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A night photograph of a temple shrine tiered with many dark stone and metal deity figures, most garlanded with marigold and orange flower strings. At the centre, a larger shrine with striped marigold pillars frames a lit figure group. In the foreground a single priest with a bare upper body and a dark red dhoti stands with his back to the camera, facing a red-cushioned seat and a tall deity murti decorated with a pink cloth and garlands. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and ritual lamps stand around the base.

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March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03Night photograph of a Thaipusam-style worship scene at a temple-like stepped shrine. A single standing priest in a dark red-brown dhoti and wrap faces a tiered display of many small black stone murtis, each draped with yellow-and-white garlands. At the top, a central murti of Lord Muruga sits within an arch decorated with striped yellow and white garlands, flanked by smaller deity figures. Silver ritual vessels, brass pots, a microphone stand and colourful striped cloth lie on the pink-and-yellow floor, with flower offerings in trays at the lower right.2018-01-31March 03 20182018-03-03Night photograph of a Hindu ritual scene on a multicoloured cloth. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with a white sacred thread sits cross-legged at the lower left, beside a microphone and a metal vessel. Behind him, a tiered stone platform holds dozens of black stone murtis, most draped in yellow, green and orange garlands. At the top centre, a deity murti sits under an ornate canopy wrapped in striped yellow, white and purple flower garlands. Trays of kumkum, turmeric, marigold petals and fruit are arranged on the floor in front. Some figures wear pink and orange cloth.2018-01-31March 03 20182018-03-03Night-time temple scene with a large sanctum dais decorated with marigold garlands and a canopy of floral strings. A bare-chested priest in a red-orange dhoti stands at the centre, facing a deity murti in front of a red-cushioned seat. Rows of small figures in white and saffron garments, each garlanded, line the tiered stone wall behind. A silver ritual palanquin or shrine stands at left, lit with colourful lights, and brass vessels and oil lamps sit on the floor in front. The scene is a puja or abhishekam setting with no clearly identifiable a person figure present.2018-03-03January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31March 03 20182018-03-03Night-time ritual scene at a temple-like setting with rows of dark stone or metal murtis, many draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, stepped on tiered platforms. A central shrine is framed by yellow and purple floral arches and holds a deity pair. In front, a seated man in a red-brown dhoti and white shawl with a rudraksha-style garland sits cross-legged on a multicoloured striped cloth, with a mic stand nearby. Large brass vessels, a silver palanquin with a decorated canopy, and a bull figure stand at the sides. The man has no clearly visible long hair, crown or saffron robe and appearance is uncertain.2018-01-31