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July 23 20212021-07-23October 31 20162016-10-31December 23 20162016-12-23A shirtless young priest in orange dhoti and a rudraksha-bead cord, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms, holds a green coconut-shaped vessel with a flame, performing aarti before a richly adorned deity murti of Meenakshi on a golden throne. The murti wears an orange and gold sari, layered jewelled necklaces, a crown, and a garland of yellow and red flowers, and holds a sceptre. Ornate gold carved panels and oil lamps surround the shrine.2017-05-05A golden temple shrine interior with a central deity murti seated on a golden throne beneath an ornate golden canopy, adorned with flower garlands in pink and yellow. Large golden lion sculptures flank the foreground, and the platform is set with silver and gold offerings, small brass oil lamps, and a row of bowls. Framed portraits hung with pink garlands appear on the side walls, and the red and green draped fabrics frame the scene. No physical people are visible.2021-07-23A seated man in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange cloth sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, hands joined before his chest and a microphone stand in front of him. A small white cup sits on a side table beside the throne. To the right, a priest in orange dhoti and bare upper body stands before a golden deity murti with a silver face and garlands of white and yellow flowers, flanked by brass lamps, a trident and a bell. Offerings of leaves, fruit and oil lamps lie on a tray at the base of the deity. Colourful triangular banners with red and yellow patterns hang nearby, and a golden canopy with fringed tassels is overhead. A portrait of a deity with a golden crown and blue skin appears on the left wall.2016-10-31May 05 20172017-05-05August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple-style ritual hall with a gilded deity murti of Subramanya (Murugan) decorated with flower garlands, flanked by ornamental gold vel-like stands and a peacock vahana. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp near the murti. At left, a seated figure in saffron robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate gold throne with a microphone stand before him, holding a white cup. Red and gold canopies, a painted backdrop of a deity and a carved stone pillar frame the scene, with trishula staffs placed around the setting.2016-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesPhoto of a satsang hall with a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head arms and a purple cushion. The seated figure wears an orange-red turban, orange saffron robes, a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a ceremonial necklace, with a microphone stand before him and a small white cup on a side table. To the right stands a gold-framed deity murti of Murugan with a golden peacock vehicle, draped in yellow and white flower garlands and flanked by golden trident-tipped staffs and decorated yellow-and-red canopy umbrellas. Brass oil lamps stand in the foreground, and a painted backdrop of a deity figure hangs behind the throne. The page suggests a Skanda Shasti Deepavali satsang, but no people are shown beyond the throne occupant. Probable Swamiji seated on the throne, with saffron robes, a turban and mala.2016-10-31