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October 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15 +1 copiesA photo inside a small temple shrine with blue-painted walls and a white-tiled backdrop. A bare-chested priest in a red cloth and a second priest in a yellow-bordered white dhoti stand at a golden arched shrine holding a decorated deity murti garlanded with marigold and other flower garlands, with a metal lamp and brass vessels on the floor. To the left, a man in an orange robe with a red-edged shawl stands with hands folded, and a woman in a red top and orange skirt stands beside him. On the right, a bare-chested elderly man in a white cloth and a man in an orange robe watch the puja. A green-and-gold deity relief is visible on the wall above. Readable Tamil signage and a painted board name a shrine dedication.2008-10-15Inside a blue-walled temple shrine, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and red waist cloth performs abhishekam at a deity murti dressed with garlands, with a brass vessel and kalasha-like pot nearby. A large painted green deity figure with weapons stands on the wall behind. A standing man in a saffron-orange robe at the right foreground holds a vessel and faces the shrine, while devotees in orange and red garments and a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti stand near the altar. A signboard in Tamil hangs on the left wall and a banner in Tamil script is mounted above the shrine.2008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20122012-09-11 +1 copiesA standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair and a headband, performs a puja at a temple shrine, holding a small metal vessel and lamp. Garlands of white, yellow and red flowers hang on the shrine and on deity statues on the right, one a dark figure in green and red cloth. Two people kneel to the left, one in white with hands folded in prayer and one in orange. Brass oil lamps, a lamp stand and a flower-decorated pot sit on the floor. A camera operator is visible at the right edge. Stone pillars frame the open hall.2007-12-25A photograph of a small shrine room with white tiled walls and a blue curtain backdrop framed by a gold arch. Two dark stone deity murtis stand inside, one draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds and purple flowers, the other in green cloth with a similar garland. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with a flower garland on her shoulders stands with her back to the camera. Beside her, an elderly person with white hair in a red shawl and orange robe holds a lit lamp toward the murti. At right, a man in a dark jacket and white shirt watches. Brass plates of offerings, bowls and a kalasha sit on the altar below, with a yantra-like plate in front. This appears to be a puja or aarti in progress.2010-02-08Photograph inside a small shrine niche tiled in pale green marble, showing a priest in white dhoti with orange-and-gold border, bare-chested and facing away, holding a lit multi-flame aarti lamp toward a deity murti dressed in an orange-yellow cloth and garlanded with flowers. Two devotees stand at left in orange-peach robes with rudraksha and bead necklaces, hands folded in prayer, one with a red-bead headband and one raising a hand toward the shrine. At right, a bare-chested devotee in white dhoti with gold-bordered orange cloth stands with palms joined. A brass kalasha and an offering plate with fruit and flowers sit on the floor, and an orange-tiled floor and carved stone base with elephant reliefs complete the scene.2012-05-21December 23 20062006-12-23March 02 20112011-03-02