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A figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head wrap stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer before a shrine alcove in a stone cave-like chamber. Hanging on the wall above is a small framed picture of a deity and a Tamil sign. Inside the ornate golden-framed shrine with a star-shaped and round metal backdrop studded with small oil lamps, a dark stone lingam is adorned with white and red flower garlands, with a smaller dark stone figure beside it. Small oil lamps glow in the foreground basin.

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A photograph inside a dim stone shrine. In the foreground at left, a person wearing a saffron-orange shawl over the head and body stands with hands joined in prayer, seen from behind and partly at the edge of the frame. The shrine contains a black stone lingam dressed with a white and red flower garland and a white flower on top, with a golden yantra-like design framed by a large black and white diagram above it. Small oil lamps glow beside it, and a second dark stone figure with a pink flower garland stands to the right. The walls are weathered stone and a dark plaque with Tamil script hangs above the entrance.2001 - Glimpses From Various ProgramsSAcred collections 2002 UncategorizedApril 27 20212021-04-27May 21 20122012-05-21January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a temple shrine during evening worship. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair and a pink flower garland wears an orange sleeveless top and an orange shawl, holding a woven basket-like vessel. Beside a black stone deity murti decorated with white cloth, orange marigold garlands and purple flowers, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Brass pots and marigold petals lie on the teal platform. Painted orange pillars and a painted diya lamp decorate the wall, with a poster of a deity behind.2009-01-12November 09 20072007-11-09A barefoot man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a temple shrine, eyes lowered and head slightly bowed. He wears an orange rudraksha-style mala necklace. Behind him is a black stone deity murti in red and gold draped garments, adorned with a yellow and red flower garland, beside a brass lamp. Striped red and white shrine walls frame the scene, with a shivalinga on a white cloth to the right and green trees behind. Tamil inscription plaques appear on the walls and a stone tablet.2011-01-18A photograph inside a temple shrine with a large bronze Nataraja statue of dancing Shiva surrounded by a flame arch, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with green, yellow and red flowers. In front, a seated figure in orange robes with a decorated head and white floral garland sits on a white-draped altar with brass lamps, a kalasha pot and bowls of rose petals. To the left, a standing person in orange robes and a matching orange head wrap faces the altar, holding a small object in one hand. Hanging brass lamps and oil lamps light the wooden-latticed hall with a white wall.2004-09-29A photograph of a shrine with a large dark metal Nataraja-style dancing Shiva frame, a mirror-like halo of flames, a figure in red cloth with a crown, yellow marigold garland and beaded necklaces at its centre. A standing person in orange robes with an orange head covering stands in the foreground, back to the camera, facing the shrine. Tall brass oil lamps flank the altar, with brass oil lamps hanging from the bamboo-panelled ceiling and a small brass pot and offering plates on the ledge. A framed picture of a multi-armed deity hangs above. The person's face is not visible, so no identification is made.A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti with gold borders and a gold-beaded necklace and head garland, his torso marked with white ash, offering a flame from a lit oil lamp in front of a black stone deity murti dressed in an orange and red shawl with a pink flower garland on its head. A gold arched kirtimukha-topped niche frames the deity against a yellow cloth backdrop. Pink and white flower petals lie on the floor, and a tall brass lamp stands at right beside another white-clad attendant with folded hands.2012-05-14 +1 copies