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Two ornately dressed deity murti sit side by side on a red-draped altar before a gilded arch with carved figures, decorated with white jasmine garlands, yellow marigold and orange flowers, and tall cone-shaped kalasha-style tops. The figures wear blue and gold brocade silk. In front stand brass oil lamps, silver bowls, a coconut, pomegranates, oranges and bananas as offerings, with marigold petals scattered. Behind the altar, a crowd of devotees sits in orange, pink and maroon clothes, some wearing kumkum forehead marks. This is an abhishekam-style puja setting.

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A photograph of a golden arched shrine framing a small deity murti draped in a blue and gold silk garment and adorned with long white jasmine garlands and orange and red flower strands. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, with a silver-lidded bowl, a heap of fruits including apples, a whole coconut and bananas, and scattered marigold petals on a red cloth in front. Behind, a large seated crowd in white, cream and blue clothing fills the hall beneath colourful string lights, with a woman in a purple outfit prominent at right and a figure in white attending the shrine at left. No individual is identified as a person.2016-12-02 +2 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02Photograph of a golden ornate arch-shaped frame behind a seated deity murti dressed in a blue and gold silk garment, adorned with long white and orange-marigold garlands and red flowers, flanked by brass oil lamps, silver bowls of fruit including apples, oranges and bananas, and yellow marigold strands on a red cloth. Behind the altar a large seated audience in white, purple and blue clothing sits in an evening setting with colourful lights. No visible a person figure is identifiable on the altar; the altar is a deity murti.2016-12-02A photograph of a golden ceremonial shrine or peetha holding two decorated coconuts wrapped in maroon and gold silk cloth, draped with white jasmine garlands and red flower strands. Oil lamps burn on brass stands in front, with bananas, apples, oranges, a brass vessel and a covered silver dish arranged on a red cloth. Behind, a blurred crowd of devotees sits, including a woman in a green and white sari with a white-lined face. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam-style offering with floral decoration.2016-12-05 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A close photograph of a golden ornate arch-shaped frame behind a shivalinga-like dark stone form decorated with white and orange-red flower garlands. In the foreground, blurred yellow marigold garlands and a flower-wrapped object fill the frame. Above, colourful striped and tasselled hangings with yellow tassels hang beneath a white tented canopy under bright lights. No people are visible; the scene suggests a ritual abhishekam setting with deity murti decorations.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A photograph of two golden metal deity murtis seated side by side on a raised platform inside a gilded shrine, the figures draped with white and pink flower garlands and flower crowns. The left figure wears a white dhoti and a white and blue cloth, its right hand raised in abhaya mudra, while the right figure wears a blue garment and a red shawl. Ornate golden pillars frame the shrine, and offerings of bananas, fruit, sweets and flowers in steel bowls sit in front, with a small Ganesha figure at the lower left.2006-10-31A decorated deity murti is the focus, adorned with red and yellow flower garlands, white flowers and green leaves, and an ornate silver-and-jewelled chest covering with red and green stones. Brass and silver ritual vessels, a lit oil lamp, a brass kalasha-style pot, coconuts, bananas, oranges and a white cloth-wrapped offering sit in front. Blurred devotees in the background. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam arrangement; no a person figure is visible.2017-05-26Photograph of a ceremonial arrangement on a golden ornate throne-like seat with a carved lion-face motif at its top. Two ceremonial pots or kalashas wrapped in white and green cloth sit at the centre, each adorned with layered white jasmine and red rose garlands and beaded gold-and-red necklaces. Green banana or leaf sprigs and wheat-like stalks with white ribbons rise from the pots. Two small silver oil lamps with flames burn at the left and right edges, and a bed of coloured floral rangoli lies in the foreground. A figure in orange-gold dhoti stands partly visible at the right edge.2016-12-19December 26 20082008-12-26