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A photograph of a temple worship scene in which a young man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, pouring liquid or lighting a flame from a silver vessel with a long handle near a flower-decked stone yantra or altar. Behind him two metal deity murtis with silver-and-gold faces, crowns of white flowers and necklaces of yellow and red garlands stand under a canopy. Brass plates hold coconut halves, bananas, fruit and offerings, and small oil lamps burn on the floor beside a pink and white flower-draped pedestal. A figure in a blue garment and orange-striped shawl stands at right near the deities. The setting is an outdoor-open temple shrine with greenery behind.

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A priest in white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl stands at left, offering from a small vessel toward two metal deity images seated on a wooden platform, Sri Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari, adorned with white and yellow flower garlands, jewelled necklaces and crowns. A pink and red flower garland drapes a small figure in front, with a coconut, plantain, fruits, a brass tray of offerings and steel bowls on the floor. A printed Tamil sign above the deities reads Sri Ananthateshwarar. Scene shows a temple ritual or procession shrine setting.2006-10-31A shirtless man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a flower garland of white, yellow and red blossoms, stands at left pouring or offering from a small vessel over a decorated Shiva lingam and altar. Behind him, a murti pair of a male deity and a goddess in green and purple silk sits in a gilded arch, both garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Brass lamps, silver bowls, a tray of flower petals and a pot sit on a low platform in a stone pavilion with trees visible outside. Two assistants in white stand at left edge. This is a puja or abhishekam at a temple shrine.2006-12-29Photo of a procession deity pair seated on a golden palanquin under a canopy, decorated with garlands of white jasmine and yellow and red flowers. Two metal deity murtis with crowns and ornate necklaces sit on a pink cushion, with a small oil lamp flame burning before them. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl stands at left, holding a lamp-tray. Fruits, coconuts and flower offerings are placed in front, and a large white cloth hangs at right edge.2006-11-05November 05 20062006-11-05December 21 20102010-12-21October 31 20062006-10-31January 01 20122012-01-01February 16 20072007-02-16December 21 20102010-12-21Indoor temple scene during a procession-related puja before two gilded deity murtis, identified by the Tamil and English text above as Sri Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari. Both murtis are heavily adorned with white, yellow, red and pink flower garlands, jewelled silver ornaments and crowns. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti and shirt stands at left, arm raised, beside a gold pillar. Before the deities stand a brass plate of nuts and grains, coconut halves, bananas, a pink and white flower-wrapped offering, steel bowls and a kalasha, with an orange cloth draped over an offering. A date stamp reads 31 10 06 at right.2006-10-31Photograph of a temple shrine during an aarti or puja. A priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with a long dark hair and a garland of marigolds holds a lit flame on a lamp, while two attendants in orange-saffron cloth and garlands stand beside him holding a brass plate. Behind them, deity murti are richly decorated with marigold and red flower garlands; a seated figure in a white robe and crown-like headdress sits on a red and gold throne. In the foreground are brass oil lamps, a kalasha pot and a small green-cushioned offering tray on a white cloth, with a stone pillar and green foliage visible through the open doorway.2010-12-21A photograph of a night aarti at a temple shrine. In the foreground on the left, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over his bare upper body and holds a silver plate with a burning flame toward two deity murtis. The murtis are ornately decorated metal figures, one with a crown and crescent, both draped in yellow and red garlands with gold jewellery and red-and-white floral garlands below. A brass oil lamp and a trident stand nearby, and the surrounding walls are carved stone.2007-02-16