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Outdoor temple garden scene with red-and-white painted shrine walls and potted plants. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands barefoot with hands joined before a shrine. Beside him, a bald man in a white dhoti stands at a white-draped table holding a small bell and ritual items. On the right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl gestures over a table with a metal vessel, and another man in orange robes stands further right. Behind them are a deity murti decorated with white and red garlands, a small kalasha-style offering with flowers, a Shiva lingam on a pedestal, and green trees. Green signboards with Tamil text stand among the trees.

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Outdoor temple garden with red-and-white painted shrine bases holding black stone deity murtis garlanded with flowers. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, stands centre-frame near a white-draped table holding a brass bell, a small cup and a plate. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass vessel. Another man in orange robe stands at right, and a bald man in white is partly visible behind. Green trees, potted plants and small arched niches with dark murtis fill the background, along with a green-and-white information board. A small orange-clad figure stands at the base of a shrine on the left.2011-09-08An outdoor temple courtyard with red-and-white painted shrine platforms, lush trees and potted palms. A man with long dark hair in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands barefoot on a stone slab, holding a small brass vessel. Beside him a bald man in a white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth, and another in a white dhoti, attend a table draped in white cloth holding a brass plate, lamp and ritual items. A second man in orange robes stands at right. On the left a black stone deity murti is adorned with red and white flower garlands, and a small orange-clad figure sits nearby. A green signboard stands in the background. This appears to be an offering or puja ceremony at a shrine.2011-09-08Outdoor temple garden scene with red-and-white painted pillars and a black stone shrine on the left, draped with white and red flower garlands. A tall figure with long dark hair and an orange saffron dhoti and shawl stands centre-left holding a brass plate. Beside him a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl holds another tray, and a table with a white cloth carries a bell, a small lamp and offerings. On the right a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands near a potted palm, and other robed figures are in the background. Green trees and small shrines with dark deity murtis complete the setting.2011-09-08Outdoor shrine scene under trees. A figure with long dark loose hair wearing an orange saffron wrap stands with palms pressed together in front of a black stone deity murti draped in a red and gold cloth, garlanded with white and multicolored flower garlands. Beside the murti sits an orange-robed small figure and a green-clad statue on a platter with offerings. Nearby, a man in white dhoti with bare chest holds a tray with a kalasha-like pot and fruit, and another orange-robed attendant stands behind. Brass lamps and a metal plate sit on the red-and-white painted platform, with an ornate gold-toned arch at right.2011-10-07September 08 20112011-09-08Outdoor temple-grounds photo of a ritual at a shrine with brass oil lamps (lamps on a stone base) and a floral-garlanded deity murti with flower garlands at right. Two men in saffron-orange robes with white forehead markings stand at left, one with a hand raised. A woman in an orange sari with a red-orange shawl stands center with palms joined in prayer, and another saffron-robed figure stands behind her. Several people in white dhoti and white shirts stand in the background near red-and-white striped shrine walls, with kolam patterns on the dirt ground and trees beyond.2010-01-08December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor temple scene under trees with a black stone deity murti decorated with white and red flower garlands and a red-and-orange cloth. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange saree and holds her hands together in prayer before the shrine. A man in white dhoti and shawl carries a tray of offerings on the left, and a second man in orange cloth with rudraksha mala stands beside the woman. Before the shrine stand a small white and orange seated figure, a metal oil lamp, a kalasha-like vessel and a small green-and-orange figure on a brass plate, set on a red and white painted platform with a black plaque.2011-10-07September 08 20112011-09-08Outdoor temple courtyard shaded by large trees. On the left, a black stone deity murti with an orange cloth draped over it stands beside a red-painted Shiva lingam-like altar and a brass oil lamp. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border stands holding an object near a tall white pillar, while a man in white with a black cap and a flower-garlanded orange shawl stands beside him. A photographer in white clothing with a camera stands by the banyan tree. On the right, two monks in orange robes stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Red earth and green shrubs surround the scene.2010-09-27Outdoors under a canopy of banyan-style trees, a standing man in saffron-orange robes holds a silver handbell and a small dish while facing a shrine. He wears a gold headband, a red-and-yellow garland and a long dark-brown hair. Behind him, a Vedic-clad assistant in saffron with a beaded garland holds an object, and several people in white dhotis and a green-bordered sari stand with hands folded in prayer. The shrine, covered in red offerings, holds an orange-clad deity murti with a red-and-yellow garland, set in a carved arch. Dark stone tiles and a floor kolam of white and yellow powder lie in front, with incense smoke rising.2010-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27 +1 copies