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January 09 20152015-01-09January 09 20152015-01-09A temple priest in an orange-red cloth stands at left with his back partly turned, bare-shouldered, wearing a red and white flower garland and a gold armlet, raising one hand in a blessing gesture toward a deity murti. The deity is seated on a gilded arched throne with a golden crown, red and blue ornamental necklaces, a long gold chain, and yellow marigold and red flower garlands, dressed in a pale green cloth. Behind is a covered open-air shrine with a red and white painted wall and a small painted pillar, with trees beyond.2015-02-23January 09 20152015-01-09A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a central golden figure seated on an ornate throne covered in flower garlands of yellow, orange, red and white. Flanking figures include golden deity murtis and a standing figure in front on the left wearing a maroon turban, brown-orange robe, gold necklaces and a multi-coloured beaded garland, raising one hand in greeting. Behind the throne a golden arch framed with garlands, and on the right a garlanded figure. In the foreground a brass oil lamp with a flower garland and a cameraperson filming with a camera at the lower right.2016-12-14A photograph of a temple ritual centred on a richly adorned deity murti of Devi Meenakshi, dressed in a green silk sari with gold jewellery, a crown and layered garlands of yellow and red flowers. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis with coloured shoulder cloths stand at the murti, one holding a wicker tray of offerings and the other, wearing a green and gold headdress, touching the murti's jewellery. A third man at left wears a blue and gold wrap and a gold-bead garland, and another attendant at right wears a yellow flower garland. Gold-embossed shrine panels frame the scene.2015-10-18November 18 20152015-11-18December 30 20082008-12-30January 08 20152015-01-08December 22 20182018-12-22A temple pada-puja at a shrine where two ornately dressed deity murtis stand under a gilded arched backdrop, both heavily garlanded with red, purple, yellow and green flower strands. A man in a purple dhoti with a red-gold border and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace stands bare-chested, touching the feet of the murtis with his hand. At left, a man in orange robes holds a brass tray of flowers. Carved stone pillars and brass lamps frame the scene.2011-12-14December 13 20112011-12-13