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A seated man in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange cloth sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, hands joined before his chest and a microphone stand in front of him. A small white cup sits on a side table beside the throne. To the right, a priest in orange dhoti and bare upper body stands before a golden deity murti with a silver face and garlands of white and yellow flowers, flanked by brass lamps, a trident and a bell. Offerings of leaves, fruit and oil lamps lie on a tray at the base of the deity. Colourful triangular banners with red and yellow patterns hang nearby, and a golden canopy with fringed tassels is overhead. A portrait of a deity with a golden crown and blue skin appears on the left wall.

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October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesIndoor temple-hall photo. A seated man in a saffron-orange robe and rust-orange turban sits on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions, a microphone stand before him and a white cup on a small side table, his hand raised near his face. Beside him, a standing priest with a bare upper body and orange dhoti faces a golden deity murti of a peacock-like vahana with a trident before it, decorated with white and red flower garlands, flanked by ornate gold kalasha-style lamps and oil lamps on the floor offerings. Red and gold draped backdrop with decorative gold pillars. A man in a saffron robe and turban, appearance uncertain, sits on the throne, and the seated figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple-style puja in an ashram hall. On the left, a bearded man in orange robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate gold-and-maroon throne, speaking into a microphone on a stand, with a small side table and a cup beside him. On the right, a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti offers aarti with a lamp before a gold deity murti of a seated figure with a bull mount, decorated with garlands of yellow and red flowers, flanked by gold kalasha-style ornaments, a trident and brass oil lamps. Offerings and plates sit on the floor in front, and a red-carpeted dais and gold canopy frame the scene.2016-10-31 +1 copiesNovember 03 20162016-11-03Photo inside a temple-like hall of a golden ornate throne on the left, with a seated figure in an orange-red turban and saffron-red robe, hands joined in front of a microphone on a stand. Beside him stands a shirtless man in an orange dhoti, holding a lamp or offering plate before a golden deity murti of Subramanya/Murugan with a peacock figure, garlanded with white, yellow and orange flower garlands and a golden crown-shaped mukut. Ornate golden and red canopies, a brass trident and golden kalasha stand nearby, with a red carpet and a large backdrop painting of a deity behind the throne. The seated figure has distinctive visible cues of a turban, saffron clothing and a rudraksha-style setting, but the appearance is not conclusive, so the identity is recorded as unsure.2016-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesNovember 03 20162016-11-03October 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copies