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Photograph of a ceremonial scene with a woman in a rust-orange and gold-bordered sari and gold necklace, with a white tilak on her forehead, standing at left holding and pointing to a white board decorated with red and green floral rangoli-style borders and printed text. Beside her, three life-size figures sit on a red-draped dais under an orange and gold canopy: they are statues or murtis in regal dress with crowns, ornate necklaces, and robes in red, pink and purple. A round tray with offerings sits on a small red-draped stool in front, and a white-clothed table stands behind. A gold-fringed decorated umbrella is at upper left.

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A woman in an orange and gold draped garment with a gold necklace stands at left, facing right and holding a white board decorated with red and multicoloured floral roundels and a printed text sheet. Beside her, on the right, two ornately dressed seated figures appear to be deity murtis or statues: one wears a tall gold crown with red tassels and a red and gold garment with heavy jewellery, the other wears a red and gold cloth with jewelled necklaces. A gold canopy with a red and gold floral emblem hangs above them, and a plate with offerings sits on a low red stand at the bottom right. The setting is an indoor hall with a white draped table in the background.2012-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20122012-01-09January 17 20142014-01-17 +1 copiesMarch 04 20162016-03-04A photograph of a ceremonial setting with an ornate gold throne carved with lion-like motifs against a patterned silver-and-maroon wall. In the centre, a man in a rust-orange dhoti with a gold border and a white-and-gold garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. To the right, a shaved-headed man in rust-orange robes with a gold-bordered dhoti holds a small vessel and a ritual implement near an ornate golden stand. Behind the throne hang orange and yellow tasselled umbrellas. On the left, two partly visible men in saffron and pale clothing and a yellow-turbaned figure stand nearby. A white-draped table and a whiteboard with a printed page framed by red-and-white rangoli-style motifs sit on the red carpet. Most visible garments are saffron, rust and gold; a red-clad figure is partly visible at far right.2012-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 17 20142014-01-17A figure in a saffron-brown robe with a long rudraksha mala and a dark dreadlocked turban-style headwrap stands at right beside a whiteboard easel. He holds a marker and points at a hand-drawn diagram of a face with an eye, arrows and circles, with Tamil writing above and beside it. Behind him, three gilded figures sit on an ornate golden-framed stage with a red drape: a seated figure at left in a gold-embroidered red-and-gold garment with a large pendant and beaded garlands, a central figure in a tall decorated crown, and a smaller figure at right in a tall crown. A supplier-like bright stage light illuminates the scene.2016-03-04January 11 20142014-01-11January 10 20142014-01-10October 24 20152015-10-24A standing man in a maroon embroidered sherwani with paisley gold work, a gold ornamental crown, and a gold pendant and beaded garland, holds a red flower garland while facing a row of seated deity murti figures with gold crowns and red floral garlands, draped in gold and red cloth. Behind them a red draped backdrop and white flower decoration frame the hall, and brass vessels and a tray with offerings sit on the floor at the left, beside a figure in saffron-toned dhoti. The scene resembles a puja or abhishekam with garland offering. Identity of the standing man cannot be confirmed from appearance; the cues present are the gold crown, red-brown ceremonial garb and garlands.2014-05-10A ritual worship scene in an indoor hall with a golden arched canopy and orange and red draped backdrop. Three seated deity murti figures, adorned with gold crowns, garlands and jewelry, sit on a red-draped seat. A shaved-headed priest in rust-brown dhoti and shawl, with forehead tilak and bangles, offers a lit lamp and bell-like implement toward them. A tall man with long grey hair and beard, wearing an orange robe, stands at left observing. A poster with colourful rangoli-style circular motifs stands behind the priest, with a brass vessel and flowers on a white-draped table nearby. Ritual puja or aarti in progress.2014-01-08