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A photograph of a staged temple-style ritual set in a hall. A figure seated on an ornate silver throne draped with purple, white and yellow garlands wears a gold crown, red and orange garments and a rudraksha-style mala, holding a long staff. Facing the throne, a man with a shaved head wears an orange dhoti and orange shawl and stands at a railing, holding a ceremonial object. Behind them are gold-coloured female statues with hands folded, silver umbrellas, brass lamps and a red-and-purple backdrop showing a gopuram temple tower under a night sky. The scene matches the Meenakshi Pattabhishekam puja shown on the page.

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April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesPhoto of a stage set for a temple-style puja with a deep red curtain and a night-sky backdrop showing a lit temple tower. On the left, a seated man in a red-orange dhoti, with a white-tilak forehead, gold necklaces and a ceremonial staff, sits on an ornate silver throne draped with colourful garlands. Centre stage, a golden standing figure with hands in anjali stands beside a garlanded deity murti under a pink-and-gold umbrella. At right, a bare-backed priest in a saffron-orange cloth faces the altar, and a second figure in green-striped garments stands near another decorated throne. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the altar. Several people are visible.2018-04-25 +1 copiesA temple-style puja stage with a backdrop of a lit gopuram against a starry sky. On the left, a standing man in a maroon dhoti and maroon garment, with long dreadlocks and gold jewellery, holds his palms together in namaskar beside an empty ornate silver throne draped with a leopard-print cushion. Centre, a seated man with a swept-up dark turban and bare chest wears orange-saffron cloth and bracelets, and sits in front of a silver vessel and offerings; another seated attendant in orange sits behind him. Right, a gilded standing figure of a goddess with folded hands and a decorated deity murti on a flower-garlanded silver peetha with a pink umbrella overhead. Brass trays hold fruit, coconuts and flowers.2018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesA stage set for a Meenakshi Pattabhishekam puja, with a red velvet curtain and a backdrop of a glowing temple gopuram under a starry dusk sky. On the left, a seated man in a red dhoti with a flower garland and gold necklace sits on an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cushion, one hand raised. Beside him, a gold umbrella canopy shades a decorated murti seated on a flower-draped throne. A standing golden statue of a female figure with joined palms stands between them. On the right, a man in a saffron dhoti and shawl, with a dark head covering and bare back, stands facing the throne. Brass lamps, fruit offerings and flower garlands fill the stage.2018-04-25 +1 copiesNovember 26 20172017-11-26April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a satsang on a stage with red drapes and gold ornamental arches. Seated on a red-cushioned silver throne decorated with multicoloured flower garlands sits a bearded man in a saffron-orange robe, a matching orange turban, and a rudraksha mala. He sits with hands clasped in his lap, with silver lion-shaped armrests beside him. To the left, a shirtless priest in an orange dhoti holds a ritual lamp before a deity murti adorned with a garland and ornaments, and golden standing attendant figures flank the stage. Oil lamps sit on the floor in the foreground.2017-11-27April 25 20182018-04-25A stage at a temple-style hall with a red curtain backdrop. A seated man in orange and saffron robes and a red-orange turban sits cross-legged on a red cushioned silver-framed dais before a microphone stand. Behind him, a large golden throne-like seat is draped with garlands of yellow, red and white flowers and holds deity murti figures. On the left, a golden shrine arch holds a deity murti decorated with a garland; on the right, a gold-framed shrine holds another garlanded deity murti in a green cloth. A standing attendant in orange robes, bare-chested, raises a lamp toward the shrines. Gold-painted attendant statues flank the central throne.2017-11-27