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October 23 20062006-10-23November 01 20062006-11-01Night photograph of a temple procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. A decorated ratha or palanquin carrying deity murtis is lit from above, adorned with yellow and white marigold garlands and colourful drapery. Priests in white clothing stand beside the shrine, and a small fire flame glows near the base. In the foreground, a crowd of devotees watches from behind, including women in pink and orange saris with flowers in their hair, and men in a plaid shirt and a blue shirt. Two framed portraits flank the shrine, one showing a figure in a white turban and one in a dark suit. The scene is dimly lit with street lamps visible at left.2006-11-01Night 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.2006-10-09October 09 20062006-10-09Night photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered outdoors before a brightly lit, ornate temple shrine decorated with gold and red drapery and a deity murti in the centre. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk or stand in the foreground, a woman in a turquoise sari stands among them, and a figure in a cream sari with an orange border holds their hands together in prayer at the right edge. Orange-red flags with a circular emblem are planted at the sides, and a small two-storey building stands behind the shrine under a dark sky.2009-01-20October 24 20062006-10-24December 20 20062006-12-20October 09 20062006-10-09Night procession at an outdoor ashram event. A lit golden palanquin or ratha carrying a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and hangs beneath a string of small paper bunting flags. Many men in plain white dhoti and white shirts crowd around it, several bending forward with hands together. One man in the right foreground wears a bright orange-red shawl over white clothes. Palm trees are visible above the crowd.2007-12-30October 09 20062006-10-09A dim temple interior with a crowd of devotees pressing toward a shrine. A grey stone shrine with carved pillars and a golden arch frames a deity murti dressed in red and adorned with marigold garlands, with lit oil lamps on golden stands beside it. Red cloth drapes hang on either side. Above, a painted panel shows deities and a pair of bulls. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and salwar kameez, and a girl with a braided plait stand in the foreground with hands folded in prayer. Some people in the foreground have their backs to the camera.2010-11-12