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A temple-style ritual on a stage before a red-and-purple night-sky backdrop. Central figures are a deity murti (a decorated image adorned with gold jewellery, pink silk and bright garlands) seated on an ornate golden throne, with an ornate gold umbrella held above it. A man with long dark hair and a red-brown dhoti stands at left, reaching up to the deity's head. Other priests in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans, one with white sandal markings, attend nearby; one at right in orange robes holds a cloth. Gold female statues, flower garlands in red, yellow and purple, a silver lamp stand and brass vessels surround the scene. Shown in an ongoing puja for Chittirai Brahmotsavam, Meenakshi Pattabhishekam.

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A photograph of a ritual at a temple-style stage in front of a night-sky backdrop. Centre, a figure with long dark braided hair and a red-brown garment and floral garland stands behind a decorated deity murti seated on a flower-covered platform, holding an offering near its head. Two gold female attendant statues with palms joined flank the scene, and a gold-and-red parasol canopy hangs above. Priests in saffron-orange robes with white body markings and a man in a rust-coloured turban kneel beside brass vessels and oil lamps. A garlanded silver-trimmed platform and a standing woman in orange robes with white markings appear at right. The image is a puja offering during the Meenakshi Pattabhishekam festival.2018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesTemple-style puja on a stage before a deity murti of Meenakshi, adorned with a pink and gold sari, gold jewellery, garlands and a crown, seated on a flower-decorated throne under a pink-and-gold umbrella. A man with long dark hair in a maroon dhoti holds the umbrella and touches the murti's crown while another priest in red garments kneels at a brass lamp and offering table. Golden standing figures with hands in anjali flank the throne. On the right a figure in orange robes with white markings on the forehead and arms holds a sacred object. Brass puja vessels, fruit, flowers and oil lamps fill the foreground, against a starry night backdrop.2018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesA temple puja scene photographed indoors before a backdrop of a dusky red sky and glowing stage lights. At the centre sits a deity murti in pink and gold silk, draped with red, yellow, purple and white garlands and gold jewellery, beneath an ornate golden umbrella with hanging tassels. Flanking it are gold-coloured standing statues with folded hands. In the foreground, a bearded man in an orange turban and white-and-gold clothing sits at left with hands extended toward a brass lamp and offerings. Three young men with long hair coiled on their heads, in orange cloth and white body markings, bend over to tend the deity and offerings on the right. Trays of fruit, a coconut, a brass vessel and oil lamps sit on the platform. Four physical people are visible.2018-04-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-style puja on a stage before a deity murti of Meenakshi seated on a gold throne, decorated with a red and gold backdrop, layered garlands of purple, yellow and white flowers, and a jewelled crown. Four priests in saffron and red dhotis and orange garments attend the deity; one bare-chested priest in a red-orange shawl and white body markings stands at right with hands folded, while a priest with long dreadlocks bends forward at centre with hands joined. Another priest at left holds a brass oil lamp (deepa) aloft. A gold ornate umbrella hangs above, with brass vessels, a kalasha and flower offerings on the floor, and incense smoke rises in the air.2018-04-25April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copies