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Outdoor puja under a large tree at a shrine decorated with marigold and multicolour flower garlands. A seated woman in an orange-brown sari with gold border presses her palms together before offerings on a banana leaf and brass plates. Beside her, girls in red and purple dresses sit on striped mats with a mask-wearing devotee. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and masks sit facing a garlanded deity murti on a red-draped platform. Brass lamps with tall stands, a brass kalasha, orange canopy and flower-decorated memorial stones complete the scene.2021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15A photograph of a temple shrine in an outdoor setting. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and an orange wrap, stands at left with hands raised holding a small offering. Beside them, a second person in orange clothing is partly visible. The central focus is a black stone Shiva deity murti seated on a white bull (Nandi) with a trident, an orange turban-style crown, and garlands of yellow and red-orange flowers. A white stone figure stands in front of the shrine base. Brass oil lamps, small brass pots and banana offerings sit on the red-and-white striped platform. A black plaque with Tamil script is mounted on the base. Golden arched frames and additional shrines appear in the background.2010-01-08Outdoor shrine scene with a standing woman in a long orange sari and a bowed figure in orange robes offering flowers at a stone shrine. Behind them, black stone deity murti of a Shiva-form figure with a trident and orange turban-like crown, garlanded with marigold and yellow-red flower garlands, flanked by an arched golden torana. In front, a small white marble seated figure, brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha, fruit offerings, a tray with brass vessels, and a black plaque with Tamil inscription. Red-and-white painted pedestals and other shrines stand in the background among trees.2010-01-08Outdoor puja at a shrine under a large tree, decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands and red flower strands. A woman in a red sari with a red-and-gold blouse and a mala stands at right, holding a plate with flowers as she offers to a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti who is shown from behind. A gold oil lamp with a flame-shaped top and a gold-domed incense or kalasha vessel sit in front, with a red cloth draped over a low platform and a striped cloth spread on the ground. An elderly man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with an orange head cloth stands at right with folded hands, and people in white stand farther back. A red-and-yellow canopy with a bird emblem covers the left edge.2021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15November 15 20212021-11-15Outdoor photo at a shrine with a black stone statue of a seated deity couple draped in marigold and yellow garlands, the male figure holding a trident and wearing an orange turban. A white marble statue of a seated figure sits in front with a rudraksha-style garland. A standing figure in an orange sleeveless top and saffron-orange shawl, with long curly hair, holds a plate of offerings near brass oil lamps. A second person in orange robes stands at left. A black plaque with Tamil text sits on the red-and-white striped platform, with bananas and cloth bundles as offerings.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08December 30 20172017-12-30