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Night ritual scene before a tiered row of black stone deity murtis, many garlanded with yellow and white flower strands. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a pink-tasselled cloth bends and holds a garland of pink flowers near a seated man wearing a black turban, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a red-brown dhoti, who holds a ritual object. Behind them another attendant in a red turban holds a garland. Silver vessels, a silver elephant-shaped stand, a silver palanquin-like canopy, a brass pot and piles of red, yellow and orange powders lie on the ground, marking a puja or abhishekam at a Thaipusam-style procession setting. The seated man resembles a person by his turban, beads and saffron-toned dress, but the appearance is not conclusive.

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January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31Evening ritual at an ornate shrine decorated with pink and white flower garlands and silver images. A man seated on a carved silver throne wears a dark turban-like headwrap, a red-and-yellow striped cloth, pink flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, holding a small plate. A priest in white dhoti bends forward offering a lamp from a silver stand, while bare-chested attendants in white dhotis stand nearby, one holding a tray. A silver elephant stands at the throne base and a clay pot sits on the floor mat.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31