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A priest with bare upper body and white dhoti stands at left, holding a lit camphor flame toward a Ganesha murti. The Ganesha has an orange-pink face, a purple beaded garland, and is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and green grass. The murti sits in a shrine niche before a golden-yellow draped cloth. Below on a banana leaf are fruits, sweets, coconut and grains, with brass plates, a lit oil lamp and a standing brass lamp at right. Red-and-green painted shrine edges frame the scene on a patterned tiled floor.

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Kailasa Puduvai 10 sep 2021A photograph of a temple puja at an altar with a black Ganesha deity murti dressed in a purple and green cloth, adorned with orange marigold garlands and a red-and-gold turban-like crown. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp with both hands. In front are brass bowls of yellow rice, a green cucumber, an orange, a pomegranate, banana leaves and a brass plate of offerings, with a second lit lamp on the altar. The setting is a dark tiled wall with ornate gold-framed arches.2022-02-23A priest in orange robes and a bare shoulder performs aarti with a flaming lamp before a golden-orange Ganesha murti seated on a red cloth throne. The deity wears a red-orange turban, white and pearl necklaces, and is garlanded with marigold and white jasmine strings in yellow, red and orange. A gold arch frames the shrine. In front, a long mat holds rows of stainless-steel plates with rice, sweets, ladoos and other offerings, some covered in plastic. The white and red striped shrine base carries a Tamil label naming the deity, and a small banyan-style tree stands behind.2012-09-19A photograph of a Ganesha deity murti seated in a recessed shrine niche on a draped orange cloth. The clay-coloured Ganesha has a trunk, a tall white and gold headdress and a purple beaded necklace, with a green grass garland and marigold garlands around it. In front, on a long green banana leaf, are bananas, apples, coconut pieces, sweets, fried snacks and heaps of grains and flour offerings arranged in rows. The floor is patterned red tile. No people are visible.A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-coloured walls and carved gold figures. A bare-chested priest in a colourful pleated headdress and a yellow dhoti holds a brass plate with an oil lamp and offerings, facing a large Ganesha murti seated on a red-draped altar. The murti wears a red and gold garment and is adorned with marigold garlands. Fruits, bananas, sweets and flowers are arranged on brass plates before it. Behind, a smaller Ganesha murti and a red-clad deity figure stand among hanging marigold garlands and gold drapery. White sacred markings decorate the priest's chest and arms, indicating puja performed before the deity.December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph inside a temple shrine. A priest seen from behind, bare-backed and wearing a white dhoti with gold borders, raises a silver lamp toward a black Ganesha murti seated under an ornate gilded arch. The deity wears a yellow silk cloth, an orange headband and gold ornaments. In front, a small dark table holds brass plates with bananas, a kalasha-style brass vessel and a lit oil lamp. A dark tiled platform and a red wall surround the shrine. The priest's figure is the only physical person visible.2021-01-14A temple shrine interior with a man seen from behind, bare-backed, wearing a white dhoti with yellow borders and a sacred thread over his shoulder, long dark hair tied up. He raises his hand toward a golden deity murti of Ganesha with a dark face, orange crown and yellow garments, set within an ornate gold arch. A small wooden stand before it holds brass plates, a lit oil lamp, a banana and offerings. Other deity statues in pink and gold saris stand to the sides against red walls.2021-01-14August 31 20112011-08-31Photo 99223832021-03-01 +1 copiesA shirtless man with grey-streaked hair and a beard, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha-style mala, stands at left holding a silver oil lamp with a flame toward a large dark stone Ganesha murti. The deity wears an ornate silver-and-gold crown, a pink and gold garland, an orange silk cloth draped over its seated form, and a multicoloured tassel hanging behind it. Silver trays with offerings, including a fruit, a small silver vessel, a plate of lamps, and scattered flower petals sit on a black platform. The scene shows aarti being performed before the Ganesha murti during a puja.2026-01-03A priest in white traditional dhoti with gold border stands barefoot at left, bare-chested with a sacred thread and a rudraksha mala, holding a silver camphor lamp with a flame toward a large dark stone Ganesha murti. The elephant-headed deity wears an ornate silver crown, red and gold silk drapes, a silver garland and a pink sash, and holds a raised hand. On the black stone platform before the murti sit silver plates with offerings including a fruit, a silver vessel, lamps and scattered flower petals. A multicolored tassel hanging decorates the yellow wall behind. The scene shows a puja with aarti at a deity shrine.2026-01-03