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A photograph of a temple-style wedding ceremony with two large deity murtis, seated figures adorned with gold crowns, red and white garlands, and green and red silk garments, placed on a green embroidered platform. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with orange-and-white border and a dark shoulder bag stands with folded hands before the murtis. Beside her an older man in a cream-coloured embroidered kurta raises his hand to his forehead in a gesture of reverence, while a white-clad attendant bends forward near offerings and a brass plate. Behind them stand a man in a green shirt with hands joined and a gold-and-red decorated seat. Flower petals and marigold garlands lie on the floor.

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A photograph inside a hall decorated for a temple wedding ceremony. In the foreground, a man in a cream embroidered kurta and glasses looks down at a small black object in his hand. Beside him, a young woman in a white sari with a brown shawl and a beaded necklace stands near a ritual display. To the right, two large deity murtis are dressed in green and red silk with gold crowns and jewelry, wrapped in thick garlands of yellow, red and white flowers, with a priest in orange and red near the base. A gilded throne and red-and-gold decorations fill the background.2015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands at left with palms pressed together, offering reverence to a pair of decorated deity murti seated on a green and gold draped platform. The murti wear gold crowns, ornate jewellery and red-and-white flower garlands with yellow marigolds, and one is dressed in a green sari-like cloth with red border while the other wears a red and orange cloth. Behind them stand white-clad devotees, a robed priest in orange, and a gilded throne with ornate carvings in a hall with maroon drapes. The scene reads as a wedding-style darshan at a Meenakshi Tirukalyanam celebration.2015-04-30A man in a cream patterned kurta with rimmed glasses stands at left with palms pressed together in anjali, bowing toward a row of deity murtis dressed in green and red silk, draped with white, yellow and red flower garlands and gold ornaments. Behind him, several white-clad priests and devotees attend the wedding-ritual setting; one priest in white dhoti bends low near the flower-strewn floor and a figure in orange robes stands center. Marigold and rose petals lie scattered on the floor, and a gold canopy frames the shrine.2015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30A photograph inside a decorated temple hall with red walls and a dark red floor covering. On the right, two large deity murtis sit on a green-draped golden throne-like seat (peetha), adorned with garlands of white, orange and red flowers and gold jewellery. In front, a man in a white dhoti and a woman in a green-and-gold sari stand with folded hands in prayer, and a white-clad man with a rust-coloured shawl and a red cloth bag stands nearby. A young boy in a dark shirt and a man in a white dhoti with a golden-yellow shawl stand to the left. Brass oil lamps and a multicoloured canopy with tassels frame the scene.2015-10-18April 30 20152015-04-30A temple-style puja in a hall with a maroon velvet drape behind. Several ornately carved gold-framed thrones or peethas hold deity murtis, each heavily decorated with multicolour marigold and rose garlands and gold ornaments. The central figure sits on a gold-and-maroon cloth with a garland of orange, purple and yellow flowers. Three men stand before the thrones: one in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl holds a garland and offers an item, a second in white dhoti with a red shawl holds a brass bowl, and a third in an orange dhoti stands with hands joined in namaskar. Rose petals and fruit lie on the floor and a yellow brick is at the front.2015-01-09A temple-style ritual on a stage with a maroon velvet backdrop. Several deity murtis are seated on gilded thrones draped with garlands of red, orange, purple and yellow flowers. On the left, a bare-chested priest in rust-coloured dhoti holds his hands together in front of a white-clad assistant holding a silver bowl; a second priest in orange cloth pours or offers something near the central murti. Yellow pillow-like blocks, a pineapple, brass vessels and scattered rose petals lie on the floor. The scene is a puja or abhishekam with garlanded deities.2015-01-09