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A shrine table draped in purple cloth holds a framed picture of a goddess garlanded with yellow marigolds, flanked by a small framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban, also garlanded. Brass bowls on a brass tray hold sliced bananas and orange fruit pieces, with a brass bell, incense sticks, a lit oil lamp, a small brass lamp, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a small bowl of kumkum. Tall brass lamps stand in the background. No people are visible.

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March 13 20222022-03-13March 13 20222022-03-13A photograph of a home-style shrine set up for the Pachai Pattini Viratham observance. A large framed printed image of a goddess with a red-tinted face, crown and jewelled ornaments stands at the centre, garlanded with yellow marigold flowers, with a small blue-grey Ganesha figurine and a few loose marigolds on a magenta and gold-bordered cloth. Two brass lamps with lit wicks flank the shrine, and a brass plate holding a flower and offerings sits in front. On the left, a framed photo shows a smiling man in an orange saffron head covering and a smaller framed image beside him; both are wreathed in yellow flowers. Smoke or incense haze drifts across the cloth. No people are visible in the scene.2022-03-13Photograph of a devotional altar set up with a purple and maroon cloth over a low platform. A tall brass oil lamp with several lit flames stands at left, and a brass plate with a yellow flower sits at right. A framed portrait of a deity murti, a goddess with a crown and many jewelled ornaments, is garlanded with yellow marigolds and red beaded necklaces. In front, a framed photo shows a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban with a red tilak on his forehead, wearing saffron clothing, beside a second deity image; the photo is garlanded with yellow flowers. A small grey figurine stands at the right edge. No people are physically present in the scene.2022-03-13March 13 20222022-03-13Kailasa seeragapadi december 26th 2021March 13 20222022-03-13Photograph of a shrine room with a large seated deity murti in red and gold on a golden throne backdrop, flanked by ornate red-and-gold canopy umbrellas and tall brass lamps. In the foreground a framed picture of a goddess in red and gold, wreathed with yellow marigold garlands, sits on a purple and maroon cloth beside two lit brass oil lamps. A small framed photo of a man in an orange turban is placed at the lower left among yellow garlands, and a brass plate with a marigold sits in front. No people are visible.2022-03-13A woman in an orange-red sari stands at left with her back partly turned, reaching toward a purple-draped table lit by several brass oil lamps. On the table are a framed photograph garlanded with yellow marigolds, a brass plate, a small deity figurine, and a smoking incense or camphor flame at the lower edge. Behind the table, a large deity murti seated on a golden throne with peacock-feather motifs stands in a temple-like shrine with a mural of a South Indian temple tower and golden trident-topped kalasha finials. The scene reads as an aarti or puja at a home shrine.2022-03-13A woman in an orange saree stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, facing a shrine. Behind her a seated statue on a red-cushioned golden throne wears layered beaded necklaces and a red garment, flanked by golden trident standards and tall decorated parasols with red and yellow fringe. A mural of a temple-topped hill forms the backdrop. On a purple cloth in front stand two brass oil lamps, yellow marigold garlands, a framed photo of a deity, a framed black-and-white portrait, a brass plate with flowers, and a small figurine. Only the one woman is a physical person; the statue and framed images are depictions.2022-03-13Photo 11705582 +1 copiesA home shrine table set with brass plates of fruit (bananas, mangoes, lemons), sweets, rice dishes, corn and small steel bowls, with brass oil lamps lit on either side. Behind the table, two large printed cutout portraits show smiling figures in red and orange turbans and saffron-red robes, one with a rudraksha mala and the other with a yellow and white flower garland, both with raised palms. Smaller framed photographs of a robed figure in orange with a mala stand at right, and a glass case holds a small deity murti decorated with flowers. No physical people are visible; the figures shown are printed depictions.2021-01-23