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Photograph of a temple-style puja inside a hall. In the foreground at left, a figure with long dark hair hanging down the back wears a deep red-maroon garment and stands facing the altar with hands raised in prayer. Before the altar stand two gold-coloured female statues with hands joined in namaskar. The central deity murti is decorated with rows of red, purple and white flower garlands and gold ornaments, with an ornate gold canopy overhead. A brass oil lamp and metal vessels sit on the stone base, and a large backdrop shows a glowing red-lit gopuram tower against a night sky, with red drapes above. A fan stands near the lamp.

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April 25 20182018-04-25April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair and a reddish-brown robe stands at left with palms pressed together in anjali, facing a stage altar. Centre, a golden peetha holds a deity murti with a crimson umbrella overhead, flanked by two gold female attendant statues with hands folded. Right, a decorated golden palanquin-style shrine holds two ornately dressed deity figures in green silk, red and purple garlands, and gold jewellery. Brass oil lamps and a backdrop of a red temple tower image frame the scene under stage lights.2018-04-25A figure with long dark hair in a dark red dhoti and matching upper cloth stands at the left edge of a raised stage, back partly turned, hands folded in namaskar. A garland of red and purple flowers hangs around his neck, and bangles are on his wrist. In front stand a silver oil lamp and a pedestal fan. Behind him, gold-coloured female statues hold their hands in anjali, and a decorated deity murti with flower garlands sits under a pink and gold canopy. A starry, pink-red backdrop fills the background. Swamiji (probable) is the robed figure in the foreground, with long hair and a red garment; this is a puja scene.2018-04-25 +1 copiesPhotograph of a puja at a stage set with a starry night backdrop. A man with long dreadlocks, wearing a reddish-brown ochre sannyasi robe and a forehead tilak, stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him stand two golden female attendant figures with hands folded. At center, a decorated deity murti of Meenakshi sits on an ornate golden throne under a golden parasol, garlanded with red, white, purple and yellow flowers, wearing a pink sari and jewelled necklaces. Oil lamps and a silver vessel stand nearby.2018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25A photograph of a temple-style puja on a stage with a dark backdrop showing a red temple tower. A man with long dark dreadlocks wearing a rust-red wrap stands barefoot on the left, hands folded in namaskar, facing a garlanded silver throne. On the right, a murti of a deity dressed in pink and gold garments sits on a golden throne decorated with red, white and purple flower garlands, under an ornate umbrella. Two gold-coloured standing statues of attendant figures and brass lamps flank the central throne. The man's appearance has several cues associated with a person, but the figure is partly cropped and not clearly identifiable, so the appearance is uncertain.2018-04-25September 21 20172017-09-21