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Ceremonial stage display with three deity murtis decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in purple, yellow, white and red. The central murti sits on a pink-draped throne with a tall crown and a red backdrop, flanked by a female figure with a crown and a bearded figure on the right holding a staff and wearing a striped headdress. Ornate silver-framed canopies with colourful fringed borders rise above, and a few white flower petals are scattered on the floor. No physical people are visible; the figures are statues.

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Photograph of an ornate ceremonial stage with three decorated murti figures seated on tiered thrones, each draped in dense garlands of purple, yellow, red and white flowers. The central pair, a male and female deity murti, wear gold jewellery and crowns and sit before a red backdrop with a red cloth beneath. Figures flanking left and right are also garlanded with multicoloured flower strands and wear ornate golden crowns and jewellery. Above them hang large decorative parasols with colourful fringed edges, and loose flower petals lie on the floor in front. No living people are visible.2017-12-17A photograph of a deity murti of Venkateshwara (Balaji) with a tall golden crown and gold ornamental armour, seated on a red cloth on a gold-framed arched throne. Two smaller consort figures flank it, wearing jewelled crowns and gold necklaces with pink and green saris. Large garlands of yellow, red, green, white and multicoloured flowers hang down on both sides. The background is draped silver fabric and a red floor mat. No physical people are visible, and no a person candidate is shown.2006-07-17September 06 20142014-09-06A stage set for a temple-style event shows three deity murtis under a canopy of white and red fabric. The central murti is seated on a red-draped platform with a gold arch behind it, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Flanking figures stand in ornate silver-and-gold arches on either side, one holding a stick-like staff, with orange-and-gold draped cloth at their feet. Strings of yellow flowers lie on the stage floor, and multicoloured fringed canopies hang overhead. No living people are visible in the stage area.2017-12-22Photograph 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.2018-04-25December 22 20172017-12-22April 25 20182018-04-25October 18 20152015-10-18A 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.2018-04-25A photograph of a temple-style ritual setting with several deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow and red flowers, seated on gilded thrones under golden umbrellas and ornate arched canopies. Two men sit cross-legged on the left and centre foreground; the central man wears a saffron upper cloth over white dhoti with flower garland and sits on a silver stool, while the other wears a white dhoti and maroon-striped shawl. Both have sandalwood or ash markings on arms. A teal-draped altar on the right holds a small brass kalasha and rose petals. No distinctive appearance cues establish a person in person.2015-07-13April 25 20182018-04-25April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copies