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Outdoor photo beside an orange-painted temple wall bearing a sign reading Shri Anandeshwar Mandir. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with maroon border holds a silver tray of flame, a camphor-style aarti lamp, raised toward his face, with gold beads around his neck and a gold bangle. Beside him a second priest in the same white and maroon attire holds a microphone and a silver handbell, with gold beads on his neck. Green shrubs and orange flowers fill the lower foreground.

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Two shaved-headed priests in plain white dhoti-style garments with maroon borders stand outside an orange-washed temple wall. The front priest holds a silver tray with a flame and offerings, wearing a gold bead necklace and a gold bangle. The second priest, behind him, rings a brass bell and holds a microphone. A sign above reads Shri Anandeshwar Mandir, with greenery and marigolds in the foreground.2010-09-08Photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with gold border, wearing a long beaded necklace of gold-toned beads, holding a silver tray with a multi-flame silver aarti lamp, the flames rising and smoke drifting. Behind him another priest in white and a younger man in saffron-orange robes with a beaded necklace stand in an orange-walled courtyard. A hand at the left edge holds a bell-like object. The priest with the aarti lamp is not an identifiable a person candidate by the given cues, so this is an aarti ritual by priests and devotees.2011-12-01Photograph of a temple ritual with three priests in white dhotis and shawls. The priest on the left, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace, holds a silver tray with a burning oil lamp and a small bell. The central priest wears a rudraksha mala and a sandalwood-marked forehead, and the priest on the right holds a large ornate silver pot with a lid, with smoke rising from the lamp. A fourth man, partly visible at the lower right in white, kneels or bends over. The background is a red-orange wall with a dark board. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam scene.2011-11-01A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered cloth stands at a square fire pit, holding a silver plate with a flame and orange cloth above the smoke. He wears a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles. Behind him, another man in a white shirt and red-bordered dhoti stands beside a microphone stand, and seated devotees sit near a decorated altar with brass vessels, marigold garlands and orange flowers. A sign above reads Shri Anandeshwar Mandir, and the wall is terracotta with a white-and-red striped base.2011-12-17December 17 20112011-12-17December 17 20112011-12-17A photograph of a temple ritual with a young priest in white dhoti and shawl bordered in gold, wearing a gold bead necklace and a dark rudraksha mala. He holds a silver tray with a brass oil lamp, its flame rising, and a small silver vessel. Behind him, another priest in white with a red-and-gold border stands with palms joined in namaskar, with smoke or incense visible. A figure in orange robes is partly visible at the right edge. The setting is a temple with orange and white walls. Scene suggests aarti in progress.2011-11-01December 31 20112011-12-31A shaved-headed man in white ritual dress sits on a mat during a puja, holding a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand and gesturing with his left palm open. He wears a white dhoti with a maroon-and-gold border, a thick gold necklace of beaded ornaments, a rudraksha-style bead bracelet and white sacred ash marks with a red dot on his forehead. Silver plates and vessels sit on the floor before him, and a steel flask stands nearby. To the left, a person in saffron-orange robes is partially visible, and a gold-carved ornamental pillar frames the scene. Another man in white dhoti stands in the background.2010-09-08A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white ritual dress performing an aarti with a silver multi-wick oil lamp, its flames burning brightly. He wears a white dhoti and shawl, a gold bead necklace and bangles, with white tilak marks on his forehead. Behind him an orange curtain hangs beside a carved stone pillar, with yellow flowers visible at the right edge and a potted plant in the lower centre. A partially visible woman in white stands at the far left.2011-12-28A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged beside a fire pit, holding a handheld bell and a lit oil lamp on a long silver-stand. He wears a heavy gold necklace with a pendant and a bangle on his wrist, with a white vertical forehead mark. Brass bowls with yellow flower petals and a bundle of dried sticks sit on a stone ledge in front of him, with smoke rising from the fire. Behind him, a red and white striped wall and green plants frame the outdoor ritual, while seated men in the background watch.2011-12-17November 01 20112011-11-01