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Inside a temple hall with orange walls, a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a vermilion-orange turban stands on tiered white and red steps, holding a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti draped in colourful garlands. A sign reads SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE. A woman in an orange sari on the right holds up a camera. Red drapery hangs at left and loudspeakers sit on the steps, with a potted plant beside them. Aarti is being offered.

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December 17 20102010-12-17A photograph of a temple shrine labelled by a sign reading "Sri Anandeshwara Temple" across the top. A priest in white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth and an orange-yellow turban stands in the foreground with his back to the camera, raising a lit oil lamp toward a decorated deity murti. The deity is framed by dense garlands in red, orange, yellow, purple and green, and flanked by two dark stone figures. Several people in orange and white stand near the shrine, and a red curtain hangs at left beside a black speaker. Steps in white and red lead up to the shrine. The ritual appears to be an aarti.2010-12-17A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold turban stands with his back to the camera on a whitewashed stepped platform, holding a lit oil lamp flame before a red curtain. A second man in white clothes stands at right beside the curtain. Dark statues in orange-trimmed white garments flank the steps, and a sign above reads Sri Nityananda Eshwara Temple. The setting is an orange-walled temple courtyard with a yellow-and-red hanging banner at left.2010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17Evening ritual at a temple stage with a red drape behind it and a banner reading Sri Nandeshwara Temple above. A figure from behind wears an orange turban, white dhoti and shawl with white ash markings on the arm, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand toward the stage. Dark deity murti flank the stage on both sides, one draped in orange cloth. A young attendant in white stands near the curtain and another child in dark clothing watches at the right edge. Red and white striped steps lead up to the stage, with a yellow offering near a small pit in the foreground.2010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17A temple ritual at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, a red-and-white stepped platform in front of an orange-walled shrine. A man in a white dhoti and an orange-red turban stands at left with his back partly to camera, raising a lit oil lamp toward a decorated deity murti framed by vertical garlands of red, yellow, orange and purple flowers. Attendants in orange and white stand nearby, and a black loudspeaker sits on each side. Two dark statues in orange and white draping flank the scene, and a red cloth hangs at left.2010-12-17