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Inside a temple hall, a woman in a cream and gold-bordered saree stands at a flower-decked shrine, her hands joined in reverence, while a second woman in white beside her wipes her eyes. On the right, a large statue of a bearded figure in saffron-orange robes, a saffron turban and a red and white flower garland is adorned with white and red blooms. The shrine holds yellow and white marigold garlands, a decorated peetha, coconuts and offerings on a maroon-draped table. Behind them, several people in white clothes stand near a gilded column, and a bare-chested priest with a sacred thread is in the left foreground. The statue is a depiction, not a living person.

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A photograph inside a decorated temple hall. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with white sacred markings on his torso stands with his back to the camera, holding a brass vessel and facing a shrine. To the left, elderly devotees in white clothing stand with hands pressed together, one older woman in a white sari with a black beaded necklace. On the right, a deity murti is heavily decorated with white, yellow and purple garlands and a peacock-feather backdrop, with a brass lamp and offerings in front. Beside it, a life-sized cutout or printed portrait of a bearded man wearing an orange robe, a pink turban, a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala sits with hands in a meditative pose, in front of a red cloth draped table covered in flowers, coconut and packets.2026-02-02A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with dense garlands of white and yellow flowers, red roses and green leaves. On the right, a large framed photograph of a bearded man with a saffron-orange turban and mala necklaces sits seated on a tiger-skin cushion, with a red rose garland draped below him; his figure is a printed depiction, not a physical person. Beside it stands a deity murti decorated with flowers and a peacock-feather motif. In front, a shirtless priest in an orange dhoti with red printed patterns faces the shrine with his back to the camera, and a woman in a white and cream sari stands beside him, with other devotees behind. Coconuts, flower petals and offerings lie on a red cloth below the shrine, and a decorated golden pillar and red drapery frame the scene.2026-02-02A crowded temple interior during a puja, viewed from behind several bare-chested priests. In the foreground, a priest wears an orange dhoti with red and gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala, with white sacred ash marks on his back. Beside him, a man in a yellow and gold dhoti with a red waist cloth stands near a tray. Behind them, an elderly woman in a white and gold sari stands at a decorated deity shrine, which is adorned with heavy garlands of yellow, white and purple flowers. A large deity murti in red and gold ornaments sits on the right, with brass oil lamps and fruit offerings on the floor. Several devotees in white and cream clothing fill the background, and a colourful temple pillar and ceiling frame the scene.2026-02-01A priest with a shaved head, bare-chested and wearing a long rudraksha mala and a sacred thread, bends forward with cupped hands at a shrine decorated with marigold and white flower garlands. Behind him stands a man in a white embroidered kurta with a bald head, and a woman's head is visible in the foreground. To the left, a framed portrait of a seated figure in a saffron-orange turban and red robe, with a flower garland, sits on the altar. Behind the shrine are a multicolored flower-covered structure, a colorful hanging decoration and a gold-and-red decorated canopy, with other people in the background.2026-02-02A crowded temple interior during a Thaipoosam-day gathering, with devotees moving through a central aisle. A shaved-headed man in an all-white kurta and trousers walks away from the camera, while a woman in a cream sari and a white-haired elderly woman in a white sari with hands joined stand near a deity murti decorated with a garland of green, yellow and white flowers and a red-and-white canopy umbrella. Further left a woman wears a yellow-and-red sari. On the right a bare-chested priest in orange-red dhoti, with sacred thread and yellow tilak, stands beside a tray of offerings. Scattered petals cover the dark floor, and gilded temple woodwork frames the shrine.2026-02-02January 03 20162016-01-03Photograph inside a temple hall during Thaipoosam. In the foreground an elderly woman with short dark hair, wearing a cream and gold-patterned shawl, rudraksha beads and a pendant, looks down while holding a yellow plastic bag. Behind her a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and red cloth around his waist stands beside a decorated statue wreathed in white and pink flowers. A bald man in a white embroidered shirt and a man in yellow clothing stand nearby, with a colourful umbrella and hanging marigold garlands above. Four people are visible, and the scene shows no printed text or a person depiction.2026-02-01Outdoor temple shrine with a large deity murti dressed in gold and crowned, flanked by yellow and multicolored flower garlands, banana leaves and a red carpet leading from a stone platform. A priest in a rust-coloured dhoti stands at the left of the shrine holding a lamp, while devotees in white and orange saris and dhotis line the stone plinth in the foreground, many with hair pinned and garlanded. Saffron festival flags frame the scene, and a bronze kalasha with flower garland sits before the shrine. Photographers are visible at the right edge. Approximately fifteen to twenty people are visible.2016-01-03A photo of a temple procession where a golden palanquin (ratha) is densely decorated with pink and white flower garlands. A shirtless man in a maroon dhoti stands on the left reaching toward a seated, orange-draped deity murti at the centre. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a grey bun carries a tray of offerings, a bare-chested man in white shoulder cloth stands beside her, and an older woman with red and white forehead markings and a nose stud looks toward the camera. No candidate matching a person's appearance is visible.2024-08-07April 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a decorated shrine during a puja. Centre is a deity murti. In front, a bare-chested priest in orange-red cloth stands at left with his back to the camera. At right, a man in orange-red robes and a wrapped shawl holds a brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) with lit wicks. On the shrine at right, a printed life-size portrait of a man in orange and red robes with a red-orange turban, long beard, rudraksha mala and white flower garland is seated with hands in mudra, and a lit lamp and white flowers rest before it. Red curtains and gold carved pillars frame the scene. Three physical people are visible.2026-02-01Jan 3 2023 sripuram2023-01-03