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A temple-style puja scene with two large ornate murti figures seated on golden thrones beneath a decorated canopy, both draped in red, purple, yellow and white flower garlands. Golden attendant statues stand on either side. In the foreground, a bare-chested man wearing an orange-brown shawl and a maroon turban sits on a low wooden seat, facing the murtis with brass vessels of offerings before him. To the right, a standing person in an orange robe with a long swept-back hair knot holds hands together in anjali. Brass lamps and a small bell-shaped object sit on the floor. A wall-mounted air conditioning unit is visible at right.

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April 25 20182018-04-25Photograph of a temple-style ritual stage with a deep red curtain and a starry pink-purple backdrop. Two shaven-headed priests in orange-red cloth sit at the lower left; one holds a lamp or offering near a brass vessel. Behind them stand two golden deity figures with palms joined and a tall ornate golden canopy. On the right, two richly adorned deity murti are decorated with multicoloured flower garlands and wear jewelled crowns and necklaces, dressed in green checked silk. Fruit, betel leaves and brass lamps sit on the platform below, consistent with a Meenakshi Pattabhishekam puja display.2018-04-25April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesA stage puja at a Meenakshi Pattabhishekam celebration. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis stand at the lower left; one, with bare upper body and sacred ash, holds a small brass vessel or offering near a silver lamp stand, while a second attendant with a dark topknot watches. Behind them, golden standing female figures with hands folded flank a central altar with a pink-clad deity murti under a pink canopy. On the right, a tall silver-framed alcove holds two richly dressed murtis in gold and green, draped with garlands of red, purple and white flowers. Trays of fruit, betel leaves and brass vessels sit on the altar edge, under a starry red-purple backdrop.2018-04-25April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange-red robe and matching red-orange turban sits on a silver-framed dais before a flower-draped deity murti, hands pressed together in namaskar. Beside him, a gold-framed shrine holds a small deity figure with a crown and green-and-white dress, garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Two standing men in orange dhotis and shawls, one with a rudraksha mala, stand at right holding a tray and a small vessel. Red drapes and a gold chair frame the stage, with an ornate golden deity figure visible at the edge.2017-11-24November 27 20172017-11-27April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesNovember 11 20172017-11-11A photograph of a temple-style stage during a puja. On the left, a man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-orange wrap and bare feet, stands with palms pressed together in namaste facing the central altar. At centre, a deity murti in a canopied golden peetha is garlanded with red, purple and white flower garlands, flanked by two golden standing attendant statues holding offerings. On the right, two more deity murtis in embroidered green and gold silk garments and jewelled crowns sit on an ornate gold throne decorated with garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor, and a red starry backdrop with a temple gopuram image fills the background.2018-04-25November 24 20172017-11-24April 25 20182018-04-25