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A photograph of several women standing with hands folded in a devotional posture near a glass-fronted display. Foreground, left to right: a woman in a coral-orange sari with a yellow cloth draped over her arm, a woman in a green blouse and dark plaid sari holding a grey-blue tote bag, and a woman in a floral white sari with yellow border. Further right, a woman in a blue-purple sari stands beside a red metal shutter. In the lower foreground, baskets of white jasmine garlands, marigolds and green leaves are arranged. Behind the glass, a golden throne with lion-like carvings and a seated golden figure are visible, with a blue signboard reading Lalitha Natraja above. Four women are visible.

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Photo 66786972022-04-05Photograph inside a gilded temple hall with ornate golden pillars and carved columns. Three women sit on a red carpet scattered with yellow flower petals and rice. The woman on the left wears an orange-yellow silk sari with a gold border and a gold necklace, holding a silver plate. The woman in the centre wears a red sari with gold zari motifs and folds her hands in prayer. The woman on the right wears a magenta blouse with a yellow-and-grey sari, wears a long beaded necklace with a large pendant, and sits with hands clasped. A man in white dhoti with a bare upper body, marked with white ash, stands at the left edge. Behind them is a small deity murti in a golden shrine with a red and blue cloth backdrop and garlands.April 12 20242024-04-12Five women in silk saris sit side by side on a red cloth inside a temple hall with gold-coloured pillars. 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In the foreground, several women in saris, including a woman in a purple-blue sari with a yellow bag and a woman in red floral sari, face forward, while a man in a yellow patterned shirt smiles and a man in a checked shirt stands with folded arms. White wall shelves line the right side. A framed portrait hangs on the yellow wall, but no one is identified in the portrait's caption. The scene shows people waiting in line for darshan.2024-04-12Five women in silk saris sit on a red cloth before a standing deity murti draped in a garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers, with a flower-decorated pedestal and a tiered stack of marigold and rose garlands at left. The women, from left: one in pink and red, one in red with a maroon sari, one in yellow and green, one in red and gold, and one in pink with a gold necklace and a yellow-and-gold sari, all with hands pressed together in namaskar. Marigold petals lie on the red cloth. 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Beside her, an older woman in a red and pink silk saree with glasses sits with hands folded in her lap. At left a third woman in a pink saree and a gold necklace holds her hands together, and a priest in white dhoti with a gold border stands at the edge of the frame. Behind them a gold-carved pillar, a garlanded red and green floral arch, and a deity murti in a shrine are visible, with scattered marigold petals on the carpet.Three women sit on a red carpet in a gold-decorated temple hall, facing a shrine. The woman on the left wears an orange saree and a garland of beads. The woman in the centre wears a red saree with gold border and palms pressed together in prayer, holding a lit lamp. The woman on the right wears glasses, a pink saree with yellow skirt and a large gold pendant necklace, hands folded in her lap. Yellow marigold petals and scattered rice lie on the carpet. A priest in white dhoti with gold border stands at the left edge, extending his hand. 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