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A temple shrine hall with a deity murti adorned with flower garlands in an ornate niche, with brass lamps and oil lamps before it. A priest in white dhoti stands at left near a low table laden with offerings: bowls of rice dishes, fruit, sweets, a tray of rose-coloured pieces, and trays of coconut and betel. Along the right, several people sit on the floor in white and yellow saris and white shirts, hands folded or heads bowed in devotion, while a few standing women in saris observe. The open-sided hall has red-and-white striped walls and a corrugated roof, with palm trees outside. No one clearly matches the a person appearance cues.

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A temple shrine hall with a red-and-white striped wall and an orange-painted wall. On the left, an ornate deity murti is decorated with garlands and a gold kalasha-style lamp stand. In front, a red cloth-covered dais holds offerings: silver bowls of rice-based food, yellow and orange dishes, red sweets, fruits and coconuts on a brass tray. Several women in white saris and yellow shawls sit cross-legged on the floor to the right, some with hands folded in prayer, and one woman in a white sari stands near the shrine. A green-and-white sign on the wall reads about darshan. The scene appears to be a puja with food offerings.2010-11-12October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesA photo of a seated group in a temple-like hall during a fire ritual. In the foreground, a bald man in orange robes sits at the left, facing a small fire in a yellow-tiled pit with brass vessels, fruit, and bundles of twigs arranged around it. A man in white dhoti and white shirt sits beside the fire. Other participants in white and pastel clothes, some with white flower garlands, sit on mats and cloth. Behind them, musicians in red and white play a harmonium, drums, and other instruments. A standing man in white stands near a camera on a tripod. At the left, a decorated altar with a deity murti is garlanded with marigolds. A framed portrait hangs on the orange wall, and a red sign reads about devotees in many countries.2011-11-06A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti decorated with flower garlands, set in a pillared sanctum with orange curtains. In the foreground, priests in white dhotis and a saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala perform puja, while a priest kneels with a brass plate and fabric. A spread of fruit, sweets, coconuts, and rice dishes is laid on a red mat, with oil lamps and brass vessels. Two devotees kneel at the right.2010-11-12A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti on a raised stone platform, adorned with garlands and flanked by brass lamps and kalasha-style pots, under orange curtains on red-painted pillars. In the foreground, two priests sit on a white mat before a red cloth laden with offerings: bowls of rice, yellow and white sweets, fruit, betel and a plate of turmeric paste. The priest on the left wears a white dhoti and a garland, and the priest in the center wears a bare upper body with a sacred thread and sits beside a small puja lamp and brass vessels, conducting a puja. Two more people in white and orange stand at the left edge of the frame. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam at an open-air shrine.2010-11-12A temple puja is performed in an open pavilion before a granite shrine holding decorated deity murti garlanded with marigold and rose-red flower strands, with brass lamps and a smoking incense offering in front. Three men sit on the floor: one in white dhoti with bare chest and rudraksha-style neck garlands at left, one in saffron cloth with a crown-like headpiece behind, and a priest in white dhoti and shawl at centre, reading from a book and tending the offerings. Red-and-white striped plinths line the sides, and on a red cloth in the foreground stand bowls of fruit, rice, sweets, lemons, coconuts and yellow rice.2010-11-12A photograph of a temple-courtyard puja with a seated devotee group in white and cream clothes. On the left, a deity murti is garlanded with orange and yellow flowers beside a brass lamp stand. A man in orange robes with a saffron-and-white garland sits on a golden throne-like seat, behind a wooden stand. Around him, about a dozen people in white, cream and yellow saris and dhotis sit with hands folded, while women in orange sit on the right near brass plates of offerings and fruit. Orange cloth draped over the pavilion and an orange-painted wall frame the scene. The man wearing orange and a garland is presented as a person by appearance cues, but identification is uncertain.2010-11-01November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A homa ritual in an orange-walled courtyard. A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with a shawl draped over the shoulders. Beside him a priest in white dhoti and shawl tends a fire pit made of red bricks, from which smoke rises. In the centre a young priest in white with a gold-bordered cloth sits cross-legged, chanting before a microphone. Around him are brass bowls of rice, grains, sweets and fruit, and marigold petals. On the right stands a deity murti decorated with layered garlands of white, yellow and red flowers beneath an orange cloth. Around the courtyard about a dozen devotees, some in white and others in orange, stand and watch. A printed board on the wall lists names in Tamil and English.2010-11-12An outdoor temple courtyard with an orange-painted wall and corrugated roof. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a red-and-gold throne at left, appearing to be a person with long dark hair and distinctive orange attire. Nearby, a young man in white dhoti and shawl sits with palms joined in prayer before a brick-lined fire pit with burnt sticks. Behind him, several men in white and orange clothing attend, including a bald man in white. Trays of rice, yellow grain, sweets and fruit sit on a red cloth at left. At right, decorated deity murtis are garlanded with red and white flower strands, with a brass lamp in front. A few men are visible in the background.2010-11-12A photograph of an open-sided temple pavilion with an orange and white striped wall and a corrugated roof. Beside a stone shrine holding a decorated deity murti with garlands, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne. Several people in white and orange clothing sit on the ground in front of him, including a shirtless man, women in white and yellow saris, and a woman with a long braid. Offerings and flowers are arranged on a tray before the group. Orange curtains hang at the edges, and women in orange sit at the right.2010-10-30