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Annadhan in 20132013-01-01November 02 20132013-11-02A festive offering display of statues before a red cloth-draped altar, with fruit and prepared food arranged on many steel plates in the foreground. Three seated deity murtis dominate the centre: two crowned figures with ornate gold and silver necklaces and garlands of orange, yellow, red and green flowers, and a smaller seated figure at the left with an elephant-headed form and garland. A standing deity murti on the right holds a staff. Plates hold rice dishes, sweets, bananas, grapes, apples and mangoes, covered in clear film. Walls are painted with temple-style figures. No people are visible.2013-11-02A photograph of a festive temple-style hall with a Deepavali offering display. In the foreground, plates of fruit, grapes, sweets, flatbreads and rice dishes sit on banana leaves and steel trays. Behind them, several metal deity murtis are draped in red cloth and garlanded with yellow, orange and white flower garlands. To the right, a golden throne with a lion-shaped base and red cushions stands empty, and a seated figure in a saffron-coloured robe with a brown turban sits beside it, possibly a statue or a depiction. A painted backdrop with pillars and a red velvet curtain frames the scene, with a floor air conditioner on the right.2013-11-02February 02 20162016-02-02A temple ritual photo of a puja before an elaborately decorated altar with silver-and-gold arches and a green canopy. Central deity murti figures wear red crowns and are heavily garlanded with marigolds and white flower strands; flanking murtis are dressed in pink and magenta cloth. Several priests in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with rudraksha-style necklaces sit on the floor. A seated woman in a grey-blue sari kneels at a brass-and-wood offering table holding fruit trays and a kalasha wrapped in garlands. Brass oil lamps stand beside the altar, and microphones are set in front of the seated ritual participants.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18A photograph of a ceremonial offering arranged before a group of deity murtis garlanded with marigold and multicolour flower strands. Several murtis sit on a red cloth, one ornately jewelled and crowned, with a smaller figure wearing a golden crown beside them. In the foreground, large silver and steel plates hold fruits, sweets, flatbreads and banana leaves. To the right, a small seated figure in a red-and-cream outfit with a red headpiece sits on a gilded throne with a lion-shaped armrest, under a maroon curtain. A brass lamp stands nearby. No living people are visible.2013-11-02Indoor temple-style puja scene in front of a dark red curtain and a night-sky backdrop. On the left, a figure in a dark turban and rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits on the floor beside two other priests in saffron-orange clothing and garlands, seated before brass puja vessels, coconuts, fruit and banana leaves. At the back left, a seated figure in orange on an ornate silver throne with a silver canopy is surrounded by flower garlands. On the right, large decorated deity murti with garlands of white, red and purple flowers and green silk garments stand beside a golden figure, with brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel in front. The scene reads as a Meenakshi Pattabhishekam puja.2018-04-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-style ritual setting with several deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow and red flowers, seated on gilded thrones under golden umbrellas and ornate arched canopies. Two men sit cross-legged on the left and centre foreground; the central man wears a saffron upper cloth over white dhoti with flower garland and sits on a silver stool, while the other wears a white dhoti and maroon-striped shawl. Both have sandalwood or ash markings on arms. A teal-draped altar on the right holds a small brass kalasha and rose petals. No distinctive appearance cues establish a person in person.2015-07-13A photograph of a festive temple-style display with three deity murtis seated on a red cloth-covered platform before a backdrop of a snowy mountain. The central murti is adorned with layered pearl and gold necklaces and a crown, flanked by a murti holding a staff and another with a trident. Each murti is garlanded with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. In front stand trays of fruit, sweets and grapes. To the left, a person in a maroon and gold dhoti-style garment, a maroon turban and heavy gold necklaces raises one hand in greeting. An air conditioner and fan are visible at the left edge.2013-11-02 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20182018-01-09