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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.

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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.April 27 20212021-04-27April 27 20212021-04-27SAcred collections 2002 Uncategorized2001 - Glimpses From Various ProgramsJanuary 23 20222022-01-23Inside a carved stone shrine, a priest in a white dhoti and bare chest performs puja to a deity murti framed by a green garland and a decorated arch with a flame lit before it. Two figures stand in the doorway viewing the ritual: one on the left with long dark wavy hair wears an orange saffron robe and an orange head wrap, seen from behind; another on the right, bald, wears a yellow shawl over white clothing with a red cloth at the waist. Red curtains and a metal grille frame the doorway, and carved figures decorate the stone lintel above.2008-10-29September 18 20062006-09-18A photograph inside a white stone temple shrine. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe with maroon borders and an orange dhoti, stands with their back to the camera and reaches toward a Shiva lingam decorated with green leaves and a red garland. The lingam sits within a gold arched niche under a hanging copper kalasha. Offerings of fruit, a banana bunch, flowers and a bowl of rice sit on the floor, with an oil lamp and brass vessels on a small platform nearby. Carved white walls frame the scene.A photograph inside a temple shrine. A young man on the left wears an orange-saffron turban, orange robe and a yellow-and-green flower garland, hands folded in front of him with head bowed. On the right, an older bare-chested priest with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a pale yellow dhoti stands with palms pressed together in prayer. In the centre is a deity murti with a face and mouth of carved stone, draped in yellow marigold garlands, red flowers and green leaves, with long white flower strands hanging above under a gilded arch and a brass umbrella. A brass oil lamp and a pink cloth-covered pedestal are in front. The scene shows worship at a shrine.A person in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-orange shawl and long dark hair, seen from behind, stands at a shrine facing an ornate golden-framed altar. Inside the shrine a deity murti in white and red garments with a garland sits among fruit, flowers and brass puja vessels on a yellow-trimmed platform. Striped blue, red and yellow decorative pillar cloths flank the shrine, with green leaf festoons above. The white stone interior and polished floor reflect the lamplight.2008-09-03Dimly lit shrine interior with an arched gilded frame over a deity murti draped in garlands of orange and white marigolds and red flowers. Two standing figures in red-orange robes face the altar from the left, one with a shaved-looking head and bare upper back, the other in a wrapped red garment. Brass lamps on tall stands flank a lower altar piece with a garlanded image and a white cloth. A third figure in red-orange cloth stands in the centre of the shrine near the deity and a blue-draped figure stands at the right edge. Carved stone walls surround the shrine.2008-03-22