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A photograph of a priest in saffron-orange cloth performing a ritual before two ornately decorated murti figures on a silver-framed platform. The priest, with long hair tied up and bare arms marked with white bands, holds a small ritual implement toward the figures and a bell in the other hand. The deity murti wear jewelled gold and red garments, crowns and necklaces, and sit amid pink and red flower garlands on a magenta cloth.

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A young priest in an orange saffron shawl and dark clothing stands at the right, holding a small bell in one hand and a lamp or ritual implement in the other, facing two silver-white deity murtis seated on an ornate silver throne. The murtis are richly adorned with jewelled necklaces, crowns and pink and red silk garments, and are surrounded by red roses, white flowers and garlands. A bright magenta cloth drapes the base. The setting is a dark stage or hall.2018-04-18April 18 20182018-04-18A photograph of a ceremonial shrine with three deity murtis seated on a golden throne-like platform, decorated with pink and magenta flower garlands and blue-and-white floral strands. The central murti wears a tall white crown, a large jewelled necklace and ornate gold attire, flanked by two smaller murtis adorned with jewelled necklaces. In the foreground, a person in a saffron-orange garment with white body markings, hair in a dark topknot and bangles stands at the right, extending hands toward the shrine beside a magenta silk cloth draped over the platform. Gold repoussé panels and a silver arch frame the scene.2018-04-18April 18 20182018-04-18A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with bare chest marked by white stripes and a bracelet on his upper arm, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before a deity murti. The murti is adorned with a crown, pink and white flower garlands and a silver-toned altar and pink cloth. The priest has long hair tied up on his head and wears small hoop earrings. A small vessel is held in his other hand. The scene is a temple puja set in a pink-lit room with a white door in the background.2018-04-18April 18 20182018-04-18A figure with long dark hair and a smile wears a saffron-orange garment with a gold border and a gold chain necklace, a white and magenta flower garland around the neck, and holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a handbell in the other. Behind is a shrine decorated with marigold, white jasmine and yellow garlands, with two large metal deity murtis seated side by side, one wearing a crown and layered necklaces, and a silver kalasha-style pot and an ornate brass lamp at the base. Smoke rises at the upper left. The scene reads as a puja or aarti at a temple sanctum. The figure has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, a person candidate, though appearance alone is uncertain.2007-01-01A stage puja at a Meenakshi Pattabhishekam celebration. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis stand at the lower left; one, with bare upper body and sacred ash, holds a small brass vessel or offering near a silver lamp stand, while a second attendant with a dark topknot watches. Behind them, golden standing female figures with hands folded flank a central altar with a pink-clad deity murti under a pink canopy. On the right, a tall silver-framed alcove holds two richly dressed murtis in gold and green, draped with garlands of red, purple and white flowers. Trays of fruit, betel leaves and brass vessels sit on the altar edge, under a starry red-purple backdrop.2018-04-25Photograph of a temple ritual before a gilded deity pair: a gold-framed arch behind two metal murtis, one with a crown and orange turban, the other in a magenta sari with gold ornaments. Ornate multicoloured flower garlands wrap the figures and a golden kalasha-like vessel in front. A person in orange robes and a purple flower garland, with a red bindi and rudraksha-style beads, holds a silver plate and offers something to the deities, while another person in orange sleeves reaches in from the lower left. Stone temple architecture frames the scene.2008-12-31A silhouetted devotee in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands in profile at the right, holding a small brass vessel with incense sticks and a metal lamp or bell in the other hand. Behind him, silver-and-gold decorated deity murti are adorned with magenta, white and green flower garlands and jewelled ornaments on a pink cloth. The scene is dim, lit mostly by the deity display. Wrist rudraksha malas are visible on his arm.2018-04-18December 26 20102010-12-26December 31 20082008-12-31