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A night-time photo of a stage with two adorned murti statues. A silver lamp with a flame is being lit by a hand at the right edge, and a large golden throne with a leopard-print cushion sits behind them. A large portrait of a bald-headed man with white vertical tilak, rudraksha-style beads and an orange garment is displayed on a red backdrop. Gold-framed decorative panels and a red curtain complete the scene. No physical people are clearly visible apart from a partial hand and arm.

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May 05 20152015-05-05A photograph inside a shrine with a red and gold backdrop, showing two gilded deity murti with garlands, one holding a trident and wearing a red turban and purple skirt. Beside them is a gilded throne with a tiger-skin seat, on which a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure sits on a red cushion. A shaved-headed priest in saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style mala, stands at right holding a lit lamp toward the throne, a ritual gesture. A seated attendant in white is at lower left. A small umbrella hangs above the throne.2013-02-11A photograph of a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, performing aarti with a lit oil lamp before two deity murtis draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. The murtis wear ornate silver crowns and necklaces. Behind them stand golden peetha-style platforms, golden canopies and a large banner with Tamil-script text and a printed portrait. No person in the scene is identified as a person; the central figure is a priest in white.2015-05-05Night photo of an outdoor tent ceremony under a pale pink and orange canopy. A shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, holds a lit multi-branched oil lamp toward two deity murtis on a gold-framed platform, each draped in garlands of yellow and orange marigolds. A seated woman in red and gold with hands folded in namaskar sits on a gold throne behind them, and devotees in white and dark clothes stand along the table with folded hands. A backdrop banner shows a portrait of a man in a turban beside Tamil text. A red curtain hangs at right. This is an aarti with an oil lamp before deity murtis.2012-01-08A photograph of a ritual scene in a gold-decorated hall. On the left, a person with long dreadlocks and orange cloth, seen from behind, holds a lit oil lamp toward two figures. In the centre-left, a deity murti in a red-and-gold dress with a dark crown and layered necklaces sits within a garland-framed alcove of yellow and red flowers. On the right, a seated figure in a red-and-gold coat with a leopard-print vest and a red-and-orange turban sits on a jewelled throne draped with a striped flower garland, with a trident-like staff beside it; the seated figure is an appearance-based a person depiction on a throne. A bird-shaped ornament sits in the foreground.2019-01-08May 05 20152015-05-05A photograph inside a decorated temple-style hall with red and gold drapery. On the left, two deity murtis, a male figure in a red turban holding a trident and a female figure with a crown, both garlanded with red and white flowers and wearing gold jewellery, sit before a yellow backdrop. In the centre, a seated person in orange robes and a red headpiece, garlanded with red flowers, sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a tiger-skin cushion beneath a gold parasol. In front of the throne is a framed portrait of a person in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. A shaved-headed priest in red-orange cloth with a bare chest and armbands holds a flaming lamp and a bell-like vessel at the right, near a trident. The priest appears to be performing an aarti.2013-02-11A photograph of a temple ritual centred on three gold-faced deity murtis seated on an ornate golden arch. The central murti wears a pearl-studded crown, an orange garment and a heavy orange-and-gold necklace, with a rudraksha-style mala draped across its body. Flanking murtis wear gold crowns, pearl and gem necklaces, and one is in maroon. Garlands of red, purple, yellow and white flowers surround them. On the left, a priest in a maroon garment with a gold border and a saffron head-wrap holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward the deities, with a bright flame rising behind them. The scene is a night aarti at a shrine. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this image.2014-09-11Evening outdoor devotional event under an orange canopy with a large banner behind the stage showing a smiling man in an orange turban and a Tamil heading. A priest in orange robes on the left holds a lit oil lamp aarti flame toward two decorated deity murtis on a gold-edged platform, both draped in white and yellow garlands. Seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions at the right, a figure in orange clothing with long dark hair presses palms together in namaskar, and a rudraksha-style necklace is visible; the figure is partly obscured and identity is uncertain. Several devotees in white shirts and orange garments stand with hands folded to the left and centre. A white draped barrier runs along the front.2012-01-08September 29 20122012-09-29Two ornately decorated deity murti stand on a golden pedestal before a fire pit, with a small flame burning at the base. The left figure wears an orange turban, garlands of red and white flowers, and a silver necklace; the right figure wears a silver crown and silver ornaments. Banana leaves and brass vessels with offerings are in the foreground, and a backdrop shows two large framed portraits flanking a Tamil banner. The scene suggests a ritual homa or puja. No people are physically present.2015-05-05January 08 20122012-01-08