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A photograph of a temple ritual at night beneath a sign reading "SRI ANA... TEMPLE". A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border sits cross-legged on a wooden platform, holding a small silver lamp or plate aloft with his right hand. Gold ornaments hang at his neck. Beside him, a second priest in white with gold necklaces sits behind a brass vessel. Before them stands a blue-grey elephant-shaped vahana (vehicle) decorated with a large floral garland of orange, purple and white flowers, and a canopy above in yellow and orange with a red-and-gold ornamental top. Brass pots and a lotus-shaped vessel rest on a red cloth in front. The priest is performing aarti or puja to the decorated mount. No one visible is identifiable as a person from appearance cues.

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