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A photograph of a temple ritual at a Meenakshi Tirukalyanam celebration. Two large deity murtis, Meenakshi and Sundareswarar, are richly adorned with white and yellow garlands and red flower strands, with gold and green silk draped over the altar platform. Several young boys and a few adults in saffron and orange robes stand or bow in front of the murtis with folded hands and offering gestures. One boy in the foreground wears a white forehead mark and an orange-gold shawl and looks toward the camera. A man in a white dhoti sits at the left edge, and a gold ornate throne is visible in the background. The setting is an indoor hall with a dark curtain and white walls.

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