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A photograph of a ceremonial wedding-style ritual in a decorated hall. On the left, a bare-chested priest with a blue and gold wrap and a purple turban gestures with both hands while speaking. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a purple and gold shawl stands with palms pressed together. Seated in the centre, a man in white dhoti wears a green embroidered crown-like headpiece and garlands of white and red flowers. At the right, another seated man in a gold turban and white garlands sits close by. Behind them stand a large decorated deity murti draped in flower garlands, a brass kalasha-style lamp, and green and purple cloth. The event is consistent with a Meenakshi Thirukalyanam ceremony.

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A ceremonial Hindu ritual scene with three men in white dhotis and garlands of white and orange-yellow flowers. The man at centre wears a green embroidered turban and a white dhoti with red-and-gold border, his hands pressed together in front of his chest. The man on the left wears a gold-coloured turban and holds his hands together in a gesture of reverence. The man on the right wears a gold-and-blue brocade shawl over a white dhoti and holds his palms joined. Behind them stands a deity murti decorated with garlands and a pink cloth, with red curtains and a video camera on a tripod at right. Several seated devotees in white are visible at left and right.2015-10-18Temple ritual scene before a richly decorated deity shrine with yellow and red marigold garlands and a golden prabhavali halo at left. A priest in white dhoti with an orange-yellow upper cloth and rudraksha mala stands at left, holding a lamp toward the shrine. 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Gold and bronze throne-like ornaments and a lit oil lamp frame the scene, with red satin hangings in the background. This is a padapuja or abhishekam style offering.2012-05-02October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18A photograph of a ritual before a shrine of gold-and-green draped deity murti decorated with flower garlands in yellow, white and red. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a maroon-and-gold sash lifts a gold-coloured cloth or crown over the head of a seated, bare-shouldered person, who wears a gold armlet and a green cloth. Behind them, ornately dressed silver-and-gold deity murtis, one wearing a red crown and a gold necklace, form the backdrop. A gold-coloured ornate throne or peetha is in the foreground. The scene appears to be a temple-style consecration or honouring ceremony with garlands and an ornate altar.2015-10-18Two men seated side by side in a ceremonial wedding-style setting, both wearing garlands of white jasmine and yellow-and-red marigolds. 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