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A photograph of a temple ritual in bright, hazy light. Two priests in red-orange robes with gold borders stand before a large golden deity murti adorned with gold jewellery, blue and red stones, and garlands of yellow and purple flowers. The taller priest on the left wears a rudraksha mala and gestures with his hands. The priest in the centre has long dark hair and holds a thin rod near a dark stone shivalinga on a red draped platform, beside a plate of leaves and offerings. A blurred crowd of devotees, some with raised hands, and a camera on a tripod fill the foreground. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the figures are priests.

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A photograph of a temple ritual before a large gilded deity murti adorned with a jewelled necklace and draped in a red cloth, with flower garlands in red, yellow and purple framing it. A standing shivalinga-like stone form sits on a dark base in the centre, with a long white rod touching it. A person in a red-and-gold-bordered garment leans over the stone to make offerings or touch it. Other priests in saffron-and-red dress with turbans and bare upper bodies stand nearby, and a crowd of devotees fills the foreground. a person's presence is uncertain; no clear candidate is identifiable from visible cues.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13May 07 20172017-05-07Inside a temple shrine decorated with gold-toned carved pillars and garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. Three deity murtis stand on a raised altar with marigold garlands draped over them. In front, a shirtless man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl stands with his hands at the altar, facing the deities. Beside him, a man in a saffron-orange robe stands with his back to the camera. A third man in a white shirt is partly visible at the lower left corner. To the right stands an ornate gold chair with a magenta cushion, and a potted plant and dark cloth hang nearby. Two people are physically present, plus one partially visible person.2019-07-16Photograph of a temple shrine with a golden deity murti seated on a red-draped throne, adorned with multicoloured flower garlands and a golden arch. A shivalinga stands on a black stone yoni pedestal before it. Several men in saffron-orange robes with yellow borders and orange headwear perform puja; one holds a brass kalasha-style vessel and another stands with palms joined at the shrine's right side. A woman in an orange sari with a short-sleeved blouse stands with hands folded in prayer near the centre. Brass lamps, offerings and a small figurine sit on the floor in front, and a few seated devotees are visible at the lower edge.2015-01-13February 24 20172017-02-24A photograph of a temple ritual before a golden deity murti seated on a red draped throne-like base, with a dark stone shivalinga-style pillar in front. A person in a saffron-orange sari-style garment with gold borders leans forward, pouring or offering something from a coconut-like vessel onto the dark stone base, with green leaves and a striped cloth nearby. The deity figures are adorned with heavy gold necklaces, jewelled ornaments and a raised hand gesture; the background is densely decorated with garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. Flanking figures wearing red and orange turbans and garlands stand at the sides, with a bearded figure on the right holding a hand up in blessing. The scene is an abhishekam-style offering at a temple shrine.2015-01-13Temple ritual before a golden deity murti seated on a throne, decorated with multicoloured garlands arranged in an arch behind it. Two attendants in orange garments stand at the left, one holding a vessel, while a person with long dreadlocked hair and a reddish-brown wrap stands in the middle, seemingly offering or performing abhishekam at the golden figure. Garlands of marigold and white flowers hang across the throne, and a brass lamp stands at the lower left.2016-12-23May 05 20172017-05-05A golden ornate shrine with a richly decorated deity murti of Meenakshi, crowned and dressed in orange and gold silk with jewelled ornaments, garlanded with marigolds and flower strands, seated on a throne. In the foreground a figure with long hair and a pink flower garland stands with arms raised, facing the deity. Two men with long dreadlocks in orange saffron cloths with white markings on their foreheads and arms stand with palms joined in worship at right. Brass bells hang above, golden lion-figure pillars flank the shrine, and a red curtain forms the backdrop. The scene shows a Meenakshi Pattabhishekam coronation ritual.2017-05-05A ritual abhishekam before a golden deity murti of a seated couple, a male figure with a trident-like staff and a female figure beside him, decorated with multicolored flower garlands and red-and-yellow floral arches. A man with long hair and an orange-red robe, wearing a rudraksha mala, raises a multicolored kalasha pot overhead toward the murti. Another attendant in an orange-red turban and dhoti stands at left, and a black stone shivalinga sits on a red-draped pedestal with a small offering in front. The scene shows a temple ritual with ornate gold jewelry and bright floral decoration.2015-01-13