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A photo inside a temple shrine showing a seated priest in white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth performing a ritual before three deity murtis adorned with yellow and red garlands. The central figure holds a spear-like lance and has a golden crown; the two flanking figures wear teal and red garments. Burning incense or camphor sits in a red tray, with brass oil lamps, banana bunches, bowls of flowers and a microphone on a stand in the foreground. Golden arched frames surround the altar.

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November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01A photograph of a temple ritual before a golden shrine. Central deity murti of Subramanya (Murugan) stands with a spear and a golden crown, draped in an orange and yellow garland, flanked by two consort figures wearing green and turquoise saris and red-and-yellow garlands. A priest in white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl sits on the floor, extending his hand over a small fire pit burning offerings, with a brass tray of flower petals and bananas nearby. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the shrine. One visible person, the priest, performs the homa.2011-11-01A seated priest in a white dhoti and shawl with red borders performs a homa at a shrine, shaved-headed and holding his hands together in prayer beside a fire pit. Behind him stands a deity murti flanked by two smaller deity figures, all adorned with thick garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers and elaborate crowns. The central figure wears a jeweled crown and holds a sceptre. An orange cloth covers the stone platform beneath them, with brass oil lamps, a kalasha, and a metal bowl of offerings. Flames rise from the fire pit, and a microphone stands in front of the priest. Behind the shrine, another figure in orange robes is partly visible.2010-11-12November 01 20112011-11-01A temple shrine with a golden arched niche holding a deity pair in red and green garments, one figure wielding a trident. Garlands of yellow and purple flowers hang from the central murti and the two smaller figures before it. A man in white dhoti and shirt sits cross-legged at the lower left, bent forward over offerings. Brass oil lamps, bronze pots, and a red tray with puja items fill the foreground. Green coconuts are tied to the pillars on either side of the shrine.Photograph of a ritual worship setting before a stone shrine with an arched golden frame. Inside the arch, a pair of deity murtis, one with a red turban and garlands, sit above a dark shivalingam-like form draped in marigold garlands. Gold oil lamps flank the shrine and green coconuts hang from the side pillars. In front, two seated clay-like murtis decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands face the viewer, one with a silver-toned elephant-headed form in pink and gold cloth. At lower left, a man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl sits with folded hands before offerings, with a second seated man in white beside him. Rows of small brass lamps, steel bowls of offerings, a kalasha pot and a red box with a tilak-style emblem occupy the floor.November 01 20112011-11-01November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesNovember 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01Temple ritual photograph at a shrine with a stone canopy and golden arch behind a dressed deity murti pair with red and orange draping. Two priests in ritual dress perform worship at a golden-framed altar: the left priest in white dhoti with an orange cloth wrap offers flowers and garlands to an idol, while the right priest in saffron-orange robes and bare upper body, with a bracelet, holds up a plate and offering. Garlands of white and yellow flowers adorn the murti. Brass lamps stand on either side, a small fire burns in a pit in front with offerings, and trays of fruit, bananas and sweets sit on the floor mat.2011-11-01