mala necklace and a rudraksha headband, with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms and a rust-orange dhoti. He holds a brass lamp with a lit flame and a pink flower in his right hand over a tray of bananas and green leaves. Beside him stand several black stone murtis of deities with white and red-striped cloth draped at their waists, decorated with pink flowers. The setting is a temple shrine with a white arched canopy and warm stone walls. The man's appearance does not clearly match the a person cues, so he is described only as a priest.2012-05-11June 02 20122012-06-02June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA seated man with a shaved head, bare chest, white sacred markings on his forehead and body, a red-beaded headband, and rudraksha beads, wearing an orange-and-gold dhoti and sitting on an orange cloth. He holds a silver vessel and pours liquid from it into a gold vessel on a tray of offerings. Before him stands a golden deity murti garlanded with white flowers and pink flowers, with oil lamps and a silver kalasha nearby. A person's arm and hand are visible at the left edge. a person is shown performing an abhishekam-style ritual; the figure's appearance has a bare-chested presentation with distinctive adornments but the cues are limited.2012-06-05May 13 20122012-05-13January 20 20142014-01-20A photograph inside a small shrine room with warm ochre stone walls and a wooden door frame on the left. A seated young man in orange robes and a gold-coloured cloth, wearing a long beaded garland, a beaded headband, and beaded armlets, sits with hands folded in his lap. Beside him, a bald older priest in an orange dhoti, bare-chested with white ash markings and a red-beaded headband, kneels at a low stone platform handling a small gold pot and a cloth bundle. Brass cups and a gold tray sit on a metal table in front. Behind them an ornate golden shrine holds a deity murti decorated with pink flowers, with silver lamp stands and a kalasha-like vessel. The scene suggests a puja or ritual preparation.2012-05-13A bare-chested man with a shaved head kneels on an orange cloth before a shrine decorated with pink and white flower garlands and brass lamps. He wears a red-beaded necklace, a gold chain, an orange dhoti with gold border and a gold armband, and has white sacred ash on his forehead and arms. With one hand he sprinkles or offers from a silver vessel onto a tray of flowers and fruit. A metal kalasha and oil lamps sit on a marble platform, and a deity murti is visible in the background. Ritual worship at a temple shrine.2012-06-05A photograph inside a temple shrine with polished stone walls and a golden arched niche. An elderly bare-chested priest with a rudraksha bead headband and bead necklace, wearing a red-and-gold dhoti, holds out a brass tray with a lit lamp to a younger man in white ritual cloth with a white shawl and a beaded bracelet. The younger man leans forward to receive the tray. Behind them a dark deity murti is adorned with a white cloth, a pink flower garland and a garland of beads, with lit oil lamps in front. Several more oil lamps burn at the shrine's sides. The scene looks like a puja or aarti. The elderly priest's cues are a bead headband, bead necklace and red-and-gold clothing, but no identity can be confirmed from appearance.2012-05-11Photograph inside a golden-framed shrine niche with marble walls. A bald elderly man with a white forehead marking, a dark rudraksha mala, gold armlets and a gold-trimmed red-orange dhoti and shawl stands at left, bare-chested, gesturing toward the shrine. At right, a younger man in white dhoti and white shawl, with a beaded bracelet, holds a brass plate and lamp toward a dark stone deity murti dressed in white cloth, flower garlands and a pink flower. Two lit oil lamps stand on the altar, and a yellow cloth backs the niche. A partial figure in white is visible at far left edge.2012-05-11