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A photograph of a golden Shiva and Parvati murti seated side by side on a raised pedestal inside an ornate cream stone shrine with carved pillars and a red cloth backdrop. Two men in white dhotis kneel and stand at the base, one tending the figures and one working by the steps. A large printed portrait of a man in a white head covering is placed at the lower right corner of the platform steps. A blue Tamil inscription is fixed above the deities. The statues are the only figures of divinity, and the two men are physically present.

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A golden seated deity murti of a male and female pair sits on a raised pedestal inside a carved, pillared shrine arch with a red curtain behind. The male figure raises one hand in blessing and the female holds an object at her shoulder. Two men stand at the left and near the pedestal; one wears white dhoti and shirt, the other wears white with a yellow-orange dhoti and an orange shawl, and is tending or adorning the murti. A small Shiva lingam-style murti and a small deity image sit at the base, with straw scattered on the floor and steps leading up. Blue Tamil text on the shrine lintel reads the names of the consorts, with a purple logo at the top right.2006-10-28A photograph of a golden shrine with two seated deity murtis, a male figure with a tall crown and a female figure with a tall crown, both gilded and set in an ornate carved arch. A red curtain hangs behind them. A man in a white shirt and cream dhoti stands at the left edge looking down, while a second man in a cream dhoti with an orange sash leans forward at the base of the murtis, tending the pedestal with his hand. A blue neon-style sign above reads the Tamil name of the deities. The steps in the foreground are covered with wet marks and scattered petals.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28A photograph of a golden temple shrine housing a seated deity pair, a gilded Shiva figure with a tall crown and a female figure beside him, both seated on a carved pedestal before a red cloth backdrop. Blue Tamil lettering reads ஸ்ரீ ஆனந்தேஸ்வரர் சமேத ஆனந்தேஸ்வரி above the shrine. Three men attend the murti: one in white dhoti bending forward and pouring water from a metal vessel, another in a saffron-orange cloth holding the vessel, and a third partly visible behind them. Ornate white carved pillars and a stone step frame the scene.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28A gilded temple shrine with a seated golden deity murti pair, a male figure and a female figure with crowns, set under a carved stone arch with a red cloth backdrop. A man in white clothes bends forward at left, holding a metal pot and pouring liquid over the statues, while another man in a yellow-orange dhoti and orange shawl stands beside him helping with the abhishekam. Carved pillars and stairs frame the scene, and a blue illuminated sign is mounted above the shrine.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28A priest in a white dhoti-style kurta with an orange shawl over his shoulder holds a lit camphor flame toward a pair of gilded deity murtis seated on a pedestal. The murtis, a male figure with a tall crown and a female figure beside him, are decorated with red flower petals and garlands, and stand before a red curtain within a carved stone shrine with pillars. A brass vessel sits on the wet, yellow-stained floor. A small yantra-like object lies at the base. An illuminated blue Tamil sign above reads the names of the deities.2006-10-28A temple sanctum shows a golden seated deity murti pair with a male figure and a female figure, both with tall crowns and flower garlands, seated on a golden throne platform. Two men in white dhotis stand in front, one bare-chested with an orange shawl over his shoulder, tending the murtis. A red curtain hangs behind, with carved stone pillars and scaffolding at the sides. Small brass pots and a kalasha-like miniature stand on the floor. Flower petals are scattered on the platform.2006-10-28