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A shirtless priest with a light blue dhoti and a thread across his chest performs aarti with a lit multi-flame oil lamp before two gilded metal deity murtis adorned with white and yellow-red garlands. The murtis wear jewelled crowns and ornate necklaces; one is draped in a red cloth. Gold-coloured temple pillars and a blue Tamil neon-style sign reading Sri Anandeswarar Samedha Ananda frame the shrine, with a dark wall board behind. The scene is a temple puja inside a shrine.

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A temple ritual inside a shrine where a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread holds a brass kalasha with a lit flame and flowers above the gilded metal deity murti of a seated couple, the figures draped in white and red garlands with yellow marigolds. Beside him a man in a white shirt and orange shawl holds a small offering, and a glowing blue sign on the wall reads Sri Anandeswarar Samesu Ananda. A bright tube light and brass pillars surround the abhishekam scene.2006-10-10October 10 20062006-10-10October 10 20062006-10-10October 14 20062006-10-14A photograph of a temple shrine where a priest in white clothes holds a silver lamp with a flame, offering light toward two golden metal deity murtis seated beneath a wooden canopy. The left murti wears a white and orange cloth, a pale garland of pink lotus buds and an orange-red border, and holds one hand raised in blessing. The right murti wears a crown, a gold necklace, a purple-blue sari and a garland of white and pink flowers. Behind them are carved gold pillars, a red curtain and green palm-like foliage. The murtis are statues, not physical people, and no one else is visible.2006-10-23December 07 20162016-12-07Outdoor 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.2006-11-05March 27 20162016-03-27October 24 20062006-10-24October 24 20062006-10-24January 01 20092009-01-01October 22 20062006-10-22