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Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard. A bare-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with gold-banded cloth, holds a lit camphor aarti lamp toward a deity murti decorated with a multicoloured flower garland in yellow, red, purple and green. The murti stands within an ornate gold arch with a golden lion-like vahana and a pink cloth backdrop. Before it, a square fire pit or homa kund stands with brass plates of offerings, red flower petals and marigold garlands. A seated attendant in a yellow-trimmed white sari watches nearby, and a man in a striped shirt passes behind. Overhead hang a red and yellow tasseled canopy and string lights.2011-12-31April 01 20122012-04-01Night outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard beneath a corrugated roof, lit by a bright overhead lamp. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a saffron-orange beaded mala, sits before a white-edged square stone altar holding a dark slab, with brass vessels, plates of red offerings and a small oil lamp. Beside him, another man in white sits with a bell-shaped brass object. Standing figures in white clothes and an orange shawl attend in the background. At right, a deity murti in a red and gold dress is heavily garlanded with multicoloured and yellow flower garlands, beside a golden throne-like chair draped in pink and a golden vahana-style figure. A signboard on the building reads Sri Anandeshwara Mandir.2011-12-31A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands on a wooden platform at a temple shrine, holding a lit lamp in his right hand and performing aarti before a deity murti decorated with red and white flower garlands. The murti sits within a gilded arched frame on a golden palanquin-style stand. Brass plates with offerings, a kumkum dish and a small oil lamp lie on a cloth mat in front. A seated person in white and yellow clothing sits at the left edge of the courtyard, and a red-and-white striped pillar and tiled roof frame the scene.2011-12-10A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands with back to the camera, holding a flaming aarti lamp before a decorated shrine. The shrine is a stone structure hung with red and orange flower garlands and marigold strands, housing a deity murti adorned with flowers. In front, a small stone fire pit with burning embers, brass vessels, a kalasha, a flower-decorated arch and marigold petals sits on a paved outdoor floor. Night setting with dark background and yellow stone steps at the sides.2007-12-10Night photograph of a temple shrine decorated with garlands of marigolds and red flowers. A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a tilak on his forehead and hair tied back, holds a brass plate with a flaming camphor or oil lamp in front of the shrine. Behind him, a deity murti stands in a flower-decorated niche with a red and green cloth backdrop. In the foreground are a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small lit fire, fruit offerings and a golden kirtimukha-framed image on a stand. This appears to be an aarti being performed.2007-12-10December 31 20112011-12-31January 09 20132013-01-09A photograph of a temple shrine at dusk with an orange cloth hanging beside an open pillared area. A single priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at left, facing a gilded shrine, holding a lamp or aarti flame toward a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Beside it, a larger shrine with a golden arched frame holds two figures in red and pink garments, one seated with an animal mount below, and a small figure in blue and green to the right. Brass vessels and offering trays rest on the floor, and a potted plant and tree stand outside the structure.2011-12-10 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange robes and a matching shawl performs aarti at night, holding a lit oil lamp with flames raised toward a shrine. He wears a beaded mala necklace and a wristwatch, and his head is shaved. To the right, a golden deity murti is dressed in a richly garlanded arrangement of red, yellow and green flowers beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy. Golden ceremonial items, a brass lamp stand and a decorated kalasha-style pillar surround the shrine, while a person in white stands at the edge and another figure claps at the left edge. Oranges and marigolds decorate the hall.2010-11-09December 10 20072007-12-10December 31 20112011-12-31