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Photo of a decorated shrine with two metal deity murtis seated under a gold arch, heavily garlanded with yellow and red-white flower strands. The left murti wears a green velvet cloth, a gold-studded black chest piece and a crown; the right murti wears an orange-pink garment and jewelled necklaces. Orange ritual cloth drapes the base, and a red thread runs across the altar. A dark-haired head is visible at the bottom edge.2022-02-07A photograph of a temple shrine with two golden deity murti adorned with thick garlands of yellow marigolds and red-white flowers. The murti on the left wears a dark blue-black embellished garment with gold ornaments and a green cloth beneath, and the one on the right wears a pink-magenta garment with a gold necklace. A partially visible bare-backed priest in a yellow cloth reaches toward the shrine offering flowers, with orange-brown ritual cloth draped before the altar. A gilded arch frames the shrine above.2022-02-07Photograph of a temple deity figure and a consort figure dressed in green and orange silks and heavily garlanded with yellow, red and white flower strings. A bare-armed priest in the left foreground reaches toward the garlands. Gold-toned arch and red wall behind; the figures are statues, not people. Timestamped Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, Feb 7 2022, 5:17 AM.2022-02-07February 07 20222022-02-07A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a decorated processional palanquin with two deity murtis draped in thick garlands of yellow, red, white and purple flowers. The central deity wears a teal cloth and a gold ornamental breastplate, and a second smaller murti sits beside it under a golden arch. Orange cloth covers the base, with incense sticks, fruit and offerings placed in front. A person in a pink sari and a person in yellow at left hold a brass plate near the top of the frame, and a blurred figure stands at the right edge. Red and green painted wooden pillars frame the scene, and a Tamil timestamp and location caption appear at lower right.2022-02-07A temple shrine on a wooden ratha or processional car, decorated with thick garlands of yellow marigolds and red and white flowers. Two deity murti stand at the centre, one adorned with a green cloth and a large ornate necklace, with an orange cloth draped beneath. A priest in a yellow dhoti and pink top, seen at the left edge, holds up a brass plate overhead. Incense sticks and offerings sit on a tray before the deities, and green and red pillars frame the scene. A pale date and location stamp reads Feb 7, 2022, Tiruvennanallur, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.2022-02-07February 17 20222022-02-17A photograph of a festival procession vehicle carrying a deity murti dressed in orange cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow and red-and-white flower strands. A priest in a yellow dhoti stands at left holding a brass plate. Green-painted wooden pillars frame the decorated carriage, with incense sticks and offerings on a brass tray in front of the murti. A green velvet backdrop and a gold arch sit behind the figure. The scene is set in a temple-ratha setting with ropes securing the structure.2022-02-07December 05 20112011-12-05 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesA decorated deity procession image inside a temple corridor. In the centre, a golden metal murti of a seated deity with a crown and a red-brown cloth backdrop sits beside a standing murti in a golden crown, maroon garment and ornate blue-and-gold jewelry, its hand raised in blessing. Thick garlands of yellow, white, red and green flowers frame the figures, and a golden arch arches overhead. A living man stands at the left edge, back partly turned, with long dark hair, a red-brown cloth and a flower garland around his head, and a gold bracelet on his arm. Ornate gold ornaments and oil lamps are visible at the lower left. The statues are not people; the single physical person is the standing man at the left.2016-12-14January 18 20182018-01-18