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Photograph of a temple shrine at Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple, San Jose. A priest with a shaved head, rimless glasses and a white upper cloth stands at left, holding a brass lamp with a flame in one hand. In front of him is a Shiva lingam decorated with flowers, a rudraksha mala and a jewelled silver face, flanked by brass vessels and pink petals. Behind it stands a black stone deity murti pair in an ornate headdress and gold jewellery, with an orange cloth backdrop and decorative embroidered pillars. A small doll-like figure in a pink and gold sari stands at right. The scene matches Karthikai Deepam ritual lamp-lighting, though no a person is visible.

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