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A stage backdrop shows two printed portraits: on the left a smiling man in a yellow-orange turban with a red bindi, and on the right an older man with a white head covering and beard, both labelled by a Tamil caption. Centre stage stand two metal murti figures of deities, one in an orange garment with a crown and a flower garland, the other adorned with a jewelled crown, silver necklaces and red-and-yellow garlands, placed on gold-coloured pedestals flanked by golden lion figures. A white ceiling and orange drapes frame the set. No living people are visible in the frame.

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Two metal deity murti stand on a decorated pedestal in front of a stage backdrop. The left figure wears an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment with a green-bordered sash, a crown, and a necklace, and is draped with white and yellow flower garlands with green leaves; its right hand is raised in blessing. The right figure wears a silver-embellished headdress, a multi-strand silver necklace, and an orange garment, also garlanded with flowers and green leaves, and holds a green staff-like object. Behind them, gold-decorated thrones with red cushions and framed portraits of two smiling figures in orange and white, including a figure in an orange turban on the left, are visible. Tamil-language lettering appears on the orange backdrop.2015-05-05 +1 copiesMay 05 20122012-05-05May 05 20152015-05-05May 05 20152015-05-05May 05 20152015-05-05May 05 20152015-05-05May 05 20152015-05-05Outdoor evening ritual on a raised stage under a white canopy with an orange-red banner behind. A seated man in white cloth, wearing a white shawl, plays a small handheld instrument and sits at a microphone on the left. On the right, a standing priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a lamp aloft. Centre stage stands an ornately decorated deity murti with a crown, garlanded with white flowers, in front of a gold throne canopy and golden peetha. Banana leaves with offerings lie in the foreground. Two large portraits flank the top of the banner, one showing a smiling man in orange turban and the other an older man with white hair and beard.2015-05-05May 05 20152015-05-05May 05 20122012-05-05 +2 copiesMay 05 20122012-05-05 +1 copiesMay 05 20152015-05-05