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A priest with a bare back and golden head ornament stands before two gold-faced deity murti seated on a throne-like altar, decorated with yellow and red garlands. He wears a white dhoti with a purple-gold bordered cloth and holds a green-and-gold drape and a thread, adjusting the cloth around the figures. The left murti wears a red and gold garment and a red headdress; the right murti wears a crown, red-and-gold dress and layered gold necklaces. A gold ornate backdrop frames the scene.

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July 13 20152015-07-13A temple ritual scene in which a priest in a gold turban and white dhoti with a purple-and-gold border anoints a silver-and-gold deity murti with a red-and-white garland. Beside him, a second figure in a green embroidered headdress, with an orange-and-white dhoti and red-and-yellow garlands around the neck, stands with hands folded in the foreground. Behind them stands a larger gold-crowned silver deity murti, decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, and to the right a seated gold-crowned deity murti in red silk, wearing jewellery. Ornate gold and silver temple decor frames the scene.2015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13 +2 copiesJuly 13 20152015-07-13 +2 copiesA photograph of a Hindu temple wedding ritual honouring deities. Two shirtless priests in white dhotis stand before a gilded altar, one placing a garland over a shrine figure. The central deity murti wears a red crown, a white and gold necklace and red and white garlands, while a second murti on the right wears a gold crown, a blue-and-gold necklace and a yellow garland. A green cloth covers the platform, with brass lamps and ornate gold panels around it. This appears to be a Meenakshi Tirukalyanam-style marriage ceremony, with garland exchange and abhishekam-style decoration of the murtis. No a person is visibly present.2015-10-18July 13 20152015-07-13 +2 copiesJuly 13 20152015-07-13 +1 copiesJuly 13 20152015-07-13Photograph of a Hindu temple ritual before a seated deity pair decorated with gold ornaments, red and pink garlands and yellow marigold strands. The central deity wears a tall gold crown with a red band and a jewelled necklace, and sits on a green cushioned seat under a green canopy. Two priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand on either side; the left priest wears a green and gold headwrap and holds a gold-bordered cloth to the deity, while the right priest wears a gold cap and holds the other end of the cloth. Gilded ceremonial panels, brass oil lamps and a gold-framed backdrop surround the scene. The arrangement suggests a Meenakshi Thirukalyanam wedding ritual, with the cloth offering.2015-10-18April 30 20152015-04-30A photograph of a temple ritual at a shrine decorated with white and yellow garlands and pink flowers. Three gold-and-silver murti figures stand on a green-draped altar: the central figure wears a red crown and ornate silver necklaces, the left figure wears a green-trimmed crown and the right figure wears a gold crown with gold jewellery. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis with red-and-gold borders stand before the altar; one priest holds up a long white flower garland while the other, seated on a gold ornate throne in front, receives it. A brass lamp is visible at the right edge.2015-10-18A photograph of a temple ritual before a decorated shrine with two deity murtis seated on a green-draped throne, adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers, jeweled necklaces and crowns. A devotee in a rust-red turban and orange-red dhoti stands at left, seen from behind, hands clasped in prayer. Brass lamp stands flank the shrine, and gilded arched panels frame the scene. The statues are not people; one visible person stands in the scene.2015-10-18