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Outdoor photograph at a temple entrance with red folding metal gates and a golden deity murti visible inside. A woman in a pink and green sari with a red bindi and pink-thread bangles stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, smiling. Beside her, a young boy in an orange cloth wrapped at the waist, with a long rudraksha mala and white markings on his arms and chest, also stands in namaskar. A gold-carved table holds offerings: a basket of bananas, oranges, apples and pears, a coconut, folded white cloths, and a large tray of white jasmine garlands with yellow and red flowers and green leaves. Brass lamps sit on the table.

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A photograph of a young person in an orange saffron wrap and an orange turban sits behind a wooden table with palms pressed together in namaste. The figure wears rudraksha mala strands and has white ash markings on the arms and forehead with a red tilak. On the table are a long white and red-yellow flower garland, a basket of folded colourful silk cloths and clothing, and a basket of bananas, mangoes, grapes, apples, betel leaves and coconuts. Behind is a closed red folding shutter gate with a golden deity murti and framed images visible inside. The image carries a date stamp reading 06/06/2025 18:03. No a person identification is made from appearance; the person is described by role as a devotee making an offering.2025-06-06A photograph of a young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and matching orange turban, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, standing in front of a golden offering table with hands pressed in anjali namaskar. Before him sit a brass tray of mangoes, bananas and coconuts, a woven basket of white and orange flower garlands, a brass lamp stand and a folded white cloth in a wicker basket. Behind him is a shop-front entrance under a yellow banner with red lettering, with a framed poster of a deity on the left and a golden deity murti in a shrine on the right.2025-06-30A busy street in a South Indian temple town, photographed in daylight. In the foreground, a young boy in saffron-orange dhoti and a bare upper body with white sacred ash marks and a rudraksha mala stands at a table laden with offerings: a brass lamp stand, a basket of flowers and leaves, folded white and gold-bordered cloths, coconuts, apples and bananas, and a garland of flowers. To the left, an older man in a checked shirt and orange dhoti walks past with a plastic bag. Behind them, pedestrians, a uniformed police officer and shopkeepers line the road, with a gopuram tower visible in the distance.2025-11-04A photograph of a temple puja in progress. In the foreground a bare-chested young boy in orange dhoti and orange shawl holds a decorated coconut kalasha wrapped in white jasmine garlands, green leaves and red flowers, with gold jewellery pieces on its front, and looks down. Behind him a man in white dhoti with folded hands stands with eyes closed. On the right a bare-chested young man in white dhoti stands with palms pressed together. A deity murti draped in a pink silk cloth and flower garlands stands at the centre back, in front of red curtains. A long yellow table with a blue-bordered cloth holds trays of fruits, vegetables, bowls and glasses of offerings for naivedyam.2021-08-10November 24 20172017-11-24Outdoor photo at a temple shrine with carved grey stone pillars and a red curtain. A smiling man in orange saffron robes and a long flower garland of red roses and yellow marigolds stands barefoot on a stone platform. Beside him, a second man in orange dhoti and orange shirt bows with palms pressed together in namaste. A pair of black sandals rests on an orange cloth on the ground. Behind them, a deity murti draped in red and orange garments and ornate garlands sits on a raised altar with brass oil lamps and a kalasha. Two people are visible.2008-08-07KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 8/10/20212021-08-10April 12 20242024-04-12February 22 20242024-02-22Feb 3 2022 sripuram2022-02-03Outdoor photo at a golden-toned temple complex: a tall golden dhwajastambha flagpole with a garland of white flowers and leaves stands at centre, with an ornate gopuram tower and palm trees behind. A seated figure in a red turban, orange robe and green cloth, wearing garlands of white and red flowers, sits with palms raised in front of a golden platform bearing a flower-decorated offering. Two women stand either side with hands folded in namaste: one on the left in an orange saree with a rudraksha-style mala, one on the right in a blue and teal saree with gold bangles. The scene suggests a dhwajarohanam or puja at the flagpole.2022-11-27Outdoor photo of a Mandakpadi offering arranged on two gold-painted wooden tables set on a cobbled pavement. On the left table, two woven baskets hold garlands and loose flowers of white jasmine, yellow and red marigolds and green leaves. On the right table, a woven basket of fresh fruit includes oranges, red apples, green grapes, bananas and a coconut, with yellow flowers beside it, and another basket holds a folded red and gold silk cloth. A brass lamp stand with several cups stands at the right edge. A woman in a magenta sari with a patterned border stands behind the tables with her hand on her hip, and a second person in teal and pink clothing is partly visible at the left edge. Market stalls appear in the background. A blue caption in the lower right reads Mandakpadi offering and #Kailasa Madurai #LunchFull.2025-01-07