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May 17 20162016-05-17 +1 copiesJun 09 2017 +1 copiesMay 05 20172017-05-05February 22 20132013-02-22A gilded, arched shrine houses three figures on a silver-and-gold throne-like seat with curved armrests studded with round medallions and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. The central figure is a deity murti in an orange and gold sari, a tall ornate crown, layered gold necklaces and a jewelled ornament, with hands in a blessing pose. Seated to the left is a male figure with a maroon turban and maroon-and-gold brocade, and to the right a female figure in orange and gold with a jewelled crown and garlands. A red curtain and a hanging bell frame the scene. Statues and portraits only; no physical people are present. A watermarked caption reads Meenakshi Pattabhishekam.2017-05-05A photograph of a decorated shrine with three deity murtis standing on a pink-draped platform before orange and gold cloth backdrops. The central murti wears a tall striped crown, a long white beaded garland and a red-and-gold garment, and holds a small object in one hand. Flanking murtis wear ornate jeweled garlands, one in red and gold with a tall crown, the other in green and gold. Diagonal grey-and-silver striped pillars rise behind them. In front stand a brass lamp with lit wicks, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a bell-like brass vessel and a small golden arched altar piece. No physical people are visible.2022-07-21May 03 20162016-05-03 +1 copiesMarch 06 20152015-03-06June 07 20142014-06-07A deity murti stands in a flower-decorated shrine, adorned with white and red floral garlands and a large golden serpent (naga) rising behind it. The central figure wears a pink and maroon garment, a tall crown, and layered white and red necklaces. Two smaller attendant figures flank it, also in pink and maroon with crowns and garlands, set against green and white floral arrangements. A copper kalasha sits at the base beside the golden snake's coiled form, and the shrine is framed in gold trim with a red and gold cloth below.2011-06-09A shrine with a grouping of carved and painted deity murti standing inside gilded arched niches against a saffron cloth backdrop. The central pair, a figure with a crescent-adorned crown and a figure with a tall black crown, wear gold saris and heavy white and gold garlands. Flanking statues hold their hands in blessing, one in orange with a turban and one in pink. Brass oil lamps stand at the front beside a white and gold altar decorated with marigold garlands and a kalasha-like offering. No people are visible.2017-01-04Photo 11687422