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A photograph inside a temple hall at the San Jose Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple during a Paramashivaratri celebration. Several devotees stand in a row with palms pressed together in anjali. On the left, a priest in white dhoti with gold border holds a book and wears a gold-bordered shawl. Beside him a woman in a white kurta and blue leggings, a woman in an orange and blue sari, a young woman in a cream and red lehenga, and a woman in a black sari stand with hands folded. On the right, a bare-chested man with rudraksha mala and white dhoti holds a large brass kalasha, and an older woman in a dark green sari stands beside him. Behind them, decorated deity murtis with green and gold garments and peacock-style halos stand on a platform, and devotees sit on black mats. Shoes lie near the feet of the standing group and rose petals are scattered on the floor.

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