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A man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl, with a long white flower garland and orange-red beaded bracelets, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before two garlanded deity murtis under a copper-coloured arch. The murtis are draped in yellow and red marigold garlands and wear elaborate jewellery and crowns; one has a tall silver crown. Behind them is a red wall with a signboard reading 'श्री आनंदेश्वर मंदिर' and green plants. The man has long dark hair and holds a bell in his other hand.

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A photograph of a temple ritual at the Sri Anandeshwar Mandir, a sign reading in Hindi and English on the orange wall behind. A standing man in saffron-orange robes, a white flower garland with red and purple flowers around his neck, sacred thread marks on his forehead and wooden beads on his wrist, holds a silver lamp with a flame and a silver spoon, performing aarti. In front of him, two decorated murti figures stand in a shrine framed by yellow, red and purple flower garlands; one wears a silver crown and the other an ornate silver headdress and necklaces. A golden arch and orange cloth frame the shrine. The scene suggests a pratyaksha puja. The man appears to be a person by his long swept-back hair, orange robes, rudraksha-style beads and garland.2011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20112011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11A person with long dark hair in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, holds a lit oil lamp aarti flame near two deity murtis adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands and gold jewellery. A stone-pillared temple wall behind them bears a sign reading Sri Nanjundeshwara Mandir. a person: the figure shows long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, consistent with the page's identification of the event, but the face is not used for identification.2011-11-29A figure with long dark hair and a smile wears a saffron-orange garment with a gold border and a gold chain necklace, a white and magenta flower garland around the neck, and holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a handbell in the other. Behind is a shrine decorated with marigold, white jasmine and yellow garlands, with two large metal deity murtis seated side by side, one wearing a crown and layered necklaces, and a silver kalasha-style pot and an ornate brass lamp at the base. Smoke rises at the upper left. The scene reads as a puja or aarti at a temple sanctum. The figure has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, a person candidate, though appearance alone is uncertain.2007-01-01A photograph of a shrine with two gilded deity murtis draped in garlands of white jasmine and red and yellow flowers. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange saffron cloth, stands at right holding a silver aarti lamp with a bright flame and a silver bell in his other hand, performing aarti. The shrine has gold-coloured pillars and a decorated canopy.2006-09-23A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a multi-coloured flower garland stands at left, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame over an ornate shrine. Two deity murtis are seated on a decorated platform: one in a red-and-gold attire with a crown, and a figure in red and gold with a crown. The shrine is draped in marigold and garland strings, with yellow, orange, red and white flowers. A golden kalasha or pedestal stands in front, decorated with a jewelled necklace and garlands, with a pale blue cloth beneath. Balloons and a second saffron-clad person with a mala appear at the left edge. This is an aarti or puja at a temple shrine.2009-12-24A woman in saffron-orange robes stands at left holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a decorated deity murti with gold crowns and garlands of yellow, purple and red flowers. The deities are seated under a gilded arch in a temple-like pavilion. In the foreground a small figure in orange and a white shawl with garlands sits beside ritual brass vessels, and a seated man in orange robes sits at the left edge. A brass lamp stand and kalasha-type vessels surround the altar. Some garland-decorated golden structure is placed before the murti.2009-12-30A photograph of a man seen from behind performing an aarti before a shrine decorated with white jasmine and red-orange flower garlands. He wears a saffron/orange cloth draped over bare shoulders and long dark hair, and holds a silver bell in one hand and a lit flame in the other. Inside the shrine stand two gilded deity murtis adorned with garlands and gold jewellery, one wearing a crown and the other a red-and-gold garment. Yellow doors and an ornate gold frame surround the altar, and the scene is lit at dusk by an overhead lamp.2006-09-23A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate carved wooden seat beside a square homa fire pit, holding a lit oil lamp and a small brass vessel in his hands. A gold-coloured sacred bull or vahana statue, draped in flower garlands, stands to the right near brass oil lamps and kalasha vessels. Behind them, a deity murti on a golden platform is decorated with marigold garlands in orange, yellow and white, and a red cloth backdrop with decorative fringe hangs on the wall. a person candidate with a gold necklace and orange clothing performs the puja at the fire pit. The setting is a temple-like shrine lit at night.2010-11-09February 16 20072007-02-16