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A photograph inside a temple shows a priest in a yellow dhoti and pink-and-gold waist cloth leaning over a deity murti draped in green and gold ornaments and garlands. A man in a yellow shirt and maroon lungi holds a long yellow and red garland over the murti, while a brass tray of flowers sits in the foreground. Two seated devotees in the lower corners watch the ritual from behind, one in a light blue shirt and one in red. Red pillars and a gold kalasha-like top frame the scene.

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February 07 20222022-02-07Photo of a temple ritual on a decorated vehicle with green-painted pillars. A man in a yellow top and maroon cloth stands at right, one hand on a garland of yellow, red and white flowers draped over an ornate deity murti wearing a gold and green ornamental covering. At left, a man in a yellow dhoti and pink cloth lifts a pink garland overhead. Seated devotees in the foreground wear a blue shirt and a red shirt. Gold ornamentation and marigold garlands surround the deity. Timestamp and location text overlay the lower right corner.2022-02-07February 07 20222022-02-07Photograph taken from ground level of a temple procession vehicle at dawn, showing priests in yellow and pink dhotis working on a deity murti under a white cloth on a wooden ratha. One priest, shirtless with a pink sash, holds up a white cloth; another in a yellow shirt with a gold crown-like headpiece on the murti reaches up to adjust it, with a long yellow and red-and-white flower garland hanging in front. A seated man in a red shirt watches from the foreground. Green and red painted pillars and carved wooden panels frame the scene. Timestamp overlay reads Feb 7, 2022 5:16:27 AM, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.2022-02-07February 07 20222022-02-07Photograph inside a temple shrine of a deity murti draped in a green silk cloth and decorated with yellow and red-white flower garlands, with a golden arch behind. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and shawl, wearing a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, leans forward over offerings on a brass plate of fruit, while a man in a yellow shirt reaches toward the offerings and another man holds white coconut shells in the foreground. Two visible people are near the shrine and one partially visible foreground person, appearing to perform abhishekam-style ritual service.2022-02-07February 07 20222022-02-07February 17 20222022-02-17February 17 20222022-02-17A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a decorated processional palanquin with two deity murtis draped in thick garlands of yellow, red, white and purple flowers. The central deity wears a teal cloth and a gold ornamental breastplate, and a second smaller murti sits beside it under a golden arch. Orange cloth covers the base, with incense sticks, fruit and offerings placed in front. A person in a pink sari and a person in yellow at left hold a brass plate near the top of the frame, and a blurred figure stands at the right edge. Red and green painted wooden pillars frame the scene, and a Tamil timestamp and location caption appear at lower right.2022-02-07February 17 20222022-02-17Outdoor temple shrine scene in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, with a deity murti dressed in orange cloth and heaped with red, yellow and white garlands, set within a red and green painted pavilion. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and red-and-gold shawl bends forward at the base, holding a white plastic bag and offering something to the shrine. Beside him, a young man in a yellow dhoti and orange shawl stands with both hands raised to his forehead in reverence. Date stamp reads Feb 17, 2022 9:31 AM. Two more men in white clothing appear at the right edge.2022-02-17