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Night outdoor puja at the First Anniversary Temple. A shaved-headed priest in an orange robe with white tilak stands at left holding a brass oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity murti seated under a multicolored canopy umbrella with fringe, backed by a green silk drape and a striped arch of red, green, yellow, pink and white with silver tinsel. The deity is adorned with white jasmine garlands and a red cloth; a pink-draped platform holds a small white object and marigold garland. A steel vessel and offering plates sit at the bottom. A young man in white stands at the left edge, and one more person is partly visible at the bottom left.

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Night photograph of a pradosha puja. A man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala stands on a wooden platform, holding a brass lamp with a bright flame aloft in his right hand and a small bell in his left, with white vibhuti on his forehead. Beside him, a shaved-headed devotee in white clothes sits with hands folded in prayer. Behind the priest, a deity murti decorated with white flower garlands sits in front of a green draped backdrop framed by a striped red, green and yellow arch, under a multicoloured canopy printed with the word Nithyanandapeetham. A pink cloth covers the altar, with a flower garland, a metal pot and offerings on the teal platform below.2007-09-24Night photo of a pradosha puja at an outdoor shrine. A shaven-headed man in an orange saffron robe stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati dressed in red and pink with white jasmine garlands. 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