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A temple scene where a shaven-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl stands at left, holding a small brass lamp or incense vessel toward a golden deity image. Behind him, white-clad assistants in dhotis stand near offering trays. The golden ornate arched shrine and golden palanquin-like stand hold a deity murti dressed in yellow cloth, flanked by two smaller attendant figures in yellow. To the right, a richly decorated deity with garlands and flower adornments sits on a red-draped altar. A red and white striped wall, a wooden notice board, and red curtains frame the courtyard, and the floor is wet.

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A photograph of a temple puja inside a courtyard. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured neck ornament stands at center, holding a lit camphor or aarti lamp toward a golden deity figure seated under an ornate gold arch carved with a lion-face torana. The deity is a murti dressed in yellow and red cloth, with two smaller yellow-clad attendant figures beside it. Behind the priest, several men in white dhotis with gold borders and white upper cloths stand with their hands folded or holding ritual items, near an orange-washed wall and a small wooden stool with a brass figure. Offerings lie on the ledge, and a red-carpeted floor is visible at lower left.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01A temple ritual inside a courtyard with red-and-white painted walls. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a gold chain and a tall ritual staff nearby, pours or sprinkles liquid over a golden procession palanquin with a lion-head arch carrying a deity murti. The deity murti is dressed in yellow cloth with flanking attendant figures in yellow. Two white-clad priests stand behind, hands folded. Fruit, coconuts and garlands are arranged on a stone ledge, and a red-and-gold decorated deity shrine is visible at right. A brass vessel stands on the floor.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01A temple abhishekam scene at an orange-walled shrine courtyard. A priest in an orange-red dhoti with a gold border and a red shawl, wearing rudraksha beads and a gold necklace, stands at a gilded arched shrine holding a plate and reaching toward a deity murti of Subramanya Swami with a consort figure, whose white milk-anointed form is being bathed. Other priests in white dhotis with gold borders stand behind him, one holding a brass vessel. Brass kalashas and offering vessels sit on a gold-trimmed altar, with a small Ganesha-like figure and a wet floor in front. Signboards in the background read Dhyanapeetham.2011-11-01A temple ritual in a stone-floored shrine hall where a priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha beads and gold bangles, raises a lit lamp toward a golden-framed deity murti of a standing figure in red and gold with a crown. Two smaller attendant figures in gold stand beside the murti on an ornate gilded peetha, with brass kalasha pots and flower offerings nearby. Several white-clad priests stand barefoot in the background, one holding a vessel, while a wet floor and a red-curtained arch frame the scene. A wall board reads Dhyanapeetam and a red-clad deity is seen at the right edge.2011-11-01A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads pours liquid from a vessel during an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A golden canopy with carved makara heads frames a deity murti, flanked by two standing attendant figures in orange. Yellow-stained water and flower petals cover the floor, and another white-clad priest stands behind in the background. Brass kalashas and a standing oil lamp sit by a flower-garlanded deity on the right, and a sign reads Dhyanapeetam.2011-11-01A photograph inside a temple courtyard where a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head and a beaded necklace, holds a lit flame or aarti lamp toward a golden-framed shrine. The shrine holds deity murtis, including a seated figure with a crown and two attendant figures in yellow and gold garments, set on a gilded peetha with carved panels. Other men in white dhotis stand around, one with hands folded in prayer, and a brass kalasha-style vessel and pots sit on the wet floor. A black board with white writing hangs on the orange wall behind, and a stone carved pillar frames the entrance. This appears to be an abhishekam or puja ritual, with a wet floor from ceremonial water.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01