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A priest in white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl stands at left, offering from a small vessel toward two metal deity images seated on a wooden platform, Sri Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari, adorned with white and yellow flower garlands, jewelled necklaces and crowns. A pink and red flower garland drapes a small figure in front, with a coconut, plantain, fruits, a brass tray of offerings and steel bowls on the floor. A printed Tamil sign above the deities reads Sri Ananthateshwarar. Scene shows a temple ritual or procession shrine setting.

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Indoor temple scene during a procession-related puja before two gilded deity murtis, identified by the Tamil and English text above as Sri Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari. Both murtis are heavily adorned with white, yellow, red and pink flower garlands, jewelled silver ornaments and crowns. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti and shirt stands at left, arm raised, beside a gold pillar. Before the deities stand a brass plate of nuts and grains, coconut halves, bananas, a pink and white flower-wrapped offering, steel bowls and a kalasha, with an orange cloth draped over an offering. A date stamp reads 31 10 06 at right.2006-10-31A photograph of a temple worship scene in which a young man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, pouring liquid or lighting a flame from a silver vessel with a long handle near a flower-decked stone yantra or altar. Behind him two metal deity murtis with silver-and-gold faces, crowns of white flowers and necklaces of yellow and red garlands stand under a canopy. Brass plates hold coconut halves, bananas, fruit and offerings, and small oil lamps burn on the floor beside a pink and white flower-draped pedestal. A figure in a blue garment and orange-striped shawl stands at right near the deities. The setting is an outdoor-open temple shrine with greenery behind.2006-10-31Night photo of a temple-style shrine decorated with white and orange-red flower garlands, showing two metallic murti figures of a male and female deity on a golden-pillared altar, with a glowing light above them and the Tamil name board Sri Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari. A priest in a cream dhoti and white upper cloth bends forward at the altar, handling a lamp or offering among flowers and fruit on the platform. A portrait of a man in white headwear is at the left edge, and an orange flag is visible behind.2006-10-31October 29 20062006-10-29October 24 20062006-10-24October 23 20062006-10-23October 28 20062006-10-28A photograph of a ritual worship scene before two golden deity murti seated on a gilded throne, decorated with garlands of yellow, red, pink and white flowers. The murti on the left wears a white cloth and white jewelled necklaces, and the one on the right wears a red garment and an ornate gold necklace while holding a lit oil lamp. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands at left, bending to perform padapuja by touching the feet of the seated white-clad murti. Smoke fills the air. In front lie plates of coconut halves, bananas, citrus fruits, sweets, pulses and rose petals, with a scattering of flower petals on the wooden floor.2006-10-21Night photograph of a temple shrine during a ratha procession stop, with two priests in white dhotis and shirts bending over offerings of flowers, fruit and a brass lamp at the base of a decorated deity murti pair. Behind them a golden shrine frame is hung with white, yellow and purple garlands, and two standing deity murtis wear garlands, silver ornaments and crowns. A Tamil-script neon sign shows the names of the deities. One priest wears an orange shawl over white clothes. A black speaker sits to the right, and a flash-lit night setting surrounds the scene.2006-10-29Photo of a procession deity pair seated on a golden palanquin under a canopy, decorated with garlands of white jasmine and yellow and red flowers. Two metal deity murtis with crowns and ornate necklaces sit on a pink cushion, with a small oil lamp flame burning before them. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl stands at left, holding a lamp-tray. Fruits, coconuts and flower offerings are placed in front, and a large white cloth hangs at right edge.2006-11-05October 31 20062006-10-31Outdoor photo of a ratha procession shrine on a street. Two large golden metal deity murtis sit side by side on a pink-draped seat, adorned with white and red-yellow marigold garlands, jeweled necklaces and ornate crowns. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward the deities. Fruit, flowers and coconut offerings lie in front, and gold-painted pillars frame the shrine canopy.2006-11-05