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Indoor temple scene in Tiruvennanallur, Tamil Nadu, at night. A man in a red t-shirt and grey trousers leans over a golden arched shrine framed with marigold and yellow-white flower garlands, reaching toward the deity murti. Beside him a man in a pale pink shirt and cream dhoti stands on a teal platform edged with gold patterned trim. In the foreground a woman in a rust-red blouse and white face mask sits holding a brass tray heaped with garlands and red, purple and yellow flowers. A brass plate with green fruit and a basket sit on the platform. Timestamp overlay reads Feb 10, 2022 7:53:59 PM.

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Night photograph inside a temple shrine lit by a fluorescent tube, showing a priest in a white dhoti with a bare upper body and a sacred thread, bending over a golden altar draped with flower garlands and an orange cloth. Behind him, a man in a beige shirt and dark trousers reaches toward the deity's flower-garlanded gold frame. In the foreground, a woman in a red blouse and white face mask holds a brass plate of green fruit, bananas and a coconut as an offering. A child is held by a standing adult on the left, and a golden arch with painted ceiling decoration frames the scene. Another person in a white shirt and dhoti stands near the altar, and small oil lamps glow on the gold platform.2022-02-10February 17 20222022-02-17February 07 20222022-02-07February 17 20222022-02-17February 17 20222022-02-17February 07 20222022-02-07February 10 20222022-02-10Photograph inside a temple shrine of a deity murti draped in a green silk cloth and decorated with yellow and red-white flower garlands, with a golden arch behind. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and shawl, wearing a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, leans forward over offerings on a brass plate of fruit, while a man in a yellow shirt reaches toward the offerings and another man holds white coconut shells in the foreground. Two visible people are near the shrine and one partially visible foreground person, appearing to perform abhishekam-style ritual service.2022-02-07Photo of a temple ritual on a decorated vehicle with green-painted pillars. A man in a yellow top and maroon cloth stands at right, one hand on a garland of yellow, red and white flowers draped over an ornate deity murti wearing a gold and green ornamental covering. At left, a man in a yellow dhoti and pink cloth lifts a pink garland overhead. Seated devotees in the foreground wear a blue shirt and a red shirt. Gold ornamentation and marigold garlands surround the deity. Timestamp and location text overlay the lower right corner.2022-02-07A photograph of a temple ritual on a raised shrine platform with red-painted wooden beams and green-and-gold pillars. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with coloured border stands at left, reaching toward a deity murti garlanded with marigold and rose garlands. In the foreground a man in an orange-yellow robe and orange shawl, with a sacred ash mark on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, bends forward holding a brass tray. A hand from the lower edge offers the tray toward him, and a woven basket of fruit and flowers sits nearby. A date and place caption appears at lower right.2022-02-17A photograph inside a temple shows a priest in a yellow dhoti and pink-and-gold waist cloth leaning over a deity murti draped in green and gold ornaments and garlands. A man in a yellow shirt and maroon lungi holds a long yellow and red garland over the murti, while a brass tray of flowers sits in the foreground. Two seated devotees in the lower corners watch the ritual from behind, one in a light blue shirt and one in red. Red pillars and a gold kalasha-like top frame the scene.2022-02-07February 10 20222022-02-10