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Temple-style puja on a stage before a deity murti of Meenakshi, adorned with a pink and gold sari, gold jewellery, garlands and a crown, seated on a flower-decorated throne under a pink-and-gold umbrella. A man with long dark hair in a maroon dhoti holds the umbrella and touches the murti's crown while another priest in red garments kneels at a brass lamp and offering table. Golden standing figures with hands in anjali flank the throne. On the right a figure in orange robes with white markings on the forehead and arms holds a sacred object. Brass puja vessels, fruit, flowers and oil lamps fill the foreground, against a starry night backdrop.

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April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesA temple-style ritual on a stage before a red-and-purple night-sky backdrop. Central figures are a deity murti (a decorated image adorned with gold jewellery, pink silk and bright garlands) seated on an ornate golden throne, with an ornate gold umbrella held above it. A man with long dark hair and a red-brown dhoti stands at left, reaching up to the deity's head. Other priests in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans, one with white sandal markings, attend nearby; one at right in orange robes holds a cloth. Gold female statues, flower garlands in red, yellow and purple, a silver lamp stand and brass vessels surround the scene. Shown in an ongoing puja for Chittirai Brahmotsavam, Meenakshi Pattabhishekam.2018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesPhoto of a temple-style puja on a stage during the Meenakshi Pattabhishekam ritual. A priest with bare upper body and a red cloth around his waist holds a golden ceremonial umbrella over a deity murti decorated with garlands of purple and white flowers. Behind them stand two golden female figures with hands folded in namaskar. On the right, a figure in an orange robe with a red shawl and a long dark braided hair stands near the garlanded deity. A tall man with long dreadlocks in a red garment and a garland stands on the left beside a silver puja vessel and brass lamps. The backdrop shows a starry night sky and a red curtain.2018-04-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-style puja on a stage before a deity murti of Meenakshi seated on a gold throne, decorated with a red and gold backdrop, layered garlands of purple, yellow and white flowers, and a jewelled crown. Four priests in saffron and red dhotis and orange garments attend the deity; one bare-chested priest in a red-orange shawl and white body markings stands at right with hands folded, while a priest with long dreadlocks bends forward at centre with hands joined. Another priest at left holds a brass oil lamp (deepa) aloft. A gold ornate umbrella hangs above, with brass vessels, a kalasha and flower offerings on the floor, and incense smoke rises in the air.2018-04-25A photograph of a ritual at a temple-style stage in front of a night-sky backdrop. Centre, a figure with long dark braided hair and a red-brown garment and floral garland stands behind a decorated deity murti seated on a flower-covered platform, holding an offering near its head. Two gold female attendant statues with palms joined flank the scene, and a gold-and-red parasol canopy hangs above. Priests in saffron-orange robes with white body markings and a man in a rust-coloured turban kneel beside brass vessels and oil lamps. A garlanded silver-trimmed platform and a standing woman in orange robes with white markings appear at right. The image is a puja offering during the Meenakshi Pattabhishekam festival.2018-04-25 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple-style ritual on a stage with a starry red backdrop. At centre sits a decorated deity murti, adorned with long garlands in purple, yellow, red and white, a gold crown and a gold ceremonial umbrella overhead. A man with long dreadlocks and a red garment stands at left with hands joined in namaskar. At right, a priest in red dhoti and red shawl with white body markings bends forward at the deity, and another attendant in red garments and white patterned markings stands beside him. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and bowls sit on the front ledge, with smoke rising from the left. Golden figures flank the scene. This appears to be a puja in the Chittirai Brahmotsavam Meenakshi Pattabhishekam context.2018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesA ceremonial puja scene on a stage backdrop of a starry night sky and a illuminated temple tower. A bearded man with a white forehead mark, wearing a maroon dhoti and a multi-strand garland of pink and white flowers, stands centre with his palms open. A shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti, bare-chested with sandalwood markings, bends forward offering the garland. Another attendant with long matted hair and a red cloth stands at left, and a third attendant in maroon bends over offerings at right. Beside them is a gold metal statue of a standing female deity, and a decorated ornate seat draped in red, pink, yellow and purple garlands and marigolds. Brass offering vessels and a flower-decorated pink canopy sit in the foreground.2018-04-25April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesA ceremonial abhishekam scene on a stage before a decorated deity murti under a pink-and-gold ceremonial umbrella. A man with long dark hair and a dark red dhoti-style garment, wearing a garland and gold bangles, pours liquid from a golden pot. A bare-chested man in an orange-red cloth, with a red turban, sandalwood-paste markings and a rudraksha mala, kneels and holds a golden object over the murti. A third man in orange-red robes with white body markings stands at right holding a plate. Flower garlands in red, yellow, white and purple drape the murti, a golden female statue stands behind, and brass lamps and fruit sit in the foreground. The backdrop shows a starry sky. a person is not clearly identified in this image, so no candidate is named.2018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copies