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A temple-style ritual in an indoor hall with dark curtains. A priest in a rust-brown dhoti with a gold border stands at right, facing a decorated deity murti framed by a gold arch, garlanded with white jasmine and yellow-red flower strands, and wafting smoke. Three young attendants in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans stand at left; one holds a silver bowl of rice and another a silver puja plate with a lamp. A gilded lion-shaped stand and ornate red-and-gold chair sit between them. Flower petals are scattered on the floor.

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April 30 20152015-04-30A ceremonial Meenakshi Tirukalyanam scene in a hall with dark red curtains. A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved lion armrests wears a saffron-orange cloth and a long red-and-white garland, holding a staff. In front, a priest in a red-brown dhoti with rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before a yellow-painted fire pit, with brass vessels, a kalasha and flower offerings. Two young attendants in orange robes and orange turbans stand nearby, one holding a rudraksha mala. At right, a standing man in a red dhoti with gold border, white garlands, a white turban and gold armband holds an orange-yellow offering. Behind them are flower-decorated colourful structures and a deity murti display.2015-04-30A ceremonial wedding ritual in an indoor hall, with a seated figure on a richly decorated red and gold throne-like seat with garlanded arches, holding a staff and wearing a crown and orange-saffron clothing with rudraksha malas. Three attendants sit in front: a young man in saffron robes and an orange turban at left, a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and folded hands at centre, and a young attendant in orange with a mala at right, with a brass pot and offerings nearby. To the right, a deity murti pair is dressed in green and pink silk, adorned with white and multicoloured flower garlands and gold ornaments on a pink-draped altar, with a white and green cloth and flowers on the floor at lower right.2015-04-30April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 30 20152015-04-30A ceremonial wedding ritual in a hall with a dark curtain backdrop. Two golden thrones draped with floral garlands sit behind, flanking a central pedestal bearing deity murti decorated with white and red flower garlands. On the right, a priest in pink dhoti and orange turban lifts a lamp toward a second garlanded deity figure on a blue-draped stand. A shirtless priest in red dhoti stands holding a flaming lamp. A kneeling man in a maroon dhoti with joined palms sits before a yellow brick fire pit (homa) with flames. Three young men in orange robes and orange headwear sit on the left with joined palms, near a silver vessel, bowls and a basket of offerings. Scattered petals cover the floor. Printed on the image: 'a person ' and ''2015-04-30Ritual scene in an indoor hall before a richly decorated throne covered in red, yellow and green garlands with gold lion-like armrests. A man in orange robes, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces sits on the throne with palms joined. In front, a priest in red-orange cloth and rudraksha beads tends a small flame in a brass vessel, while two young men in orange sit with folded hands; one holds a bundle of cloth and a brass pot. On the right a man in a white turban, white-and-red garland and red shawl sits with hands folded. Flower garlands hang on a decorated altar at right with an image of a deity. Brass vessels, flowers and offerings lie on a yellow cloth mat.2015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30A photograph of a ritual ceremony in an indoor hall with a maroon curtain and gold-framed decor. Seated on a large ornate red and gold throne decorated with multicoloured garlands, a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace presses his palms together; a person candidate, with the page attributing this event to him, though the appearance is only partially clear from this distance. At front left, a priest in saffron robes and rudraksha mala performs rites beside a yellow-draped fire pit with a small flame, and a second saffron-clad attendant with an orange turban sits behind him. In the centre, a saffron-clad devotee in an orange turban holds his hands in anjali, with a brass kalasha and pots of offerings nearby. At right, a man in a white turban, white-and-red garland and red shawl sits with folded hands in front of an altar decorated with flower garlands and an ornate deity murti.2015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30Photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. On the left, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp toward a garlanded deity murti seated on a golden palanquin with red and pink flower garlands. Three saffron-robed men stand in the centre and right with hands folded in prayer; one central figure wears a gold necklace, crown-like headwear and orange shawl, another has long hair and a rudraksha mala, and the rightmost wears orange with gold border and a wristwatch. Behind them stand white-clad devotees and an elderly man in white. Orange and red festoons hang overhead.2012-06-05