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A photograph inside a temple hall with a white marble floor during a Navaratri evening puja. Several drummers in white dhotis and orange or saffron cloths play large drums on the left, while a small child in a yellow dress stands in the open floor space. Many seated devotees, including women in saris of pink, red and green and men in shirts, sit in rows facing the shrine. The shrine at the back has a decorated backdrop and a deity murti surrounded by lit oil lamps and floral decorations. A timestamp in the corner reads 07/10/2021 20:14.KAILASA PUDUVAI 15 Oct 2021March 12 20202020-03-12Photograph inside a temple hall with a polished red-speckled granite floor. In the foreground, two musicians in white and orange-tan clothes play long wind instruments, and a drummer in white sits cross-legged beside a barrel drum with a gold-patterned band and a green drum beside him. Behind them, many seated devotees in white and colourful saris sit on the floor facing the shrine, with a palm frond and colourful garlanded pillars nearby. A deity murti stands in a shrine alcove at the back, adorned with garlands, as part of a temple abhishekam and alankaram ceremony.2006-01-23 +1 copiesPhoto 11732329A crowded temple hall at night during a ritual, with devotees seated on the stone floor and many standing around them. In the centre a man in a white shirt and black trousers stands facing a priest in white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl. Behind them a shirtless man in a dhoti sits near a small blue stool holding offerings, and bananas leaves and a rainbow-striped cloth hang from the pillars. On the right a deity murti is decorated with garlands of red and yellow flowers. Several women wear saffron and orange saris, and a bare-headed man in orange clothing sits at left. Brass plates and bowls of grains and flowers are laid out on the floor.2012-04-05July 17 20082008-07-17October 16 20062006-10-16December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesA stage in an ashram hall with a painted blue and gold backdrop and maroon velvet drapes. On the left, a seated man in orange-saffron robes with bare arms, hands joined in namaste, sits on a gilded throne beside a standing gold-and-white statue of a deity holding a trident and a staff. In the centre, a group of musicians in bright red, pink, blue and green costumes play drums and hand drums before a large deity murti of Shiva with a garland-draped arch. Several garlands in orange, red and white hang around the murti and the seated musicians. Brass oil lamps stand on the stage, a black speaker and wall-mounted fans are visible, and a bald person in orange is at the stage edge on the right.2013-10-03December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30