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December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of two young male performers on a decorated stage with hanging colourful tassel decorations overhead. The figure on the left wears a golden-yellow turban, orange dhoti, red-and-white flower garlands, red bangles and facial markings, and extends his arm around the shoulder of the second performer. The figure on the right wears an ornate green and gold crown, white and red flower garlands and a gold armband, and cups his palms together holding white flowers. Both appear to be in a staged devotional or dramatic tableau, with white and yellow garlands and draped fabric ceilings in the background.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a temple ritual in progress. Two young men walk side by side in front of the altar, both wearing orange dhoti-style cloth with gold borders and white and red flower garlands. The man on the left wears a green turban with a decorative ornament, and the man on the right wears a gold-coloured headpiece. Both have white-painted upper arms and wrist bands. They hold hands. Behind them stand ornately decorated deity murti and figures draped in white, yellow and red garlands, with gold-toned backdrops. Oil lamps and a brass plate sit on the colourful striped cloth covering the platform. Seated devotees in the foreground, several in orange and white, watch the procession from the lower edge of the frame.2016-12-19Two bare-chested priests in orange-red dhotis and white flower garlands perform a ritual before an ornately decorated deity murti of Devi Meenakshi with jewelled necklaces and crown. One priest on the left wears a green and gold turban and holds his hands together with the other priest, who wears an orange and gold turban and a rudraksha bracelet. Their torsos bear white sacred ash markings. Behind them, the altar is covered with red, purple, orange and yellow flower garlands and a green leaf offering. The priests appear to be exchanging a sacred item between their hands during the ceremony.2018-04-27 +1 copiesA temple ritual scene with gold-toned shrine decor and deity murti behind yellow and white marigold garlands. On the left, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and orange-red turban holds a stack of folded white and striped cloth. In the centre, a man in a gold-brocade cap and white garment, wearing a red and yellow garland and rudraksha-style beads, receives folded silk saris and cloth from him, one of them dark with gold border. Gold ornamental arches and flower garlands frame the setting.2015-07-13December 25 20132013-12-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual. A young shaven-headed man in an orange saffron robe with a red border and a dark rudraksha-style necklace offers a small yellow cloth bundle with both hands to an older man in a white dhoti and shawl with a cream turban, white tilak marks and a beaded armband, who stands in front of a golden throne-like shrine. Both have white and orange garlands. Behind them stand a white-clad priest with a golden turban and a golden deity murti in the background with marigold and red flower garlands, and a magenta drape. Gold ornamental detailing frames the scene.2013-05-12Photo 11699122A photograph of a Hindu ritual in a red-draped setting. On the left, a bare-chested priest with a purple and gold turban, a blue dhoti and a heavy gold bead necklace holds a bundle of golden thread, sacred-thread style, while a second man in a green embroidered cap with white pearl strands, a white dhoti with a red-and-gold border, a gold shawl and a garland of white and yellow flowers receives it. A brass trident stands at the left and a red-cushioned gold-trimmed peetha is partly visible.2015-10-18