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A photograph of a temple shrine with a bronze Nataraja murti of Shiva dancing within a flame arch, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with red, yellow, pink and white flower garlands. A single robed person in orange clothing and an orange head wrap kneels at lower left, pouring from a brass vessel over a fire pit with wooden sticks and offerings. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the shrine in front of green curtains. The person's identity is not established from the visible cues, so the role is given as a priest performing a homa or puja.

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April 02 20032003-04-022003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01A photograph of a seated man in orange robes and an orange head wrap performing worship before a bronze statue of Nataraja, the dancing Shiva, in a ring of flame. The statue is garlanded with red, yellow, pink and white flowers and draped with an orange cloth, set against a dark green curtain. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and the man holds a cupped white offering or ritual item in his hands.2003-01-01April 02 20032003-04-02A man in saffron-orange robes with a matching head wrap stands barefoot at a black stone shivalingam on a dark stone base, his hands resting on the lingam while water flows over it. Behind him stand gilded deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow, white, red and green flowers, including a multi-armed figure with a crown and a figure in green and red adorned with jewelry. A brass oil lamp with a bird-shaped stem sits in the foreground beside a small brass figure. The setting appears to be a temple shrine with abhishekam being performed. The man's face is not visible, and the image is a photograph of a temple ritual. Stated count: one person visible.2008-05-022003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01 +1 copies2003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 13 20032003-07-13A temple puja before a golden Nataraja-style deity murti standing on a lotus base, garlanded with white, red and green flower strands, with a black shivalinga on a black pedestal in front. A figure in saffron-orange robes stands at left holding a lit aarti lamp on a tray; a second figure in orange with a turban stands beside a gilded statue. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, flowers and decorative pillars painted with elephants and floral motifs frame the shrine.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09Photograph of a ritual inside a shrine room. A figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange cloth wrap, with long swept-back hair and white ash markings on the upper arm, sits at lower left before a small flame and brass ritual objects on a red cloth. Behind him, a large deity murti with a red face, red cloth and garlands stands within an ornate decorated arch of flower garlands. A tall brass oil lamp with flowers stands beside the altar. A framed black-and-white portrait hangs on the upper left wall. Partial figures in white clothing appear at the left edge. Ritual pooja scene.2004-07-02A seated priest in orange robes with a shaved head sits cross-legged on a cushion before a homa fire pit on a white stone platform, his right hand extended over the fire. Behind him stands an ornate deity murti with a crown and gold peacock-like vahana, decorated with a multicoloured flower garland in red, yellow, green and white. Silver bowls, a brass oil lamp, a pile of wood sticks, mangoes and two orange cloth-wrapped offerings with rose petals lie on a white cloth in the foreground. Orange drapes hang in the background. Only the one priest is visible as a physical person. The priest's appearance does not clearly match a distinctive candidate, so identity is left unsure.2010-11-09