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A photograph of a temple-style deity murti shrine decorated with garlands of yellow, red, white and purple flowers. The central deity is a standing figure adorned with silver jewellery and an orange sash, flanked by two smaller female figures in purple and gold saris with silver ornaments. A golden arched prabhavali backdrop frames the shrine, and a yellow cloth hangs at the right. In the foreground, a seated priest in white dhoti and white head wrap wears a gold chain and holds a ritual object, with a brass oil lamp burning, a plate of flowers and a chamara-like fan nearby. The scene is a puja setting in a large hall with rows of seats behind.

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A kneeling priest in white dhoti and white head cloth performs aarti with a brass lamp before a garlanded deity murti group, with a central figure flanked by two female deities. Yellow and red flower garlands and green leaves decorate the figures, and a gold arch backdrop frames the shrine. Purple and white flower strings line the platform, and a yellow cloth hangs at right. Brass vessels and a lamp rest on the floor in front. The image is a photograph of a temple puja scene.2011-12-11November 30 20122012-11-30November 01 20112011-11-01November 22 20102010-11-22Evening puja at a temple-like outdoor setting: a priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing an ornate embroidered black-and-gold conical headdress, holds a ceremonial lamp toward a pair of deity murtis draped in dense garlands of yellow, red, purple and white flowers with green leaves. The deity figures have crowns and are seated on a white cloth. Another saffron-robed assistant sits behind with hands folded, and a man in white kurta sits at right with palms pressed together. A brass plate of turmeric-yellow offerings sits in front, and smoke rises from the lamp.2010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22A photo inside a temple shrine showing a seated priest in white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth performing a ritual before three deity murtis adorned with yellow and red garlands. The central figure holds a spear-like lance and has a golden crown; the two flanking figures wear teal and red garments. Burning incense or camphor sits in a red tray, with brass oil lamps, banana bunches, bowls of flowers and a microphone on a stand in the foreground. Golden arched frames surround the altar.2011-11-01A photograph of a temple ritual before a golden shrine. Central deity murti of Subramanya (Murugan) stands with a spear and a golden crown, draped in an orange and yellow garland, flanked by two consort figures wearing green and turquoise saris and red-and-yellow garlands. A priest in white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl sits on the floor, extending his hand over a small fire pit burning offerings, with a brass tray of flower petals and bananas nearby. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the shrine. One visible person, the priest, performs the homa.2011-11-01November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22March 27 20162016-03-27