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A crowd of many devotees, mostly young men in blue shirts with yellow collars and some in checked shirts, gathers along a tree-lined road to follow a procession. At centre stands an ornate golden ratha/palanquin shrine housing two deity murtis draped in red cloth and heavy garlands of orange and white flowers. A framed portrait on a stand at left shows a bearded figure in white head covering and white robes, labelled in Tamil script. Foliage frames the scene and a tall sign-post stands behind the crowd.

Outdoor photo under a large banyan tree at a shaded clearing. A golden deity murti, possibly a saint figure, is decorated with a flower garland and sits on a red-stone platform with a white bull or nandi-like figure before it. In the foreground, a row of people in white clothes stand with their backs to the camera, several with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a white-and-checked garment with a long braid is in the lower left. Further back, a man in orange and white clothes and others in white stand with palms joined. A camera operator is visible near the platform, and a small lamp hangs from the tree. The scene suggests darshan or puja. Approximately 25 people are visible.

A dense crowd of men and boys, many in dark blue shirts, fills a tree-lined street during a procession. Behind them rises an ornate golden canopied shrine on wheels, draped in red cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, carrying two deity murtis wearing white and green garments. A small framed portrait on the left shows an older man in white turban and white clothing, but he is printed, not physically present. A man in dark sunglasses and a light shirt stands near the centre-right, and a police officer in a dark cap is visible in the crowd.

A crowded outdoor procession at a temple-side street, with a decorated deity murti or ratha-like shrine covered in dense garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and red flowers. A man in a purple checked shirt and white dhoti stands at the shrine, hands on the garlands. Beside him an older man in white with a saffron-coloured shawl stands near a yellow banner printed with birds. Devotees crowd around, many with folded hands, including women in orange and pink saris with jasmine and marigold in their hair. A man in a rust-orange wrap with long hair stands at right with palms pressed together. Banana plants and a bunch of green bananas frame the scene.

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A crowded outdoor scene under leafy trees where devotees gather around a golden deity murti decorated with yellow, orange and purple garlands and a red draped backdrop. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near the murti, and a woman in a white sari receives something from him at the front. Other women wear white saris, orange and red blouses, and bright salwar. Many men in white shirts and dhotis press forward through the crowd, with a boy in a black shirt among them. The statue sits on a gilded red pedestal, and the scene suggests puja or prasadam distribution.

November 01 2006

A street procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where devotees gather around a decorated ratha shrine under leafy trees. The shrine is hung with marigold garlands and holds deity murtis draped in ornaments. Two framed portraits are propped on easels beside it, one showing a bearded man in white and one showing a man in a dark outfit. Women in saris, one in purple and one in pink, and men in white shirts stand close together on the roadside, while motorbikes pass on the road behind.

A crowd of students and devotees gathers around a gilded, carved wooden shrine-chariot during a procession under leafy trees. Inside the shrine stand two deity murtis draped in red cloth and garlanded with yellow and white flowers. Several young men in dark blue and navy uniforms with yellow neckerchiefs stand in the foreground, and others in checked grey shirts and dark trousers stand beside them. A young woman in a white top and a woman in a teal shawl are at left. A small framed portrait is held up near the shrine.

Outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree at the Dakshinamurti shrine. A golden-and-white deity murti of Dakshinamurti sits on a cobblestone base, adorned with garlands of yellow marigolds and red and white flowers. A long-haired man in a cream-white robe with yellow-gold draping stands at right holding a ritual lamp toward the murti, with garlands around his neck, apparently performing aarti. In the foreground a young man in a saffron-orange robe looks back over his shoulder, and a bald man in orange stands at lower right. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the background, and a photographer with a camera is visible at upper right.

Night outdoor procession scene in front of an ornately decorated golden canopy shrine draped with marigold garlands, housing deity murtis of Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari. A standing figure in an orange-brown shawl over white clothing stands on the shrine platform before the deities, with a framed portrait on each side of the shrine. A dense crowd of devotees, many women and children, watches from the foreground under street lights. Two framed portraits flank the shrine; one is in the left frame and one on the right, and their subjects are printed images rather than physical people.

June 17 2017

Outdoor ceremony under a canopy with draped white and maroon cloth. On the right, a seated figure in a golden crown and orange-saffron garments, wearing a long multicoloured garland and ornate gold jewellery, sits on a gold throne and smiles while raising one hand. On the left, a deity murti in a gold-framed palanquin-style seat is also heavily garlanded in red, yellow, purple and green flowers. Seated devotees in white dhotis, orange shawls, a purple salwar and a yellow sari face the platform, several with their backs to the camera. A golden lion-form armrest and a brass vessel appear in the foreground.