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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man with long dark swept-back hair wearing an orange saffron wrap over a bare upper body, adjusting white and gold-bordered cloth over a gilded metal deity murti. The murti at right is golden with an ornate crown, wearing a red silk sari with gold zari border and purple edging. A gilded kalasha-like finial and ornate gold metalwork frame the scene, with a flood lamp mounted high on the wall. a person appears as the man in orange, shown adorning the deity during alankaram.

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A man with long, swept-back black hair wearing an orange-saffron shawl stands in profile beside two gilded metal deity murtis in a dimly lit shrine. One murti wears a tall crown and a white-and-gold cloth, the other a red cloth and an ornate crown. A man in a white dhoti and checked shirt on the right holds a rope or cord near the red-clad murti. A red curtain and carved gold architecture frame the shrine, with a small spotlight overhead.2006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23A man with long, loose dark hair and a tilak on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange garment, leans forward and touches the arm of a large golden metal deity murti. The murti wears a red garment with gold and purple borders and a golden crown, and a gold-toned figure stands behind it. Gold ornaments and a flame-like finial appear at right, with a dark background and a wooden gold-painted beam above. A partially visible person in white stands at left edge.2006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23A photograph inside a temple shrine. On the left, a man with long dark hair and an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder stands in profile, looking toward two golden metal deity murti. The left murti wears a tall golden crown-like headdress with a white and gold cloth wrap and a golden necklace; the right murti wears an ornate golden crown and a red garment. Behind them are a red curtain, gilded carved wooden panels and a ceiling light. A partially visible hand at the right edge touches the red cloth of the right murti. The man's appearance (long swept-back hair and saffron shawl) is consistent with the page's description of a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so he is described as a person in orange, with the in-person candidate marked unsure.2006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a temple ritual at night before a stone wall. A priest with long dark hair, bare-backed and wearing an orange cloth, stands at left pouring or offering from a silver vessel toward two gold-coloured deity murti seated on a dark base. The left murti wears a white cloth with a red band, a crown with a green stone and crescent, and marigold garlands. The right murti wears a green and red silk garment, a crown, and yellow-and-red garlands, with a gold staff or weapon beside it. Ornate jewellery and a crescent-shaped crown are visible. No one is present besides the priest.2007-02-16A man with long, loose dark hair and a white vibhuti line on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange garment, leans forward with hands folded and head bowed before a large gilded deity murti. The murti is dressed in red and purple silk with gold-embroidered borders and wears gold ornaments and armlets. A second person in a white checked shirt stands at the left edge beside a gold-painted wooden frame. The setting is a dark background with an overhead wooden beam.2006-09-23A priest in an orange-saffron cloth stands at left, bare-shouldered and with long dark hair, pouring liquid over a black lingam on a gold-toned pedestal. Behind him sits a painted-metal deity murti of Shiva and Parvati on a raised throne, Shiva in a white cloth with a red headband and a trident, Parvati in a green and red sari with a crown. Both murtis wear yellow and red garlands and gold ornaments. The setting is a dark night temple archway with carved stone pillars.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A man with long, loose dark hair and an orange-saffron robe, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, reaches toward the golden face of a bronze or gilded devotional statue draped in a white and gold cloth headdress and a jewelled bib. Next to it stands a second golden deity figure adorned with a crown and flower garlands in yellow and pink. The setting is a golden-walled shrine interior with floral garlands. The seated figure's face is being touched with a finger, as in an anointing or blessing gesture.2006-09-23