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Interior of a temple shrine with polished stone walls and a wall clock. In the foreground, a man with hair in a bun, rudraksha bead bracelets and a rudraksha headband wears an orange garment with yellow borders and a gold necklace, seen from behind. Beside him, a bald man in orange cloth with a beaded headband and gold armlets gestures toward a row of black stone deity murti wearing white and red cloths on a raised ledge decorated with pink flowers and fruit offerings. Behind them, another shrine holds a dark deity figure draped in red with a staff. Another person in orange stands further back. Several people are visible, all in orange-toned ritual dress.

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Photograph inside a temple shrine niche with a Shiva-lingam style murti draped in red cloth and pink flowers. Two figures in saffron and orange dhotis with gold-coloured borders, rudraksha bracelets and gold necklaces stand in the foreground, one with hair tied up and a rudraksha headband, the other bare-chested with a gold necklace and shaved head. A row of black stone statues in white and red-striped cloth lines the right side, with plates of flowers, leaves and offerings on the ledge. Robed figures perform ritual worship, with a second dark-clad man visible behind the shrine.2012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11 +1 copiesMay 11 20122012-05-11Inside a temple shrine with marble-patterned walls, several people in orange and white ritual clothing stand before a dark deity murti draped in a red and gold cloth, with a raised ceremonial staff in front. A woman in an orange sari with gold garlands and bangles stands at left, while a shaved-headed man in orange wrap and gold necklace and another in white dhoti tend the shrine. Pink flowers lie on the ledges, and a row of small dark murtis in white-and-red cloth sits in a niche at right, with a plate of offerings nearby.2012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12May 11 20122012-05-11Photograph inside a temple shrine with polished stone walls and a white marble ledge. In the foreground a woman with her back to the camera wears an orange sari with gold border, a gold necklace and a gold headband with a black braid. Beside her, a bald priest with a white forehead mark, a rudraksha mala and gold armlets, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti with gold border, holds a silver plate of pink flower petals. Behind them a deity murti in orange cloth is visible, and a row of silver-toned sandals or shoes lines the ledge with scattered petals.2012-05-07 +1 copiesPhoto inside a temple shrine with pale marble walls and a niche of black stone figures. On the right, a shaven-headed priest in orange cloth with a yellow border, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments holds a lit oil lamp before a row of black stone figures, each wrapped in white and red cloth and with flower petals on the ledge. On the left, a young man in orange cloth with gold necklaces and a hair ornament stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and a bald man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stands behind him. A dark deity murti draped in red and gold cloth sits in the back niche. The scene shows a lamp offering ritual, a puja.2012-05-12Inside a temple corridor with polished reddish-brown stone walls, a woman in orange draped sari with gold border and gold hair ornament and gold necklace stands with her back to the camera, facing a row of dark metal deity murtis and lamps on a raised ledge. Beside her, a shaved-headed priest bare-chested in an orange dhoti with gold border and gold necklace and gold headband performs a puja, holding a lamp or offering near a pink-plated tray. Several standing figures in white and red clothing appear along the far right near the murtis. A pillar frames the left edge. Visible deities are of a rare black stone figure type, rather than a clearly identified form.2012-05-07 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine of priests and devotees performing worship before a dark deity murti draped in red cloth and garlands. A bare-headed priest in a saffron-orange cloth with a gold chain and rudraksha mala stands at right, holding a silver plate of pink flower petals, while another shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with white forehead markings stands beside him. A man in a rust-red cloth with gold necklace and beaded armband stands at left near a stone pillar, and a woman in pink sari stands in the background near brass lamps. Pink petals are scattered on the marble floor. Some faces are partly visible or turned away.2012-05-14May 28 20122012-05-28 +1 copiesA temple ritual inside a shrine with white marble walls and an arched niche. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold ornamental necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaskar on the left. Beside him, an elderly man in saffron robes, a rudraksha mala, flower garlands of white and red blooms, and glasses holds a lit oil lamp with a brass base. A row of carved stone deity murti figures in white dhotis and garlands stands along the right ledge, with scattered white flowers on the stone. Incense smoke drifts through the scene.2012-05-28 +1 copies