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Night outdoor scene at a temple shrine with a dark deity murti holding a trident (trishul) and wearing an orange headdress and gold-trimmed garments, beside a smaller orange seated figure. Two men stand on a red-and-white painted plinth area with palm fronds and potted plants. The man in the centre wears an orange robe with a white-and-blue flower garland and holds his hands together in namaskar. The man on the right, smiling, wears a red-orange shawl over an orange dhoti with a white-and-blue garland. A black stone sign with Tamil text is visible at lower left. Three people are visible.

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Outdoor shrine scene under trees. Three people in saffron-orange robes stand facing a black stone deity murti decorated with red and white garlands and a red-and-orange cloth; a bald man at left holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings, while a young man in the centre reaches toward the shrine and a woman with long dark hair holds an offering. A small saffron-clad figure and a small green-robed figure sit at the base of the shrine, and a black plaque with white Tamil-script lettering stands near the front. Ornate gold arch frames the shrine, and a brass lamp sits on the platform. No one is identifiable as a person from appearance, so the figures are described by role.2011-10-07July 23 20122012-07-23December 21 20112011-12-21July 03 20122012-07-03 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20122012-09-13A photograph at an outdoor temple-garden shrine. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with a topknot stands with palms joined in namaskar before a group of black stone deity murtis garlanded with yellow and red marigold strands. The central seated figure wears a red and orange cloth and ornate gold jewellery; a white and red seated statue with garlands sits in front of the shrine, and small kalasha-style vessels and flower petals lie on the stone platform. Arched golden frames and trees surround the shrine, and a red-and-white painted border runs along the base.2012-01-02Night-time outdoor temple ritual in a garden setting beneath dark trees. A bald man in saffron-orange robes stands in the centre, facing a golden arched shrine holding a deity murti with dark face, red-and-gold garment and flower garland, and a blackened shrine figure beside it. A woman in an orange sari holds a lit lamp or flame toward the deity, and a line of men in white dhotis and shawls with red borders stand with palms pressed together in prayer or photograph the scene. A small black plaque with Tamil text sits at the base, and a white-draped table with offerings lies in front. The scene reads as an aarti or puja at a shrine.2011-05-16October 11 20122012-10-11A barefoot man in a saffron-orange sannyasi wrap and matching dhoti walks across a dusty red-earth courtyard past small shrines. He wears a long necklace of golden beads or bells and has long dark hair falling past his shoulders. Behind him stands a white-and-red painted pedestal topped with a white-draped shivalingam garlanded with yellow flowers, beside an arched iron frame. To the right, a black deity murti with yellow garlands sits under an arch, and a man in white dhoti holds a red and gold umbrella. Potted palms and young trees surround the courtyard. A printed Tamil label on the pedestal reads the words shown below.2011-12-21Outdoor temple garden scene with red-and-white painted pillars and a black stone shrine on the left, draped with white and red flower garlands. A tall figure with long dark hair and an orange saffron dhoti and shawl stands centre-left holding a brass plate. Beside him a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl holds another tray, and a table with a white cloth carries a bell, a small lamp and offerings. On the right a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands near a potted palm, and other robed figures are in the background. Green trees and small shrines with dark deity murtis complete the setting.2011-09-08May 05 20122012-05-05A photograph of four men in saffron-orange robes walking outdoors past a golden shrine arch with a deity murti draped in red and white flower garlands. The central man, with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a white-and-blue jasmine garland, walks with eyes lowered and hands folded at his chest. To his left, a young man in orange holds a silver tray of white flowers. To the right, two shaved-headed men in orange shawls and gold necklaces walk, one with palms pressed together in greeting. A potted palm stands at the left edge and a black plaque with Tamil text is behind them. Trees and a sandy path fill the background.2012-07-03