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Photograph inside a dim stone shrine with weathered walls. On the right, a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti and white shawl bends over a lit oil lamp flame and a black shivalinga-style stone with a garland, pouring or offering near the flames. Behind and to the left, a man in a green shawl with a white tilak and garlands stands with hands folded in prayer. Two men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand near the back, one with a shaved head and one with a long braid and white markings on his forehead. Small red and white printed sheets lie on the floor. Appears to be a temple puja or abhishekam scene. a person candidate not reliably identifiable from appearance.

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May 18 20122012-05-18Interior of a dim stone shrine with a plastered wall and lit oil lamps at right. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti bends over a black stone lingam, pouring or offering over it, with a garland draped on the lingam. Behind him stand several people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas; one figure at the left holds his hands raised above his head, wearing a green and gold shawl, flower garland and gold armlets. A white-clad figure is in the lower left foreground. Printed red temple-motif cards stand against the wall. Four or five people are visible in the room.2012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18A photograph inside a dim stone shrine lit by warm lamps. At center, a priest in orange robes bends over a deity murti draped in red, gold and white cloth, with a bright flame burning before it. Three circular lamps glow on the wall behind. Around the shrine stand several men: a shaved-headed man in orange with a rudraksha mala at left, another in orange wrapping, a man in white dhoti with bare upper body, and a figure in orange at right; one holds a small orange cloth. Offerings sit on a plate at the base of the murti. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18Photograph of a temple ritual indoors. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, stands at left with palms pressed together. Beside him, a younger priest with a red-and-white forehead mark, a white floral garland and a rudraksha mala holds a silver plate with a flaming camphor or ghee flame over a tray of white and pink flowers. At right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and glasses watches. Brass oil lamps, a silver kalasha-style vessel and a gold-brocade covered table stand in front, and a decorated deity murti with garlands appears in an alcove at right.2012-06-05Photograph inside a stone temple hall with weathered grey walls. In the centre, an elderly bald man wears a green and gold shawl over an orange-red dhoti, with white garlands, a rudraksha mala and gold bangle, and white ash marks on his forehead; he holds his hands together in front of him. Beside him, a younger man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl wears a headband, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant and white forehead markings, and holds his hands clasped. A bald man in orange clothes stands at right holding a small steel cup, and further left a person in orange holds a brass vessel and a gold kalasha-like pot sits on a tray. Small red temple-motif papers lie on the right. Some people stand in the background in white and orange clothes.2012-05-18 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesTwo saffron-robed priests perform a fire ritual at a table draped with a green cloth. The priest on the left has a shaved head with white-and-red vibhuti markings, a rudraksha mala, and an orange wrap around his bare upper body. The priest in the centre wears a gold-beaded garland, a red-beaded headband and an orange wrap, and holds his hands above a flame burning in a brass tray of pink and white flowers. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with a garland, and oil lamps stand on the table. A devotee with folded hands stands at the back. No clear visual cues establish a person's presence, so the figures are described by role only.2012-06-05Photograph inside a pillared temple hall at night showing a group of saffron-clad sannyasis performing a ritual. A bald man with a shaved head, white tilak marks on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace stands at centre-right in orange cloth, holding a lit oil lamp flame in his hands. Beside him a man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark, wearing saffron cloth, presses his palms together in prayer. To the left, a bare-chested man with a grey beard and a woman with a braided hairband and gold necklace, in saffron cloth and rudraksha beads, stand with hands folded. Devotees in pink and white shirts watch from the background, and a bright flame lights the scene.2012-06-05