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June 12 20152015-06-12Night procession at a Tamil Nadu street with a large crowd of devotees pressed together, mostly seen from behind. Many women wear sarees, some with long braids and flowers in their hair, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. In the centre a decorated golden ratha or chariot shrine glows with lights and is hung with garlands, with deity murtis and a small bright flame in front. Framed portrait photographs are mounted on the shrine sides, and a cameraman stands beside it. Saffron flags and strings of bunting decorate the scene, and a building stands at the left edge.Night procession at Kodikkan Ratha Yatra in Coimbatore: an ornate golden palanquin-style shrine carries garlanded deity murtis of Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari, lit by a bright lamp. A man in white clothes stands on the shrine platform beside the deities. Devotees crowd the foreground, including women in saris and a woman with a long braid in an orange sari, with a bright lamp at the right edge. A framed photo of a man in white turban and clothing is mounted on the shrine's side. The shrine has Tamil text on a sign above the deities.2006-10-09SHYAMALAPEETA SARVAJNAPEETAM on 6/4/20222022-06-04Photo 99194992022-04-05 +1 copiesNovember 18 20082008-11-18 +1 copiesOutdoor street procession at dusk. A carved golden-wood ratha canopy holds two large deity murtis seated side by side, decorated with garlands, gold ornaments and a red backdrop. Several devotees crowd the roadside, including a woman in a red patterned sari, a man in a striped shirt, and a man carrying a small child. Printed portraits flank the ratha: one shows a bearded man in a white headwrap, another a man in a dark robe with a white headwrap. Tamil-script banner text sits on the top of the ratha.2006-10-09Outdoor street procession in Pondicherry during a temple car (ratha) parade. A golden palanquin-style chariot canopy is draped with pink, white and yellow garlands and holds deity murtis. A man in white clothes bends forward at its base making an offering or touching the garlands. Several women in saris and braided hair stand in the crowd, along with men in shirts and dhotis. Two multicoloured fringed umbrellas flank the chariot. Blue sky and trees are behind the scene.2006-10-16October 24 20062006-10-24January 16 20182018-01-16October 15 20062006-10-15Night photograph of a crowded street-side temple entrance in Tiruvannamalai, lit by warm orange and white lights. A large orange signboard above reads SPH Sri Nithyananda's Ancestral Home in English and Tamil, with a Telugu-script line below. A deity murti or decorated image stands in an alcove, draped in a garland of purple and white flowers and wearing a white beaded necklace, with a lit lamp and offerings in front. A woman in an orange sari and other devotees in orange and white stand around it. A large crowd of mostly young men and women, some in white shirts and some holding up phones to record, presses forward in the foreground. Shop fronts with signs and a hanging loudspeaker surround the scene.2024-07-21