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A photograph of a decorated shrine set up for the Navarathiri festival. A gilded arched frame (torana) houses three painted deity murtis: the central figure wears a green sari and crown, flanked by two figures in red and green garments, all adorned with white jasmine garlands. Brass oil lamps (deepas) with lit flames stand on either side. Below, a white jasmine garland drapes over a gold-and-purple brocade cloth. Offerings in front include a banana, red roses, bowls of turmeric powder, bananas, betel leaves, pomegranates, a brass kalasha and a tray of white flowers. Purple and gold silk drapes and marigold garlands frame the scene. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a Navaratri puja set-up at dusk, with a brass arched shrine holding a small gilded murti group of three deities on a draped table. Blue and gold brocade cloth backs the shrine, framed by marigold and yellow flower garlands with string lights. Tall brass oil lamps (kuthuvilakku) burn on either side, and a kalasha pot in green cloth with a face and white jasmine garland stands at left. Offerings are arranged on a striped mat: turmeric, bananas, pomegranates, betel leaves, sweets, kumkum, flowers and a bottle of oil. A person in a purple sari sits at lower left holding an open book, with a large Ganesha statue partially visible at the left edge. No a person candidate is visible.2025-09-26A small shrine room with a gilded arched frame holding three statues on a red cloth-covered platform. The central figure stands between two side statues, each wearing flower garlands, silver-toned necklaces and jewelled attire, with green and red garments. Two gold-tipped staffs flank the central figure. A framed portrait with a garland stands to the right. On the floor, fresh banana leaves hold brass plates with bananas, pink flowers, a lamp, a small brass vessel, and white cloth bundles. Ritual puja items, including a brass lamp and kumkum, sit at the front. No physical people are visible.March 13 2022 sripuram2022-03-13March 13 2022 sripuram2022-03-13Indoor shrine photo of a puja arrangement in a gold-latticed temple hall. Three seated metal deity figures with silver crowns and garlands sit behind a red cloth altar. Centred is a framed printed photo of a pink-hued goddess, flanked by brass lamps lit with flame and flower garlands. In front stands a brass plate holding a conical mound of yellow turmeric or kumkum decorated with white flowers and a pink rose. Below, a brass puja tray holds a bell, a small oil lamp, a spoon, and bananas on red cloth. Dark polished floor, with more lamps and flowers scattered around.2022-03-13Temple shrine photographed in a gold-toned sanctum with ornate golden latticed panels behind three sculpted deity figures wearing silver crowns, garlands and jewellery. The central framed picture shows a deity under a pink-and-white floral arch, flanked by pink candle-like stands. In front, a brass plate holds a conical mound of turmeric or kumkum decorated with white and pink flowers, set on a red cloth. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand at the sides, and loose petals scatter the floor. No people are visible.2022-03-13Indoor shrine photograph showing a central deity murti decorated with garlands of white jasmine and orange, yellow and red flowers, flanked by two smaller attendant murtis, all set before a gold arched backdrop with green fabric. Below, a blue and pink cloth covers a platform with smaller garlanded figures, and in front stands a brass plate holding bananas and a mound of food offering. 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Three small metal deity murtis stand on gold pedestals in the centre, flanked by garlands of pink, white and yellow flowers and yellow roses. Behind them hangs a red cloth with a painted image of a seated deity beside a golden recumbent bull, and a gold ornate arch frames the central figure. Pink and red gerbera and carnation flowers fill a glass vase at right, and rose petals lie on the red and gold cloth below. Blue and green fairy lights twinkle among the decorations. No people are visible.2021-08-29A shirtless man in white dhoti with a gold border stands bent forward at left, offering something near a brass lamp before a shrine. Behind him, a gilded arched frame with a makara-style top holds three deity murtis decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands: a central standing figure with crown and red garment, flanked by a smaller child-like figure at left and a female figure in green and pink sari at right, against a blue starry backdrop. 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