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A photograph of a temple archana at a Subrahmanya shrine. In the foreground at left, a bare-chested priest with long dark hair and a sacred thread, seen from behind, extends his hand toward the deities. Three gilded murtis stand before a red drape: a central Murugan figure with a tall gold crown, golden spear (vel) and flag, wearing a green and pink dhoti and a jewelled chest ornament, flanked by two consort figures in pink and green silk with gold crowns and necklaces. Yellow flower petals lie at the base. The scene is a Thaipoosam ritual archana.

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