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A photograph of a shirtless man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-orange cloth wrapped at the waist and a rudraksha mala across the chest, offering pink and white flowers with his right hand toward a richly decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with garlands of orange, red, green and white flowers, a crown and gold jewellery, and stands within a gilded arch. Behind them are colourful textile hangings in teal, yellow and red, with a golden altar frame to the left. The scene suggests a temple puja with floral offerings.

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May 30 20182018-05-30A man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a beard stands bare-chested, wearing a rust-orange wrap and gold-tone armlets, a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads. He holds a lit brass oil lamp (deepam) with a long handle toward a decorated deity murti dressed in red and gold silks, adorned with heavy garlands of yellow, red, white and purple flowers. A brass kalasha-topped lamp stands nearby, and a golden peetha throne frames the scene against a painted backdrop of green hills and a temple tower. Aarti is being performed in a temple-like shrine setting.2017-06-08May 30 20182018-05-30May 31 20182018-05-31A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a red wrist thread, stands at left smiling while holding a lamp and incense burner over a decorated deity murti. The murti is draped in garlands of green leaves, white and yellow flowers, red and orange blossoms, and pink lotus-like flowers, with a gold-and-maroon cloth. Another adorned deity figure with a crown and gold jewellery stands at right, wrapped in floral garlands. Framed portraits hang on the pillared hall wall behind, and a dark statue sits on a pedestal at center.2018-05-30May 05 20172017-05-05A photograph of a puja at a temple hall with a deity murti adorned with pink lotus garlands and green, red and yellow flower garlands and a gold cloth. A bearded man with long dreadlocks and a rudraksha mala wears a rust-orange unstitched cloth, bare-chested, holding a small brass bell and gesturing toward the murti. A brass plate with offerings and a silver cup is held by another person at the left edge. Behind them a stone Nandi bull sits on a pedestal, with colourful tall decorative pillars and grey cabinets in the background, and a red and white carpet on the floor. a person: the bearded priest wears the rudraksha mala and rust-orange cloth, consistent with a Thirujnanasambandar puja offering.2018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a puja at an indoor temple hall with a red-orange carpet and a row of grey cabinets behind. A standing man in a rust-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala, a sacred thread and a red wrist band holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a small silver vessel toward a large deity murti draped in a red and gold silk cloth, decorated with a heavy garland of pink lotus flowers, yellow and white blossoms and green leaves. A brass bowl and a small lamp sit in the foreground, and a dark stone sculpture stands behind the lamp-bearer. The man has a beard and long hair tied back, and the scene is an abhishekam-style offering.2018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30A photograph of a puja at an ashram hall. A bearded man with long hair tied back, bare-chested under a rust-orange cloth, wears a dark rudraksha mala and a red sacred thread on his wrist. He holds a small brass bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp in the other, smiling as he faces a large deity murti or figure heavily decorated with pink lotus garlands and red, white and yellow flower garlands and green leaves. A dark stone statue sits behind him, and a brass vessel rests in the foreground. Grey cabinets and colourful pillars frame the hall.2018-05-30A man with long dreadlocked hair and a white tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, in front of an ornate yellow and gold deity murti with a yellow face and painted eyes. He wears a maroon-red cloth wrap, gold armlets and a gold waist chain, and a pink and white flower garland hangs around his neck. Coloured lights and a draped cloth canopy appear in the background. The man is a physical person present in the scene; whether he is the figure described on the page is an appearance-based judgement only, and the figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone. Visible deity murti in a festival or temple setting.2017-09-28 +1 copies