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A standing man with bare chest and orange-saffron dhoti performs aarti before an ornate golden deity murti of a seated figure on a peacock-like golden vahana, decorated with white, yellow and red flower garlands and a golden canopy with fringed tassels overhead. He holds a lit oil lamp and a small bell or cup in his hands, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and white sacred markings on his body. Golden ceremonial staffs with trident finials, brass lamps, and offerings of fruit and sweets sit on a red carpet before the shrine. Behind him a framed portrait shows a person in red attire. Two smaller deity figures stand flanking the central murti.

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October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a golden arched canopy and a fringed multicolored overhead canopy. At the centre stands a deity murti decorated with garlands of white, yellow, red and green flowers, with a golden peacock vahana in front and a gold trident placed beside it. A man with a bare upper body and orange dhoti stands at right, holding a lit lamp or flame toward the deity, with a hand bell nearby. Offerings of fruit and sweets sit on brass plates on the red carpet below, and small oil lamps glow at the base.2016-10-31 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a gilded arch and a deity murti of Murugan (Subramanya) seated on a golden peacock vahana, adorned with white, yellow and red flower garlands. Two smaller consort figures flank the central murti, and a vel-like spear and trident-style staff stand nearby. Colourful fringed canopy hangs above, with red and yellow decorative umbrellas on either side. A single robed priest in an orange dhoti and bare upper body, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands at right holding a lit oil lamp in front of the deity. Offerings of fruit and bowls sit on the red floor in front. Only the priest is a physical person in view. No candidate for a person is visible in the scene; the framed picture at right edge is not clearly identifiable.2016-10-31 +2 copiesA temple-style ritual photograph of a golden murugan deity murti decorated with white and red-yellow garlands, standing on a golden peacock vahana beneath an ornate gold arch and a multicoloured fringed canopy. A priest in an orange dhoti, bare-chested with rudraksha on his neck, stands on a red carpet at right, holding a lamp toward the deity. Brass trishula staffs and a tall brass lamp stand flank the murti, with offerings and a small oil lamp on a tray at its base. A framed photograph of a person in red clothing with hands joined hangs on the wall at right. The deity murti, not a living person, is the central subject.2016-10-31 +2 copiesOctober 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 31 20162016-10-31 +2 copiesA ritual scene before an ornate golden shrine framed by carved golden pillars with lion figures and a gilded canopy. A deity murti seated on a golden throne is draped with garlands of white, orange and red flowers and a purple cloth. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand and a bell in his left, with rudraksha beads on his chest and red armbands. Oil lamps stand on brass stands on the stage in front of the shrine, and a red carpet covers the platform. Dark red curtains form the backdrop. This is a puja or aarti in progress.2016-09-01A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands with his back to the camera, performing aarti with a lit lamp and a handbell before a large deity murti. The murti is adorned with yellow and red garlands and a gold crown, seated in a gold arched canopy with a multicoloured fringed umbrella overhead. A golden bull or vahana stands in front of the murti, with two smaller figures flanking the seated deity. Rows of brass lamps sit at the lower edge of the frame, and a grey stone sculpture is visible on the right.2016-01-24February 24 20152015-02-24A photograph of an aarti offering before a golden deity murti seated on a golden deer-form vahana in a gilded arched niche. The murti is draped in multicoloured garlands and a mint-green cloth, with a crown on its head. A man in a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti and shawl, with bare upper body and white markings on his forehead and arms, holds a lit multi-wick brass lamp toward the deity. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor, potted green plants and stones are on the left, and fruit offerings sit on a red cloth at the base. Dark maroon curtains frame the room.2015-02-24