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A night-time temple ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A priest in a white dhoti with an orange-red turban and tilak-like white markings on his upper arm holds a lit oil lamp toward a silver deity murti decorated with a red, yellow and white flower garland and draped with colourful flower strands. Around him on the steps, a man in an orange robe and two men in white dhotis stand with hands joined in worship. Behind them, a red cloth hangs at the left and a dark speaker sits at the right edge. The steps are striped white and red and the floor is covered with a woven mat. a person is not clearly identifiable among the visible people.

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Night-time temple ritual photo at a shrine labelled SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE on a red-and-brown banner. A silver-clad deity murti stands within a dense garland of red, yellow, pink and purple flowers. A priest in a white dhoti with an orange-saffron turban and orange shawl stands at left, holding a lit lamp or flame toward the shrine. Two other white-clad men in white dhotis with red borders stand on the stepped platform, one holding a red cloth and another tending the shrine. A red cloth hangs at the left edge. The scene shows an aarti-style lamp offering before the murti.2010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17A temple ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a red-and-white stepped platform in front of an orange-walled shrine. A man in a white dhoti and an orange-red turban stands at left with his back partly to camera, raising a lit oil lamp toward a decorated deity murti framed by vertical garlands of red, yellow, orange and purple flowers. Attendants in orange and white stand nearby, and a black loudspeaker sits on each side. Two dark statues in orange and white draping flank the scene, and a red cloth hangs at left.2010-12-17A photograph of a temple shrine labelled by a sign reading "Sri Anandeshwara Temple" across the top. A priest in white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth and an orange-yellow turban stands in the foreground with his back to the camera, raising a lit oil lamp toward a decorated deity murti. The deity is framed by dense garlands in red, orange, yellow, purple and green, and flanked by two dark stone figures. Several people in orange and white stand near the shrine, and a red curtain hangs at left beside a black speaker. Steps in white and red lead up to the shrine. The ritual appears to be an aarti.2010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17