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A photograph of a temple-style puja on a stage with a red curtain and a backdrop of a gopuram-like temple tower under a starry sky. A man with long dark dreadlocks and a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with gold armlets and a garland, reaches toward a deity murti seated on a golden throne decorated with flower garlands in purple, yellow and white. A pink-and-gold umbrella hangs above. A bare-chested man in brown robes and a brown turban, with white ash marks on his arms, stands at right holding an object, and a man in an orange robe stands at left. Brass vessels and a pot of flowers sit in the foreground, consistent with a Meenakshi Pattabhishekam puja.

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April 25 20182018-04-25A temple-style puja stage with a deity murti of Meenakshi seated on a gold-and-red throne under a gold canopy, draped in garlands of red, white, and purple flowers. On the left, a man with long dark dreadlocks in a rust-red dhoti and wrap, bare-chested, with gold armlets, holds a lamp toward the image. Behind him a second man in a brown dhoti and wrap stands with hands folded at right. A lit temple gopuram backdrop with a starry sky frames the scene, and silver lamps and offering vessels sit on the rail.2018-04-25April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesA temple-style ritual on a stage with a red draped backdrop and a dark starry projection. A figure with long dark hair and a reddish-brown dhoti and wrap offers a flower-garlanded object to a deity murti seated on an ornate golden throne under a gold canopy with hanging tassels, the murti decorated with garlands in red, purple, white and yellow. Standing at right, a man in a saffron-brown wrap and dhoti with a white-marked forehead, arm bands and a rudraksha bracelet watches, another wears a maroon turban, and an attendant in orange cloth stands beside. Brass lamps and flower offerings sit on the left. The scene suggests a puja during a Meenakshi Pattabhishekam ceremony.2018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25A stage puja before a decorated deity murti of Meenakshi seated on an ornate golden throne (peetha) under a gilded umbrella. A man with long dreadlocks wears a red dhoti and a red shawl, garlanded with white and orange flowers, and wears gold armlets, touching the offering in front of the deity. Beside the deity stands a golden murti of a standing figure with hands folded in namaskar. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and a brass lamp stand flank the altar. Garlands of purple, yellow, red and white flowers drape the figures. A man on the right in brown robes holds a silver pot, and a backdrop shows a red temple tower with a night sky.2018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +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 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.2018-04-25April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copies