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A golden deity murti, adorned with a tall gold crown, ornate jewelled garments, and a dense arrangement of red, yellow and white flower garlands, sits enthroned in a gilded shrine. Three young priests stand in front, wearing orange and yellow dhotis and bare upper bodies marked with white vertical tilaka lines on the chest and arms. The two priests on the left and right hold their hands together over a tray or offering, performing a puja. One wears a green and gold turban, another an orange and gold turban. Flowers and gold-hued decorations surround the altar, and an oil lamp flame glows in the lower left foreground.

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December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19May 05 20172017-05-05May 05 20172017-05-05A deity murti of a seated goddess, adorned with gold crown, gold necklaces and garlands of white and orange-yellow flowers, sits on a green cloth-draped dais before a gold-framed backdrop. Two priests in white dhotis flank the murti: one on the left, bare-chested with a green and gold head cloth, raises his arm to hold a red-and-gold sacred thread over the murti's head; another on the right, wearing a gold-trimmed headpiece and garlands, holds the thread with a raised hand. A woman in a blue-and-gold sari stands at the right edge. Ritual wedding-style adornment suggests a Meenakshi Tirukalyanam ceremony.2015-10-18May 05 20172017-05-05May 07 20172017-05-07May 07 20172017-05-07Temple worship before an ornate gilded shrine framed by carved silver arches and blue-and-maroon embroidered panels. A richly decorated deity murti stands at center, dressed in gold jewelry and an elaborate crown, garlanded with yellow, red and white flower garlands. Three priests stand in front with bare upper bodies marked with white ash stripes. The left priest wears a green turban and holds a small vessel, while the central and right priests, one in an orange-yellow turban, clasp hands above the murti in worship. Orange cloths and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces are visible, and banana leaves appear at the upper left.2016-12-19May 07 20172017-05-07May 07 20172017-05-07