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April 30 20152015-04-30December 25 20132013-12-25 +1 copiesApril 30 20152015-04-30A photograph inside a gold-decorated temple hall. A large golden deity murti stands at centre, wearing a tall golden crown, rich jewellery and a green and gold sari, draped with garlands of white, yellow, red and orange flowers. In front, four devotees stand with palms joined in anjali. On the left, two women in white saris with gold borders and garlands; one holds a small plate. In the centre-left, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and dark-rimmed glasses also joins her palms. On the right, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti and a shirtless young man wearing a white shawl and dhoti, both with palms pressed together. Flower arrangements sit at the base of the murti, and gold pillars frame the scene.June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesIndoor temple photograph with gold-carved pillars and a golden ceiling. Centre stands a large golden deity murti of a goddess in a green and gold sari with a tall crown, adorned with a silver-toned necklace and a garland of white, red and yellow flowers. Five people stand in front, palms pressed together in anjali. Two women on the left wear white saris with gold borders, one with a long beaded necklace and the other with a gold-bordered sari and red bindi. A woman in the centre wears a peach blouse, white sari, glasses and gold bangles. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside a young man with a gold sash and white dhoti. On the far right a bare-chested man wears a white dhoti with gold border and a gold pendant. Pink and white flower offerings lie at the base of the murti.Photo 11734669A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands at left with palms pressed together, offering reverence to a pair of decorated deity murti seated on a green and gold draped platform. The murti wear gold crowns, ornate jewellery and red-and-white flower garlands with yellow marigolds, and one is dressed in a green sari-like cloth with red border while the other wears a red and orange cloth. Behind them stand white-clad devotees, a robed priest in orange, and a gilded throne with ornate carvings in a hall with maroon drapes. The scene reads as a wedding-style darshan at a Meenakshi Tirukalyanam celebration.2015-04-30A decorated deity murti is carried or displayed under a golden canopy with red and white flower garlands and peacock feather decorations, framed by a doorway. A shaved-headed man in white stands in the foreground at right, looking toward the deity. Another man in white and saffron-bordered dhoti stands in the background near the doorway, and a younger man with a long braid and white garments bends in the left foreground. The deity is adorned with a crown, a large floral garland and a gold-bordered maroon and yellow cloth.2008-10-15June 03 20152015-06-03 +1 copiesJune 14 20142014-06-14December 25 20132013-12-25