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A ceremonial puja scene on a stage backdrop of a starry night sky and a illuminated temple tower. A bearded man with a white forehead mark, wearing a maroon dhoti and a multi-strand garland of pink and white flowers, stands centre with his palms open. A shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti, bare-chested with sandalwood markings, bends forward offering the garland. Another attendant with long matted hair and a red cloth stands at left, and a third attendant in maroon bends over offerings at right. Beside them is a gold metal statue of a standing female deity, and a decorated ornate seat draped in red, pink, yellow and purple garlands and marigolds. Brass offering vessels and a flower-decorated pink canopy sit in the foreground.

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A temple-style puja on a decorated stage. A central bearded man in a maroon dhoti and maroon garment with a red tilak and layered garlands of pink and white flowers stands at the centre, with a gold necklace and bangles. Beside him a shirtless attendant in orange cloth with long dreadlocked hair and white body markings pours or offers from a vessel. A second attendant in red-brown cloth bends over the altar at lower right, and a third in orange stands at left with a rudraksha-style necklace. Behind them a gold standing deity figure, a gold and pink umbrella, a large ornate peetha draped in multicoloured flower garlands, and a seated deity murti decorated with jewels. A backdrop shows a glowing temple tower against a purple sky. Brass vessels, plates and offerings sit on the altar in front. Four people are visible.2018-04-25A temple-style puja on a decorated stage with a gilded deity murti and a silver peetha. A central man wears a red-maroon robe, a multicoloured flower garland, a gold necklace and a vertical tilak, and holds a small offering. He is flanked by attendants in saffron and orange robes, one with a bare torso and white body markings, another in a red turban and rimless glasses holding a flower garland. Silver puja vessels, a kalasha-style pot and pink flower arrangements sit on the altar in front, under a pink and gold ceremonial umbrella and a starry red backdrop.2018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25A ritual abhishekam on a decorated stage before a deity murti adorned with garlands of purple, yellow and pink flowers and a golden shield-like backdrop. A man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark in a maroon dhoti and matching shawl pours liquid from an orange-gold vessel over the murti. A kneeling priest in a red-orange cloth and an orange turban holds a golden ceremonial item near the murti. A golden figure with hands in anjali stands to the side, and a red and pink umbrella canopy hangs above the altar. Brass offering bowls and lamps sit on the floor, and a second attendant in orange robes with white body markings stands at right holding a flower garland.2018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual at a temple-style stage in front of a night-sky backdrop. Centre, a figure with long dark braided hair and a red-brown garment and floral garland stands behind a decorated deity murti seated on a flower-covered platform, holding an offering near its head. Two gold female attendant statues with palms joined flank the scene, and a gold-and-red parasol canopy hangs above. Priests in saffron-orange robes with white body markings and a man in a rust-coloured turban kneel beside brass vessels and oil lamps. A garlanded silver-trimmed platform and a standing woman in orange robes with white markings appear at right. The image is a puja offering during the Meenakshi Pattabhishekam festival.2018-04-25 +1 copiesA temple-style ritual on a stage before a red-and-purple night-sky backdrop. Central figures are a deity murti (a decorated image adorned with gold jewellery, pink silk and bright garlands) seated on an ornate golden throne, with an ornate gold umbrella held above it. A man with long dark hair and a red-brown dhoti stands at left, reaching up to the deity's head. Other priests in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans, one with white sandal markings, attend nearby; one at right in orange robes holds a cloth. Gold female statues, flower garlands in red, yellow and purple, a silver lamp stand and brass vessels surround the scene. Shown in an ongoing puja for Chittirai Brahmotsavam, Meenakshi Pattabhishekam.2018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesA stage abhishekam scene before a deity murti decorated with garlands of red, white and purple flowers, shaded by a pink-and-gold ceremonial umbrella. A man in a maroon dhoti and loose maroon shawl, with a purple-and-white flower garland and gold bangles, pours from a large gold vessel and smiles. Beside him a man in an orange turban and orange clothes stands with a rudraksha mala. A kneeling priest in maroon with white markings holds a gold object near the murti. Golden statues of a female figure in anjali pose and a standing deity flank the scene, and a dark starry backdrop with a red curtain is visible above.2018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copies