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September 19 20122012-09-19September 16 20122012-09-16September 24 20122012-09-24Outdoor photo of a temple shrine with a large black stone murti of a seated deity couple draped in orange cloth, jasmine and red-orange flower garlands, gold jewellery, and a gilded arch behind them. A small white-and-orange figure of a seated sage with a rudraksha mala sits at the base in front of a black plaque. A person with long dark hair and a jasmine garland, wearing an orange shawl and orange dhoti with white forehead marks on the arm, stands at right facing the shrine. At left a hand holds a plate of white flowers. Trees and foliage surround the shrine, with a black inscribed stone plaque in Tamil and red-and-white borders below.2012-07-03Outdoor shrine scene beneath a gilded arch. A black stone murti of a seated deity with a tall gold crown, orange cloth, rudraksha mala and jewelled ornaments sits beside a consort murti, both draped in red and white flower garlands. A smaller orange-robed figure sits at the base. A man with long dark hair, a white jasmine garland, a bare upper body and orange cloth wrapped at the waist stands with his back to the camera, hands joined in prayer; sacred ash marks are on his arms. At left, a hand holds a brass plate of white flowers. A black plaque with Tamil text stands in front of the shrine.2012-07-03A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with black stone murtis of a deity couple, one seated figure wearing a green garment with a red turban and red-and-white garlands, and a female figure in orange-gold sari beside. A devotee in saffron-orange robes with a beaded necklace stands at the right with palms pressed together in prayer, facing the shrine. Golden arches frame the shrine, with red-and-white striped railings and a small brass lamp and flower offerings at the base. Green trees and blue sky fill the background. A sign in Tamil and English identifies the shrine as Sri Anandeswarar Anandeswari.2011-01-18A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head and a rudraksha-style bead necklace rings a brass handbell and holds a lit oil lamp aloft during a puja outdoors. In front of him stands a golden arched shrine framing black stone murtis of Shiva and Parvati garlanded with yellow and red flower malas, with a trident near Shiva. A small white statue in a pink robe and turban sits before them. Brass plates, a kalasha pot, flowers and a tray of offerings lie on the mat, and a stone plaque with Tamil lettering stands at the base. Trees and blue sky fill the background.2012-09-19A woman in orange clothes with long dark hair stands with her back to the camera, hands joined in prayer, before a shrine. Behind her, a golden arch frames a black stone deity murti of Shiva and Parvati adorned with bright marigold-and-yellow garlands and a trident; a small white seated figure with a rudraksha mala sits at the base. A brass oil lamp, banana offerings and flowers lie on the red-and-white painted platform, and a black plaque with Tamil script is set in the ground. The setting is an open outdoor temple-like grounds with bamboo poles and scaffolding behind.2010-01-08October 02 20112011-10-02September 09 20112011-09-09July 03 20122012-07-03 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20122012-09-17