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A photograph of a devotee standing at left in folded-hands namaskar, wearing an orange-red dhoti with a gold border and a dark-red shawl over the shoulder, eyes lowered. Centre frame is a deity murti with a dark-coloured face and pink cloth draped around it, seated on an ornate gilded peetha backed by a golden arch, with an orange silk cloth spread over the seat. In front are a small brass figure, a brass vessel, a bronze kalasha-like pot, and several brass bowls and cups on the floor. A second orange-clad figure is partly visible at the far right edge. The setting is a plain pale wall.

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A photograph of a temple abhishekam in progress. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with short dark hair, leaning over from the left edge, reaches toward a small silver deity murti set on a wooden stand in front of an ornate golden throne-like backdrop. The large deity murti seated on the golden peetha is draped in an orange cloth and pink garland. Brass vessels and a metal pot sit on the floor beside the offering stand, and a red cloth hangs at the base.2025-12-01A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a deity murti seated within a gilded arch backdrop. A priest's arm, bare and dark-skinned, pours liquid from a metal vessel onto the murti. The murti is draped in an orange-gold cloth and a pink garland hangs from its shoulder. Brass pots and a steel bucket sit in the foreground, and liquid runs down the base of the altar. No clearly visible face of any person is shown.2025-12-01A photograph of an abhishekam ritual in a temple sanctum. A priest on the left, wearing an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, pours liquid from a vessel over a small brass murti of a deity placed on a red pedestal. Behind the murti sits a larger seated deity figure with a gold halo-like backdrop, draped in an orange cloth and pink garland. Brass vessels and a steel bucket stand in the foreground.2025-12-01A photograph of a shrine during a ritual. A seated deity murti dressed in an orange cloth with a pink sash and a silver face stands behind a brass vessel on a red stone pedestal. A hand holding a small brass ladle or spouted vessel pours over the deity area from the left edge. Brass plates, a steel pot and small brass containers sit at the lower edge, and an ornate golden throne-like backdrop frames the figure.2025-12-01A photograph of a temple shrine with a gilded deity murti standing in a small golden niche on a yellow cloth-draped altar. In front are brass offering vessels, a plate and a conch-like shell, with a brass oil lamp to the left. On the left a man with short dark hair, wearing an orange-red dhoti or cloth, sits with his hands pressed together in prayer. Behind the shrine are decorative wall hangings and an ornate red and gold backdrop.2024-10-06A photo of an abhishekam being performed before a deity murti seated on an ornate golden throne with carved gold backing. The murti wears pink and green cloth and is decorated with flowers and ornaments. A draped saffron-orange cloth covers the lower part of the altar. In the foreground a hand holds a lit oil lamp over a dark stone shivalinga-style base, while water is poured over it. Brass vessels and a plate sit at the bottom of the frame, and a partially visible person stands at the left edge of the image.2025-12-01A photograph of a temple shrine during a puja. On the left, a bare-chested young man with tripundra markings on his forehead and arms stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a silver-framed deity murti on a yellow-draped altar. The murti is adorned with a silver backdrop and a small figure is seated at its base. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and brass bowls with offerings sit on the altar cloth. A sign reading KAILASA ICHAPURAM hangs in the upper right, and an orange cloth covers the shrine's lower part.2024-06-18A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer, his bare chest and arms marked with white ash lines and a white tilak on his forehead. Before him is a red-faced deity murti seated on a gilded throne with a green and red canopy above, draped in a pink, green and gold silk shawl and garlanded with white, pink and yellow flowers. Brass plates with oil lamps, a small brass pot, a camphor holder and a bell sit on a stone platform in front, indicating puja offerings. The setting is a plain concrete shrine with an orange cloth backdrop.2022-07-21Photo 11733932Photo 11680700 +4 copiesA photograph of a ritual inside a small whitewashed room. A bare-backed priest in orange cloth stands at left, holding a lit flame or oil lamp toward a seated figure on a golden throne. The seated figure wears a red and gold garment and a red-topped head covering, with a gold necklace, and raises a hand in blessing. To the right, a framed picture of a deity with a golden halo sits on an orange-draped table beside a green-draped stand. A plain white wall and a hanging wire lie behind the scene. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm, so the identity is uncertain.2024-09-09A photograph inside a golden-framed shrine niche at a temple. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti sits cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer, his head bowed, with white sandalwood markings on his arms and chest and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him stands a black-stone deity murti adorned with a silver crown, a red and gold cloth, a silver necklace and yellow and white flower garlands, with a tall brass lamp stand beside it. Red and yellow flowers rest on a dark pedestal, and a small red figure with flowers sits at the priest's side. Marigold and leaf offerings in brass bowls and a plate lie in the foreground, along with a small brass Ganesha figure.2022-01-14