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A photograph inside a temple shrine. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a brass lamp and a small vessel in both hands while facing gold-coloured metal deity murtis of a four-armed figure and a consort in red cloth on a carved wooden stand. A silver kalasha pot with green leaves sits in front, steel bowls are on the floor, and a stone altar with carved panels runs behind. In the background a seated figure in saffron robes and an orange head wrap is shown on a separate altar with flowers and a gold-decorated frame, and a stone-carved deity relief is on a wall niche. Red curtains frame the doorway.

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November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet, performs aarti with a silver lamp before a metal utsava murti standing on a small red-based pedestal. Two smaller saffron-clad attendant figurines flank the murti on a gold-trimmed wooden stand. Behind is a shrine with a large deity murti draped in yellow and orange cloth and garlanded with white flowers, with a red curtain and stone carvings on the right. The man is standing barefoot on a wet stone floor. The deity figures are sculpted, not living people, so the count is one physical person.2011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe and a brown undergarment pours liquid from a brass vessel over a small bronze murti of Murugan with a spear and attendants on either side, set on a stone plinth. Behind, a larger golden deity is draped in red cloth and garlanded with red and purple flowers. Brass oil lamps stand around the shrine, with a silver tray of offerings at right. Only one person is visible.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A shaven-headed priest in orange-saffron robes and a gold-bead necklace performs an aarti with a flame lamp and a handheld bell at a shrine. Three bronze deity murtis stand on a gold-toned pedestal decorated with yellow marigold flowers. The central figure holds a staff and a mace-like object and wears a crown. Behind them is a stone carved niche, an orange cloth hanging, and a red railing with yellow garlands.2011-10-07