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A photograph of a golden-painted shrine structure with a pair of seated deity murtis, one male with a tall crown and one female with a crown, both gilded. A standing man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl pours or offers from a metal vessel toward the murtis. A small bronze-colored figure appears at the base. A metal pot sits in the foreground, and a leafy garland of green leaves hangs above. Blue Tamil script is displayed on the shrine's back wall. Trees and a palm frond frame the scene.

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October 28 20062006-10-28A gilded shrine canopy with carved golden pillars houses two seated deity murtis adorned with white and pink garlands, gold jewellery and orange-and-green silk. A man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl stands at left, holding a ritual vessel toward the figures. Printed blue Tamil lettering above reads the names of the shrine. A temple tower is visible at left.2006-10-25Golden murti of a seated deity pair, Shiva and Parvati, in an ornate golden shrine with red drapery behind them. The male figure wears a tall crown and raises one hand in blessing; the female figure holds a lotus-like emblem and sits beside him. A small golden figure and a golden shivalinga-style vessel stand on the wet reddish floor before them. A man in a white dhoti with a saffron-yellow cloth stands at left, pouring or cleaning near the murti, with silver vessels nearby.2006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21Photograph of a golden utsava deity pair seated on a golden throne (peetha) in a procession setting, garlanded with white jasmine, red roses, purple and green strands and pink flower ribbons. The left figure wears a white and gold dhoti with a gold crown and a gold garland; the right figure wears a pink silk garment and gold ornaments, with a gold crown. A young man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at the left edge, looking down, and a partly visible person in white and yellow stands at the right. Golden pillars frame the scene and marigold garlands hang on the structure. The deities are a Shiva-Shakti pair in the temple iconography, with no visible face-based identification of any person.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28October 27 20062006-10-27October 28 20062006-10-28A photograph of a gilded shrine containing a large golden statue of a seated deity pair, a male figure with a tall crown and a female figure with a smaller crown, both with raised hands and jewelled ornaments. A small gilded kalasha-like form and a small lamp-like object rest on the pavement at the base, with petals scattered on the wet floor. A man in a white shirt and yellow-orange dhoti stands at the left pillar, appearing to tend or clean the shrine. The statue is a deity murti, not a living person, and the pillared gold shrine has floral carved panels and lush green trees behind.2006-10-21October 24 20062006-10-24Two golden deity murtis stand in a gilded shrine-like structure with carved pillars, draped in white and green cloth and wreathed with garlands of marigolds, roses and white flowers. The figure on the right holds a staff and wears an orange and red garment with a crown-like headdress. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt bends forward at the lower left, holding a bell and a small brass vessel, apparently performing a ritual offering in front of the murtis. Flower garlands are draped across the foreground and a red curtain hangs behind the shrine.2006-09-30October 24 20062006-10-24