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February 17 20222022-02-17February 10 20222022-02-10February 10 20222022-02-10Photograph inside a temple shrine of a deity murti draped in a green silk cloth and decorated with yellow and red-white flower garlands, with a golden arch behind. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and shawl, wearing a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, leans forward over offerings on a brass plate of fruit, while a man in a yellow shirt reaches toward the offerings and another man holds white coconut shells in the foreground. Two visible people are near the shrine and one partially visible foreground person, appearing to perform abhishekam-style ritual service.2022-02-07A street procession in a crowded Indian town. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a white shawl over his shoulder and a maroon dhoti holds a lit brass oil lamp (aarti) with bright flames. A wooden-wheeled cart carries a deity murti decorated with flower garlands and a golden halo, with a second bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti attending it. Behind, a tall garland-decorated canopy and onlookers line the road. Fruit offerings, coconut halves, bananas and white flowers sit in a basket, and folded green and yellow cloth lies in front. Shops and multi-storey buildings with signboards frame the street.2025-06-04Night street procession in Madurai. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a dark rudraksha mala, gold pendant necklace, white sacred thread and a white-and-maroon dhoti holds a brass lamp with three burning wicks, beside a basket of bananas and fruit. Behind him, a second shirtless man in a blue cloth stands on a decorated palanquin-style float beneath an orange and blue canopy, near a deity murti garlanded with white and red flowers. Onlookers in saris and tank tops watch from the roadside beside brightly lit shops, including a blue Nataraja Stores sign.2025-08-06February 17 20222022-02-17February 17 20222022-02-17Indoor temple scene in Tiruvennanallur, Tamil Nadu, at night. A man in a red t-shirt and grey trousers leans over a golden arched shrine framed with marigold and yellow-white flower garlands, reaching toward the deity murti. Beside him a man in a pale pink shirt and cream dhoti stands on a teal platform edged with gold patterned trim. In the foreground a woman in a rust-red blouse and white face mask sits holding a brass tray heaped with garlands and red, purple and yellow flowers. A brass plate with green fruit and a basket sit on the platform. Timestamp overlay reads Feb 10, 2022 7:53:59 PM.2022-02-10February 17 20222022-02-17February 17 20222022-02-17A street photograph in Madurai showing a young bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and red sacred thread, wearing spectacles, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame on a tray. The tray holds bananas, grapes, mangoes, coconut halves and small oil lamps in a basket. Behind him, men in white vests and orange dhotis stand near a green wooden cart draped in red cloth, and a woman in a green saree with folded hands watches. An orange and blue canopy umbrella rises above the procession route, with shopfronts and lit signs along the street. A timestamp reads 07/06/2025 18:30.2025-07-06