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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti and a gold-coloured waist-cord and gold armlet, bare-chested with white sacred marks on his shoulder, holding a brass plate of pink flower petals and offering them to a row of dark black stone deity murtis along a stone ledge, each draped in white and red-bordered cloth and topped with pink flowers. A second man in a white dhoti and shawl, wearing spectacles and a rudraksha mala, stands at left beside a steel bowl of petals. A black deity image in red cloth with pink flowers is visible in the background niche. The walls are marble and the floor is strewn with petals.

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May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09May 08 20122012-05-08May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA temple interior photograph showing a shaved-headed priest in an orange-bordered dhoti with bare chest and a gold necklace and gold-beaded headband, holding a silver plate of pink flower petals and offering them to a row of dark black stone lingams topped with pink flowers. A second shaved-headed attendant in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at left holding a metal vessel. A dark deity murti in red cloth sits in a shrine niche in the background, with pink flowers. The walls are marble-patterned.2012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 12 20122012-05-12 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine with polished marble walls. A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and a rudraksha mala stands at left holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in both hands. A tan headband and sacred ash marks show on his body. To the right, a row of black stone murti figures with white and red-striped dhotis and pink flower garlands stand on a marble platform, with a steel bowl and scattered pink petals and white flowers on the ledge. The scene suggests an aarti or puja at the shrine.2012-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph in a temple interior showing a bald, bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti holding a silver tray of pink flower petals. He wears a gold-beaded headband, white sandal marks on his forehead and arms, a dark rudraksha mala, and a gold necklace. Behind him a row of dark black stone lingams is draped with white and red-bordered cloth, with more petals on a marble ledge. On the left edge, an orange-clad figure is partly visible. Polished marble walls with arched niches frame the scene.2012-05-07 +1 copiesInside a temple shrine with polished brown stone walls, a shaven-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti with a gold border and a gold-and-white garland stands at left holding a silver plate of pink petals. Along the right wall in a niche, a row of seven or more black stone deity murti figures with folded hands stand on a raised ledge, dressed in white and red-striped cloths. At upper left, a dark deity murti is draped in orange and gold cloth. The scene shows temple puja offerings being made to the shrine images.2012-05-08