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Night outdoor puja before a framed image of Kalabhairava, a fierce deity murti shown with multiple arms, a raised weapon and a skull-crowned headdress. The image is garlanded with yellow marigolds, pink and red flowers and a green-and-brown bead mala, and sits under a small decorated canopy with a red and gold top. In front, a kneeling priest in an orange-saffron cloth with a white tripundra mark on his arm offers worship beside a lit oil lamp and brass vessels on a purple cloth. Green shrubs and a dark tree frame the scene.

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OTHER - MY KAILASA IS NOT IN THIS LIST on 4/4/20212021-04-04Night outdoor puja at a shrine in Chennai. A large painted image of a fierce deity, with a crown, trident and many ornaments, is framed under a decorated umbrella. In front, a small metal kalasha-like pot sits on a leopard-print cloth garlanded with yellow marigolds. A person in a rust-coloured wrap stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp and a bell-like object. Brass plates and a small vessel lie on the stone platform below.2021-03-22Night outdoor puja at a shrine decorated with marigold garlands and a canopy, with a framed deity murti at the centre. Lit oil lamps and a flame flare at the shrine base, and a tray of red offerings sits in front. A person in orange robes stands at the right edge, partly cut off, holding a lamp. On a striped mat in the foreground lie bowls of fruit, including bananas, mangoes and what appear to be gourds, plus a bowl of chopped green vegetables. Tall trees and a dim background surround the scene.2021-04-04Night photograph at an outdoor shrine beneath dark tree branches. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, seen from behind, stands on a pale paved platform facing a decorated deity murti set in a gilded arched niche with a colourful fringed canopy above. The murti wears an orange garment, a silver crown and a garland of yellow and green flowers. At its base is a stone-encircled Shiva linga draped with yellow marigold garlands. Another figure in white stands at the left edge in the background.2005-03-08Photo 11739227 +1 copiesMarch 08 20052005-03-08August 22 20132013-08-22Night ritual before a large deity murti of a blue-skinned goddess with four arms, crowned, garlanded with red and yellow flower strands, and set on a yellow and maroon draped backdrop. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes and an orange headwrap sits at left on a white-and-red stepped platform, reading from an open book and holding a small object in his hands. In front, a fire pit burns with offerings, surrounded by brass vessels, a silver bowl, flower garlands and brass lamps. Oil lamps line the steps behind. The sign-free scene shows a homa and puja in progress.2013-11-02Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-like open pavilion. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron cloth and wrap sits at left, holding a brass lamp with a lit flame aloft in his right hand near a square stone fire pit with a small fire and bundled sticks. Behind him stands a tall white-and-blue deity murti, with a red and pink flower garland, a white crown, and raised hands holding objects, set against a yellow and maroon draped backdrop. Yellow and white marigold garlands and purple-wrapped kalasha pots lie on the floor near the murti, and brass oil lamps stand at right. Plants and a palm tree surround the area, with a few small figures visible in the far background. This appears to be an aarti or homa-style offering.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02Photo 11696202