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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti with gold borders and a gold-beaded necklace and head garland, his torso marked with white ash, offering a flame from a lit oil lamp in front of a black stone deity murti dressed in an orange and red shawl with a pink flower garland on its head. A gold arched kirtimukha-topped niche frames the deity against a yellow cloth backdrop. Pink and white flower petals lie on the floor, and a tall brass lamp stands at right beside another white-clad attendant with folded hands.

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May 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold borders and a gold-edged shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and gold armlet, holds a lit oil lamp toward a dark stone deity murti draped with white cloth and a white flower garland with a red bead necklace. Behind the murti is a gold arched canopy with a crown-like finial and a yellow backdrop. Pink flower petals lie at the base, with brass vessels and a standing brass lamp nearby. On the right, a young man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands with palms joined in prayer. Printed copyright text and a logo appear at the lower right.2012-05-08A priest in an orange-brown dhoti with a gold-edged waistcloth and a beaded headband stands bare-chested, holding a lit camphor or oil lamp flame toward a dark stone deity murti dressed in an orange shawl and draped in pink flowers within a golden arched shrine niche. Ash or sandal markings are visible on his arms and chest. Two attendants in white dhotis stand at the sides of the shrine. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, pink flowers and a fruit offering sit on a stone platform in front. The setting is a glossy marble-walled temple sanctum.2012-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaved-headed priest bare-chested in an orange-red dhoti with gold borders, holding a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and flowers, performing aarti before a deity murti in a gold arched shrine niche. The murti, dark-stoned with a white cloth, pink flower garland and rudraksha mala, sits on a pink-flower-strewn platform beside brass lamps. A second attendant in white stands at the left edge. Golden lion-like carvings flank the shrine. The priest's identity cannot be determined from appearance, so he is described by role only.2012-05-11A photograph inside a temple shrine. An elderly man with a shaved head, bare-chested, wears an orange-red dhoti with gold borders, a beaded rudraksha mala and gold armlets, and holds a small vessel while offering to a black deity murti dressed in white and orange cloth with a white jasmine garland and pink flowers. Gold ornate shrine arch surrounds it, with a brass oil lamp burning at right. A younger man in white dhoti with gold border stands with folded hands in a respectful pose. Appearance-based cues on the elder are insufficient to confirm identity, so the role is described as a priest performing puja.2012-05-13May 08 20122012-05-08May 14 20122012-05-14May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesMay 08 20122012-05-08A photograph of a temple shrine during worship. In the centre, a dark stone deity murti stands in a golden arched niche decorated with a crown-like gold finial, draped with a white flower garland and a pink flower on its head, with oil lamps burning in front. On the left, a bald elderly priest with bare shoulders wears a red-orange cloth and a beaded headband and gold armlets, leaning forward to hold an arati or lamp toward the deity. On the right, a younger man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands with his hands folded in prayer, wearing glasses. Brass lamps and a brass vessel sit at the base of the shrine against a marble wall. The scene reads as a puja or aarti at a shrine.2012-05-13May 08 20122012-05-08May 13 20122012-05-13 +2 copies