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A photo inside a small temple shrine with blue-painted walls and a white-tiled backdrop. A bare-chested priest in a red cloth and a second priest in a yellow-bordered white dhoti stand at a golden arched shrine holding a decorated deity murti garlanded with marigold and other flower garlands, with a metal lamp and brass vessels on the floor. To the left, a man in an orange robe with a red-edged shawl stands with hands folded, and a woman in a red top and orange skirt stands beside him. On the right, a bare-chested elderly man in a white cloth and a man in an orange robe watch the puja. A green-and-gold deity relief is visible on the wall above. Readable Tamil signage and a painted board name a shrine dedication.

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Inside a blue-walled temple shrine, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and red waist cloth performs abhishekam at a deity murti dressed with garlands, with a brass vessel and kalasha-like pot nearby. A large painted green deity figure with weapons stands on the wall behind. A standing man in a saffron-orange robe at the right foreground holds a vessel and faces the shrine, while devotees in orange and red garments and a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti stand near the altar. A signboard in Tamil hangs on the left wall and a banner in Tamil script is mounted above the shrine.2008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15 +1 copiesOctober 15 20082008-10-15 +1 copiesOctober 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20122012-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph taken from behind inside a small shrine room with white tiled walls. A priest in a red shawl and light saffron dhoti stands at the centre, holding a lit oil lamp before two black stone deity murtis draped with garlands of yellow and purple flowers, set against a blue curtain and a gold arched frame. On the left a woman in an orange sleeveless top and white flower garland watches, and on the right a man in a tan kurta and another man in a white shirt stand with hands folded. A framed yantra picture and brass vessels with flowers sit on the altar below.2010-02-08August 09 20102010-08-09October 15 20082008-10-15 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple shrine behind a metal grille. A bare-chested priest in a pink-orange dhoti holds a lit oil lamp on a brass plate toward a deity murti decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. Behind the bars, several people in white clothing and orange cloths stand with hands folded in prayer or raised toward the shrine. A brass lamp stand and a kalasha-like pot sit near the deity, and a yellow cloth with a printed emblem lies on the rail in the foreground. Two people in the lower left foreground, one wearing an orange garment, are seen from behind. The scene shows aarti being performed at darshan of a deity murti.2008-11-11February 16 20132013-02-16 +1 copiesA temple ritual inside a decorated hall with a tented ceiling and banana-leaf festoons. A bare-backed figure with long, dark, matted hair and a flower-garland headband stands at centre, facing a large deity murti draped in multicoloured flower garlands and gold-coloured cloth. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis and white body markings stand at left; the nearer one holds a brass plate of yellow offerings and wears a rudraksha-style beaded necklace. A third man in white dhoti with white markings assists beside him. An ornate gold-and-red throne with a gilded canopy sits at far left, and a photographer with a camera is visible in the background. Lush green leaves and marigold-like strands decorate the scene.2016-12-19