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A bald man with glasses and a red bindu on his forehead stands indoors in front of a maroon satin banner printed with a white outline of a seated figure wearing a long bead necklace. He wears a white dhoti with a gold border, bare-chested, with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a brown shawl draped over his shoulder, and holds the banner's cord. Brass oil lamps stand at left and a framed object sits at lower right against a mustard-yellow wall. The timestamp overlay reads May 7, 2022 at 7:29:17 AM, 28, Amman Sanadhi Street, Madurai.

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Photo 66802492022-05-07Photo 82918332022-05-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a shrine room with a large printed cutout portrait of a seated figure with a red garland, rudraksha-style beads, and a patterned shawl draped over a throne-like seat with a colourful cloth. Beside it hangs a maroon banner with a white line drawing of a seated figure in meditation posture, and a gold-and-red canopy stands on a pole. Brass oil lamps stand in front, and a row of brass bowls holding offerings sits at the base. A coloured parasol with tassels stands behind the throne. No physical people are visible; the figures shown are printed depictions and drawings.2022-05-07 +1 copiesA photograph taken in a dimly lit room at Amman Sanadhi Street, Madurai, timestamped Feb 8, 2022 at 12:01:48 AM. On the left, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass ritual vessel and lamp. In the centre, a deity murti in a pink and gold garment, crowned with a tall orange-and-pink turban, wears a red garland and sits on a throne-like seat. Brass lamps and a row of brass offering bowls with food stand on a gold-cloth platform in front of it, with a small red-and-gold canopy above. A striped rug covers the floor, and a printed label on the platform reads Nithyananda Peetham.2022-02-08A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron cloth stands at left holding a brass aarti lamp with several lit oil lamps and a small plate of flowers beside it. Behind him a framed portrait of a man with a turban, a red and gold garland and a red-draped canopy sits in a dimly lit shrine with brass lamps and a bell. The photo is timestamped Feb 11, 2022 at 7:47:30 PM at Amman Sanadhi Street, Madurai. The priest is performing aarti, a lamp ritual, before the portrait.2022-02-11A bare-chested priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands with his back to the camera, raising a lit multi-branch brass lamp toward a gilded shrine. Several deity murtis, including richly dressed figures and a small figure in front, sit under a golden arched canopy on a gold-decorated platform. Brass plates with lamps and offerings lie on a striped rug in the foreground. A red draped backdrop, green leaf garland, a gold trident and a saffron flag with a red emblem frame the scene. A timestamp reads Jan 20, 2022 at 7:44:15 PM, Amman Sanadhi Street, Madurai.2022-01-20A man seated cross-legged on striped pink, green, blue and purple floor rugs in a yellow-washed room, performing a ritual. He is bare-chested with an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, with white tilak marks on his forehead and arms. He holds his hands in a mudra over a brass puja tray with small brass vessels, lamps and a kalasha-style bowl. A wooden chair stands behind him, a jute bag sits on the rug beside him, and a tall pole with a white cloth hangs on the left. A timestamp overlay reads Jul 11, 2022 at 6:11:08 AM, Amman Sanadhi Street, Madurai. Identity is not established from appearance and the page does not name him as present.2022-07-11 +1 copiesSHYAMALAPEETA SARVAJNAPEETAM on 1/18/20222022-01-18SHYAMALAPEETA SARVAJNAPEETAM on 1/9/20222022-01-09A photograph of a priest standing with his back to the camera, bare-chested with an orange-saffron dhoti wrap, his hands joined in prayer before a gilded shrine. The shrine holds several deity murtis, including a central figure in blue with a tall crown and a figure in green on the left, set under an ornate golden arch with red drapes behind. Brass oil lamps and a small brass vessel sit on low golden tables in front, and a striped rug covers the floor. A yellow and red ceremonial umbrella with a painted emblem stands to the right. A timestamp reads Jan 22, 2022 at 5:20:27 AM, 28 Amman Sanadhi Street, Madurai. Physical people visible: one.2022-01-22A bare-backed priest in an orange-red dhoti and orange shawl stands with his back to the camera, raising a lit multi-flame aarti lamp toward a golden arched throne-canopy in a shrine room. Several deity murtis, dressed in colourful garments and jewellery, sit on a gold-embossed platform draped with red cloth. A golden kalasha-style standard and a golden trident stand at right, and a dark statue with jewelled adornments is at left. Striped woven mats cover the floor, and the back wall shows red drapes with green leaf garlands. Timestamp reads Jan 28, 2022 at 7:40:33 PM, 28 Amman Sanadhi Street, Madurai.2022-01-28A priest seen from behind in an orange dhoti and shawl, with bare upper back and white markings on his skin, raises a lit multi-flame oil lamp toward a golden shrine. Inside the shrine, two metal deity murtis sit on a purple cloth on a golden throne-like pedestal, flanked by golden lion figures and a standing attendant statue. Brass lamps, a silver-toned bowl, a trident, a red and gold ceremonial umbrella and a brass lamp stand surround the altar on a white marble floor. A timestamp reads Mar 10, 2022 at 7:57:36 PM, 28, Amman Sanadhi Street, Madurai. The scene shows an evening aarti at a shrine.2022-03-10