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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.

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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.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. The murti sits within a rainbow-striped arch edged with silver tinsel, backed by a green cloth, above a pink draped altar with a garland. A red and gold umbrella hangs above, and a silver trident stands at right. Seated devotees in white clothes watch and join their palms in prayer at lower edges. A steel vessel and a plate of offerings sit on the altar cloth.2007-09-24November 20 20102010-11-20December 23 20072007-12-23November 10 20112011-11-10A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching shawl performs aarti at night, holding a lit oil lamp with flames raised toward a shrine. He wears a beaded mala necklace and a wristwatch, and his head is shaved. To the right, a golden deity murti is dressed in a richly garlanded arrangement of red, yellow and green flowers beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy. Golden ceremonial items, a brass lamp stand and a decorated kalasha-style pillar surround the shrine, while a person in white stands at the edge and another figure claps at the left edge. Oranges and marigolds decorate the hall.2010-11-09Night photograph of a pradosha puja at an outdoor shrine. A bald man in an orange saffron robe with a white sash and white vibhuti marks on his forehead sits at left, holding up a brass oil lamp with a lit flame toward a deity murti. The murti of a deity pair is dressed in red and garlanded with white flower strands, set before a green cloth backdrop framed by a striped pink, yellow, red and green arch decorated with silver tinsel. A pink cloth covers the altar table, with a white flower garland and a steel vessel in front. Partial figures appear at the right edge.2007-09-24December 29 20102010-12-29September 23 20062006-09-23November 20 20102010-11-20December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesJuly 02 20042004-07-02