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A temple shrine with a golden arched peetha holding a deity murti dressed in a teal-green garment and garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands. Two men stand with their backs to the camera: the one in the centre wears a white dhoti and a white shawl over an orange undergarment, and is raising a flower garland toward the deity; the man on the right wears an orange shawl and dhoti and stands beside him. Behind them, a larger red and orange deity figure stands in the shrine, with a smaller red figure in a niche to the right. Brass oil lamps flank the peetha, with a bowl of bananas and a palm-leaf book on the floor, and the stone temple architecture is carved with floral and figural details.

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Two men stand with their backs to the camera before a golden shrine at a temple, offering garlands to a deity murti. The figure on the left wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, bare-chested and with a shaved head. The man on the right wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl. The deity is dressed in green and turquoise cloth with white and red flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the platform, a tray of fruit and flowers sits at left, and a microphone and open book rest on a purple mat. Behind the shrine are red-clad figures and another small deity image in a niche. a person is not indicated for this event, and no candidate is visibly identifiable, so these are priests in ritual clothing.2011-11-01A temple shrine scene with two men performing a puja. In the foreground, a bald man in orange saffron robes with a gold border and a beaded mala necklace holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) over a small brass vessel. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with a gold border and a gold-and-bead necklace holds a silver tray. A small green-robed metal figure stands on a stone platform, and behind them an elaborately decorated deity murti is adorned with marigold garlands, orange and yellow cloths and gold ornaments. Red pillars, orange hangings and carved stone surround the shrine.2011-10-06October 06 20112011-10-06Photograph inside a temple shrine of two priests performing abhishekam to a small golden deity murti of Subramanya Swami on a golden pedestal draped with yellow cloth. The priest on the left, with a shaved head, wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl and pours water from a metal vessel; the priest on the right wears white clothes with an orange waist cloth and holds a vessel over the murti. Water streams down over the figure. Behind them, larger deities in red and gold garments are adorned with yellow and orange flower garlands, with brass lamps and kalasha vessels on the altar. Two smaller golden attendant figures flank the central murti. Red curtains and stone carvings frame the shrine.2011-11-01Two priests perform a homa at a temple shrine before a deity murti. The priest on the left, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, holds a small brass bowl. The priest in the center wears a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl, bare-chested with gold necklaces, and pours liquid from a brass vessel over a fire burning in a red tray. Offerings of bananas, yellow flowers, leaves and bowls sit on the orange cloth. Behind them, a golden-framed altar holds two deity murtis decorated with white and orange garlands and green and red silk garments. A brass oil lamp stands nearby, and a wall board displays printed names.2011-11-01A temple shrine with a stone-pillared pavilion and a red-curtained inner sanctum holding a pair of large painted deity murti seated on a dais, one in orange and gold with a crown and trident, one in purple and gold. Garlands of marigolds drape the figures and a smaller white deity murti sits below. In the foreground, two priests stand at the shrine: one on the left in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and glasses, holding a silver tray; one on the right in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala, holding a silver tray. A green-clad figure stands on a golden pedestal before the shrine. Brass vessels and flower offerings are arranged on the stone platform.2011-10-06November 01 20112011-11-01December 14 20102010-12-14Temple abhishekam scene in a stone-pillared shrine with orange curtains. A priest in white dhoti with a red border and gold necklace holds a brass vessel of water. Beside him a monk in orange robe pours liquid from a bronze pot over a small bronze deity murti of a standing figure with attendants, set on a carved wooden stand. Behind them a large altar holds a deity with red drapery, marigold and yellow garlands, and brass lamps. A red-and-white kolam pattern lies on the floor with steel bowls nearby. Two people are visible in the frame, plus a partial figure at the left edge.2010-11-12Two priests perform abhishekam at a shrine, pouring water over a small golden murti of a deity on a gold pedestal. The priest on the left wears orange robes and holds a metal vessel raised overhead; the priest on the right wears white dhoti and an orange-trimmed shawl and holds a small vessel. Behind them, a larger deity murti in red and orange silks, adorned with garlands of yellow and orange flowers, stands in an arched shrine with orange drapes. Stone pillars with carvings frame the wet stone floor.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01