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A photograph of a Laghu Puja at a golden shrine. A priest with his back to the camera, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange cloth, uses a ritual implement near a deity murti draped in yellow, red and white garlands and a striped silk garment. Rows of bells and hanging tassels in red, purple, green and orange frame the golden shrine.

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ADIKAILASA on 3/20/20222022-03-20ADIKAILASA on 3/20/20222022-03-20ADIKAILASA on 3/20/20222022-03-20ADIKAILASA on 3/20/20222022-03-20A devotee in an orange saffron wrap and orange head cloth stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a richly decorated deity murti of a goddess, draped in red, yellow, white and pink flower garlands and a red and green sari. Behind the figure, golden ornamental metalwork, hanging bells and multicoloured tassels frame the shrine. The devotee's bare upper body shows white and orange sacred markings, and a rudraksha-style mala is visible at the wrist. A small framed portrait appears in the upper corner. The caption reads Laghu Puja, Paramashivoham Day 20, Pachai Pattini Vratam Day 10-20 Mar 2022.2022-03-20ADIKAILASA on 3/20/20222022-03-20ADIKAILASA on 3/20/20222022-03-20ADIKAILASA on 3/20/20222022-03-20ADIKAILASA on 3/20/20222022-03-20A photograph of a Laghu Puja in progress before an adorned deity murti of Devi Mahamariamman, dressed in a purple garment with heavy jewelled gold necklaces, a tall ornate crown, and garlands of white and red flowers. Peacock-feather fans frame the murti on both sides. In the foreground at right, a standing priest with a shaved head, white ash markings on his bare shoulder and back, and an orange-saffron cloth wrapped over his shoulder, holds up an offering near the deity. Smoke or incense haze fills the gold-framed shrine, and a green-and-white floral arrangement sits at the bottom edge. The overlay caption reads Laghu Puja, Paramashivoham Day 20, Pachai Pattini Vratam Day 10-20 Mar 2022. The priest is not clearly identifiable as a person, so no identity is asserted.2022-03-20ADIKAILASA on 3/13/20222022-03-13ADIKAILASA on 3/13/20222022-03-13