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April 18 20162016-04-18June 18 20132013-06-18A young man with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange dhoti and orange sash, stands at the lower left performing a ritual offering with his right hand before a black stone shivalinga on a dark pedestal. Behind it sit two large painted deity murti figures, a standing figure holding a trident and a seated figure in green and gold robes with a crown and garlands, both framed by an arch of yellow, red, purple and white flower garlands. At the far left and far right, two more painted statues stand in ornate garlands, one with a white turban and jewelled necklaces, the other with long hair and rudraksha beads. Flowers are heaped at the base of the lingam, and small oil lamps appear at the bottom. The image is a photograph of a temple shrine with a physical young man performing puja.2016-12-05 +1 copiesDecember 20 20182018-12-20 +1 copiesNovember 05 20172017-11-05July 20 20182018-07-20Photo 11702178 +1 copies2007-GLIMPSES-OF-NITHYANANDESHWARA-PARAMASHIVA-AND-DEVI-PARASHAKTHIOctober 15 20182018-10-15Two gilded deity murti seated side by side on a golden plinth on a festival float, draped with marigold, red and white flower garlands. The male figure wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold border and gold necklaces, one hand raised in abhaya gesture. The female figure wears a green silk sari with red border, heavy gold and white jewellery, a crown and earrings, holding a lotus-like object. A small golden figure stands at the base amid scattered flowers. Behind is a red curtain and a gold-painted canopy with a Tamil banner above.2006-10-27Outdoor procession scene at a decorated ratha in Chennai. A man in a white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl stands at left, holding a lit camphor flame in a metal aarti lamp toward two golden deity murtis seated on a pink-draped throne. The murtis wear jeweled necklaces, crowns and garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigolds and red flowers. Golden pillars frame the canopy, with a green tree behind and a pink basket of flowers and coconuts at lower left.2006-11-05September 23 20182018-09-23