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KAILASA PUDUVAI 15 Oct 2021

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Indoor hall with a yellow and gold draped altar on the left holding a seated deity murti decorated with garlands, and a brass lamp stand on a pink-cloth platform in front. Many devotees sit cross-legged on the white marble floor in rows, women in colourful saris (red, green, blue, pink, orange) and men in white shirts and dhotis. Some attendees are in front of a side table with steel vessels. A ceiling fan line runs above, with a framed picture on the upper right wall. The scene appears to be an evening satsang or puja gathering.KAILASA PUDUVAI 07 Oct 2021A photograph inside a temple hall with a white marble floor during a Navaratri evening puja. Several drummers in white dhotis and orange or saffron cloths play large drums on the left, while a small child in a yellow dress stands in the open floor space. Many seated devotees, including women in saris of pink, red and green and men in shirts, sit in rows facing the shrine. The shrine at the back has a decorated backdrop and a deity murti surrounded by lit oil lamps and floral decorations. A timestamp in the corner reads 07/10/2021 20:14.Indoor temple-style hall with white pillars and a seated gathering of devotees on checkered mats. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe faces the seated crowd near a small screen or monitor at left. Framed portraits hang on the walls above, and a deity murti with a lit lamp sits in a shrine niche at right. Women in green and patterned saris and children sit among the devotees, with a golden palanquin-like stand at the left edge. Photo credit overlay in the lower corner.A photograph of a large hall with a glossy white marble floor where many women sit in rows on the floor, holding lit oil lamps and small diyas toward a white deity murti seated at left under a red draped backdrop. Most women wear sarees and salwar-style dress in bright colours including green, teal, pink, red and yellow, while a few wear white. Brass and clay oil lamps sit on green leaves on the floor in front of them, with flowers and offerings visible. Several men in white and in pink and yellow shirts sit toward the back right of the hall near pillars, and wooden cabinets stand along the back wall.2024-10-10April 17 20222022-04-17December 11 20082008-12-11A photograph of an indoor hall with pale walls and a grey concrete floor, set up for a puja. Several seated men in white dhotis sit on mats in front of a raised platform, with a young girl in pink and a woman in white seated among them. Brass trays of offerings, small oil lamps and flowers are arranged on the floor. In the background, a decorated stage holds deity murtis flanked by green foliage backdrop. To the right, a large empty red throne with a portrait figure stands beside decorated statues garlanded with flowers. Hanging saffron and maroon fabric bands decorate the ceiling.August 12 20072007-08-12Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in a large hall with yellow-ochre walls and exposed ceiling ducts. In the foreground, several women sit on mats with palms pressed together in namaste; one wears a red-and-gold sari, another an orange-and-blue sari, and another a white sari. A man in a white t-shirt sits beside them. Brass oil lamps (deepas) with flowers stand on the mats. Behind them, rows of seated devotees watch. On the right, a decorated altar holds a deity murti with garlands and fruit offerings, and a stepped tiered display of red-and-black figurines stands along the wall. A television screen on the left shows a video call.2024-05-10December 28 20082008-12-28A photo of a devotional gathering in a yellow-walled hall with a stage at the back. On a raised platform, a seated figure in orange robes sits before a golden-canopied throne holding a large floral garland, with a deity murti and brass lamps beside it. Several women in saris sit on striped mats in rows facing the stage, many holding books and garlands. In the foreground a woman in orange sits on the mat with a phone raised, and a man in white dhoti stands at the left. A large kalasha-style lamp and floral decorations surround the dais. Identity of the seated stage figure cannot be confirmed from appearance.