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Brass oil lamps with open flames stand on a dark wooden counter in a temple-like room with orange-brown walls. Behind them hangs a framed painting of Shiva seated in meditation with a trident, rudraksha-like adornments and a crescent on his head. A red sign on the wall mentions darshan of Anandeshwara-Anandeshwari on webcam, and a blue sign reads Silence please. A partially visible woman with glasses and dark hair sits at the lower left edge. Smoke drifts in the air near the flames.

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Three brass oil lamps with tall flames sit on a dark wooden table in front of a terracotta-coloured wall. Ornate lamp stands with bell-shaped metal bowls hold the fire, and a fourth lamp burns at the right edge. A framed picture of a blue-skinned deity with a trident and snake sits at the left, and a small figure with dark hair is visible at the bottom left corner. A red sign on the wall reads about darshan of Anandeshwara-Anandeshwari on webcam. Incense smoke drifts upward.2010-12-14June 05 20112011-06-05A photograph of an indoor shrine set against a brown wall. A framed painting shows a blue-skinned deity murti of Shiva seated in meditation pose, with a crescent moon in his hair, a cobra over his head, a trident leaning beside him and layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. In the foreground, brass oil lamps with bright open flames and rising smoke sit on a wooden table, with a brass bell and a metal stand beside them. No physical people are visible.2010-12-14A large flame rises from a dark metal oil lamp in the foreground, its blurred yellow-orange fire dominating the left of the frame. Behind it, a framed picture shows a deity murti with blue-grey skin, a red tilak on the forehead, and a trident held beside the figure; the image is softly out of focus. Wall behind is warm terracotta brown, and a brass stand with ornate scrollwork sits at the bottom right. No people are visible.2010-12-14October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesIndoor temple ritual space with whitewashed walls and a red-and-white painted border. In the foreground a man in white shirt and white dhoti, with sacred ash lines on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, sits near the bottom of the frame. Behind him a woman in white clothing bends over a brass bowl, and to the left a woman in a blue sari with gold border sits among rows of small brass lamps on a mat. Two tall brass lamp stands with many lit wicks stand on a ledge, with a brass aarti lamp in front and a brass vessel with a feather fan at right. On the wall above, a framed panel shows the heading 'Growing Consciousness' with photographs of a saint in meditation and a figure in orange robes. The scene suggests pooja and aarti preparation.2010-07-13October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 13 20132013-10-13A photograph of a ritual scene with a brass oil lamp holding a steady flame on a metal ledge in the foreground. A person in orange saffron robes and layered rudraksha malas holds a long-handled brass lamp near the flame, while a hand rests on a bell-shaped brass vessel at the right edge. Other saffron-clad figures stand blurred behind, along with a few people in green and yellow saris. Several small oil lamps burn along the bottom right edge. Setting suggests a puja or aarti with oil lamps.2016-05-24A brass oil lamp with a tall open flame sits on a ledge beside a silver handbell with a long handle and a small red offering. Behind them hangs a deep orange cloth, and carved stone pillars and a red-dressed deity figure appear at the left edge. No people are visible.2010-12-14October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesIndoor temple ritual in a red-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof. Four men in white dhotis and white shirts with red-bordered cloth stand at a raised stainless steel counter, holding lit oil lamps (aarti) in their hands. Below them, two women in pale patterned saris sit on a mat, one tending a row of brass oil lamps and the other arranging brass ritual vessels and small bells. A silver urn stands at left and a brass deity-related altar with a gold canopy sits behind the men. Rudraksha-style necklaces are visible on the men. The scene reads as an evening lamp ceremony with aarti and lamp lighting.2010-10-16 +1 copies