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A decorated stage at a temple-style festival setting. A standing man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching top, wearing a long beaded necklace, stands at right beside a golden-crowned deity murti of Meenakshi in a magenta and gold sari with a garland. Centre stage is an ornate golden throne heaped with red and white flower garlands, with a tiger-skin-patterned base and a red cushion. At left, a flower-draped palanquin carries a golden peacock vahana with a deity figure above it. A patterned rug covers the floor and a dark purple curtain backs the stage.

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April 17 20132013-04-17April 17 20132013-04-17April 17 20132013-04-17A decorated stage with an ornate gold throne draped in garlands and a tiger-skin cover, flanked by red and green floral arches. To the right stands a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, one hand raised in greeting, beside two decorated deity murtis in pink and magenta silk skirts with garlands and jewelled crowns. A red-and-gold cushioned footstool sits before the throne on an oriental carpet, with dark drapes behind. a person identity uncertain: appearance cues are limited, so the figure is described by role as a standing man in saffron robes.2013-04-17 +1 copiesApril 17 20132013-04-17A photograph of a decorated stage. On the left, an ornate gold throne with a floral garland arch, gold lion-head armrests and a tiger-skin cover sits before a gold footstool on a patterned rug. On the right, a standing man in an orange-brown dhoti-style garment wears a rudraksha mala and raises his right hand in greeting. Beside him, two ornately dressed deity murti figures in magenta and blue silk with crowns and garlands stand under a gold arch. A gold-framed backdrop with dark curtains completes the scene.2013-04-17 +2 copiesA decorated festival stage with a golden throne covered in red velvet and floral garlands, flanked by a golden peacock vehicle on the left and a golden arched canopy on the right. Two deity murti figures stand in the right alcove, one in pink and magenta silk with a blue skirt and gold ornaments, the other in green and gold clothing with a crown, all wreathed in red and white garlands. A tiger skin lies on the central dais and a red carpet covers the floor. No physical people are visible.2013-04-17 +2 copiesPhotograph of a seated figure on a gold-and-maroon throne decorated with red, white and green flower garlands and an arched floral backdrop, in a stage set with a painted blue temple-style wall. A central figure in orange robes, rudraksha mala and sandal-marked forehead sits cross-legged with hands raised in a teaching gesture. To the left, a golden deer figure stands on a wheeled cart, with a garlanded deity image above. To the right, two garlanded deity murtis sit in a gold-arched shrine decorated with flowers, one in a purple and magenta dress. A young girl in orange kneels near the throne at lower left. A patterned red rug covers the floor. A small attendant figure and a few others are not clearly visible.2013-04-17 +3 copiesApril 17 20132013-04-17 +3 copiesApril 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesDecember 23 20132013-12-23April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copies