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A temple ritual scene with a fire pit of bricks holding a small flame and burning sticks in front. Two shaved-headed priests in orange and maroon cloths with white forehead markings sit on the floor; one tends the fire while another pours offerings from a bowl. A standing young man in a red garment with a yellow and white garland and a white turban stands centre. Behind them, ornately garlanded deity murti sit on a decorated dais with red drapery, gold ornaments and crowns, flanked by flower-decorated arches. Brass vessels, banana leaves and plates lie on the white floor.

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December 25 20132013-12-25A ceremonial hall during a Meenakshi Kalyanam-style ritual. In the foreground, a priest in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala tends a small brick fire pit with a flame, beside silver bowls, fruit, flowers and offerings on a green leaf. Along the right, several seated figures in red, pink and purple garments are heavily garlanded with yellow and red flowers; they appear to be deity murtis on draped seats rather than living people. A man in an orange turban and red-orange dhoti stands at the far right, adorned with flower garlands. At upper left, a seated figure in red and gold sits on a gold-and-red throne flanked by golden lion figures, with a garland draped over the throne back. Incense smoke rises at left.2013-12-25December 25 20132013-12-25A ceremonial stage scene with a deep maroon velvet backdrop and an ornate gold arched canopy. Three seated deity murtis, a central figure flanked by two consorts, are decorated with garlands of orange, yellow, purple and white flowers and wear crowns and gold jewellery. Standing beside them on the left and right are attendants in red and orange clothing with flower garlands, and a third seated deity murti appears at far right in pink and gold garments. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in orange and saffron robes sits on the floor with white ash markings, beside brass vessels, a silver bowl, marigold flowers, green leaves and a pile of dried sticks on a brick base.2013-12-25December 25 20132013-12-25April 30 20152015-04-30 +1 copiesA homa fire burns on a brick hearth before a decorated stage with three seated deity murti dressed in saffron and red garments, adorned with white, yellow and red flower garlands and gold crowns. A priest in a rust-brown dhoti and bare upper body stands at left, pouring an offering from a silver vessel into the fire, with a silver bowl and brass pots of offerings beside him. A young attendant in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at right holding a ritual item, and another attendant in orange and red with a saffron turban holds a garland. Coconut, banana leaves, marigolds and dried twigs lie on the floor. The scene shows a homa/yagna ritual. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present.2013-12-25January 09 20152015-01-09April 30 20152015-04-30A ceremonial wedding ritual on a stage before gold-framed thrones decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. Two richly dressed deity murti, one in green and one in red and gold, sit on the central golden throne. A man in white turban and white garland sits cross-legged before a fire pit with stacked yellow blocks and brass bowls of offerings. To the right, a man in pink dhoti and orange turban with a garland sits cross-legged. Two priests in orange and saffron robes and turbans sit at left, one tending a brass vessel, and smoke rises across the stage.2015-04-30January 09 20152015-01-09February 02 20162016-02-02