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Photograph of a ritual setup on a bare grey floor inside a hall. Centre: a low, carved gold-coloured wooden or brass puja stand supporting a brass sri yantra meru-shaped object between two small standing brass figures of deities, with a brass bowl beside it. Left: a brass thali holding small bowls of powders, kumkum and offerings, with an oil lamp and bell on a second tray. Right: brass kalasha-style pots and a silver tray with offerings. No people are visible. A timestamp overlay reads Aug 26, 2024 6:54:39 AM with Madurai, Tamil Nadu coordinates and 'Abhishakam'.

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A photograph of a brass ritual setup on a grey stone floor for abhishekam. On a raised brass base with carved legs sits a golden pyramid-shaped sri yantra style object flanked by two small standing brass figures. Beside it are brass vessels, a brass bowl and a brass pot with water. At left a brass tray holds small bowls of kumkum, turmeric and vibhuti, a camphor or lamp dish, and a small brass lamp. At right a silver tray holds garlands and cloth. No people are visible.2024-08-26Interior photo of a temple sanctum floor with a golden puja setup. Centre: a golden stand holding a small bronze-toned sri chakra-style meru or pyramid-shaped vessel flanked by two standing bronze figures. Left foreground: a brass tray with bowls of turmeric, kumkum and other powders, a small lamp and offerings on a golden platform. Right foreground: a silver platter of food offerings beside brass pots and a kalasha. Behind, a seated deity murti decorated with garlands and a purple-and-green cushion, with a purple cloth on the floor and golden furniture. A timestamp overlay reads Aug 22, 2024 6:10:38 AM, Madurai. No people visible.2024-08-22Photograph of a ritual setup on a bare grey floor. Central focus is a gold-toned metal Sri Chakra meru-shaped yantra, a tiered pyramid, flanked by two standing gold deity figures, on a rectangular gold-coloured altar platform with a carved lotus-petal border and a small spouted vessel at its right edge. In the foreground left, a brass thali holds small bowls of coloured powders including turmeric, red kumkum, white powder, black powder and a silver container, and a second brass plate holds a small brass lamp, a white heap of rice or powder, a small brass pot and a spoon. A brass pot stands at the right edge. A striped cloth lies at the top of the frame. A timestamp overlay in the lower right reads Aug 18, 2024 6:03:23 AM, Sannathi Street, Madurai Main, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Altitude 68.5m, abhishekam. No people are visible.2024-08-18Photograph of a floor-level puja arrangement on a pale grey stone floor, with no people visible. Centre: a brass-gold low platform holding two small standing gold figures flanking a gold stepped pyramid-shaped sri yantra-style vessel, with a gold spouted abhishekam vessel to the right. Left foreground: a round brass tray holding small bowls of kumkum, turmeric, rice, and a crystal-like container, plus a lit oil lamp on a brass plate with camphor and a small dish of salt. Lower left: a silver-rimmed basket with red cloth and gold-coloured ritual items. Right: a gold pot and a bowl of mixed flower petals. Timestamp overlay reads Aug 17, 2024 5:39:03 AM, Sannathi Street, Madurai Main, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Altitude 68.5m, Abhishakam. Setting appears to be a temple abhishekam preparation.2024-08-17A photograph of a floor-level ritual setup on a grey concrete floor during a palliyaluchi observance. On the left, a gold tray holds small bowls of turmeric, kumkum, sandalwood paste and grains, with a brass oil lamp, a gold-rimmed bowl of red flowers and a small camphor box. Centre top, a gold low stand carries a brass deity murti of a standing figure, a tiered white and gold sri yantra-style pedestal and a second standing brass figure. Gold pots and a silver tray stand at the right edge. Timestamp overlay reads Aug 19, 2024 4:15:38 PM, Madurai Main, Tamil Nadu, with the word palliyaluchi in the corner. No people are visible.2024-08-19A photograph of a padha poojai setup on a bare pale stone floor. A gold-coloured ornate low stool or peetha holds a gold shri yantra meru-shaped object flanked by two small bronze standing figures, one at each side. A shallow brass bowl and two brass pots sit to the right. On the left, a brass thali holds small bowls of kumkum, turmeric, rice or grains and other offerings, and a lower brass tray has a lit oil lamp, incense sticks and a bowl of white crystals. A timestamp overlay in the lower right reads Aug 21, 2024 6:10:28 AM, Sannathi Street, Madurai Main, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Altitude 68.5m, padha poojai. No people are visible.2024-08-21A gilded metal worship set on a golden peetha-style tray with carved lotus border and small feet, photographed on a pale floor. At the centre stands a tiered golden meru-like sri chakra pyramid with a pink flower on its summit. Two small gilded standing figures flank it: the left one is a bare-chested figure with raised hand, the right one a figure with a tall conical crown holding an object. Pink petals are scattered across the tray and base. A shallow gold bowl and a tray with flowers sit at the edges. The photograph carries a timestamp of Aug 24, 2024, 6:09:27 AM and a location line reading 92 Amman Sannathi Street, Madurai Main, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, altitude 68.5m. No people are visible.2024-08-24Overhead photo of a gold-coloured ritual setup on a pale marble floor. On the left, a gold tray holds a brass lamp with a lit flame, a conch-shaped vessel, small bowls of white grain or salt, and vermilion and yellow powders. A larger brass plate beside it holds small bowls of coloured powders, a silver-toned dish, and a bowl of white granules. At the centre-right, a large golden abhishekam platform carries a lingam-style conical deity murti with a serpent-shaped spout, and a pouring vessel sits at its base. Two brass pots and a bowl of red cloth sit at the bottom edge. No people are visible.2024-08-21A photograph of a gilded wooden platform holding a central white-and-gold stepped meru-shaped sri chakra style structure topped with a pink flower, flanked by two gold-and-white devotional figurines standing on small pedestals. The left figure is bare-chested with raised hand and a tilak, wearing a short dhoti-style cloth; the right figure wears a dark garment, crown-like headwear, a necklace and holds a hand near the chest, with a pink flower at its base. Pink flowers rest at the bases of both figures. The floor is pale tiled with a striped cloth and a gilded cabinet visible behind. A timestamp overlay reads Aug 23, 2024 6:06:59 AM with Madurai location text. These are statues and no physical people are visible.2024-08-23Indoor shrine arrangement photographed from the front on a yellow-painted tray. Two gilded metal standing figures flank a tiered gold sri yantra-style meru at centre. The figure on the left is a slim male deity with hands in mudra; the figure on the right holds an object and wears an orange-red drape. Small brass bowls hold ash, rose petals and burnt incense sticks, a lit oil lamp sits in the centre and another lamp stands on the left. Background shows a painted floor kolam in yellow and red and blue-draped deity figures on a shelf. No people are visible. A timestamp reads Jul. 6, 2025 8:26:59 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2025-06-07Close view of three gilded metal figures on a wet metal tray during a ritual bathing. At the centre is a tiered pyramid-shaped base, stepped like a sri yantra meru, with a small finial on top and ornate lower mouldings. A standing figure on the left has a bare torso, short dhoti-like waist cloth, a red tilak on the forehead and raised palm. A standing figure on the right wears a crown, a pendant necklace and a dark draped garment, holding an object in one hand. Behind them are draped purple and gold cloths, a brass shelf and a bell. Sacred objects are being bathed, so this shows an abhishekam of bhoga murthies. A timestamp reads 24-Jul-2024 6:53:58 pm.2024-03-11Golden metal statues on a yellowed altar surface in a temple shrine. In the foreground a gilded standing figure of a boy with raised hand and a gilded female figure with a necklace stand on pedestals flanking a tiered golden shrine or meru-like structure topped with red stones. Behind them, deity murtis are dressed in yellow, pink and purple cloth on purple-draped platforms, with garlands and a gold-painted cabinet at the right edge. A timestamp reads 27-Jun 2024 6:13:34 pm. No living people are visible.