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A photograph of a priest in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder, reaching out to touch the forehead of a large golden metal statue of a deity seated beside a second golden statue. The left figure has a tall crown and bare upper body with ornate bracelets; the right figure is a goddess with a tall crown, elaborate necklaces and bangles, holding a small vessel. Red cloth hangings and carved wooden architecture frame the scene. The statues are not physical people and the priest is the only person visible, performing a puja-style blessing at a temple shrine.

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October 20 20062006-10-20A man in a white kurta and white dhoti with an orange-saffron shawl stands at the left and reaches toward a golden deity murti of a seated figure with a crown and a standing female figure with an ornate headdress, set within a gilded shrine with carved pillars and a red curtain backdrop. A young boy in white kneels at the far left with palms pressed together in namaskar. A large metal vessel sits in the lower left foreground, and a small plant and white vehicle are visible outside the shrine. The scene appears to be a deity worship or puja at a temple shrine. The man's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm a specific identity from visible cues alone, so the a person field is unsure.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20Two large golden metal murti of a seated deity couple, Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari, shown during the Ratha Yatra procession at Navalur Kuttapattu. The male figure is at left with raised hands holding a ceremonial staff, and the female figure at right holds a ceremonial item with her other hand, both wearing tall crowns and ornate jewellery and garlands. They sit in front of red drapes with carved pillars behind. A partially visible person in white clothes stands at the left edge, holding a ceremonial object. Only the statues and that edge figure are physically present.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva DevalayaA temple abhishekam scene: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti pours a golden liquid from a metal vessel over a large golden-brown deity murti with a crown and ornate jewellery. Behind it stand carved stone pillars and a red curtain in a temple hall. The murti appears to be a female deity statue, drenched in the poured liquid. No person's face is clearly visible, and no one else appears in the frame.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20Photograph of a golden metal statue pair of a seated deity couple, Sri Anandheswarar with Anandheswari, under a canopy with a red cloth backdrop. The male figure wears a tall crown and rudraksha-style ornaments; the female figure wears a tiered crown and jewelled necklaces, with a raised hand holding a lotus-like object. A person in a white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at the left edge, partly visible, leaning toward the statues. Green foliage is at the right. A banner above reads Sri Anandheswarar samed Anandheswari. Statues are not physical people. Printed stamp in corner reads Nithyananda Paramashivam2006-10-21October 20 20062006-10-20