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Outdoor photo of a flower-decorated procession chariot with a pink canopy. Two gilded murti figures sit on the chariot, one in an orange turban and red-and-gold dress raising a hand in blessing, the other wearing a tall crown and a blue-and-gold sari. The chariot is wrapped in garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. Behind it are a green field, a small tiled-roof shelter, power lines and distant hills under a partly cloudy sky. No living people are visible.

Two golden murti figures are framed within a dense arch of marigold-style garlands in yellow, white, pink, maroon, red and green, set on a festival vehicle. The central figure wears an orange-and-saffron headcloth and a jewelled gold crown-like headdress, with a red-and-white beaded necklace and gold ornaments, and raises a golden hand in abhaya mudra. The figure beside it wears a gold headdress, green-and-gold dress and layered ornaments, with a red garland draped across both. Deity murti; no living people are visible.

A photograph of a temple procession car, the ratha, with a red wooden frame and a canopy. Two copper-coloured utsava murti deity faces are visible, heavily decorated with layered garlands of white, yellow, pink and purple flowers, with red blossoms and a green leaf garland. Marigolds and petals cover the base of the cart. A man in an orange turban stands at the lower right, and a dark blurred figure is at the lower left. The page describes a Kalpataru darshan procession in the streets of Tiruvannamalai, but the scene itself shows only the decorated cart and deity figures, with no a person candidate visible.

A decorated shrine with two metal deity murtis (statues) on a raised platform, heavily adorned with garlands of marigolds, roses and white flowers in yellow, orange, red and pink. The figure on the left wears a red-and-gold crown and a large jeweled necklace, holding a hand in abhaya mudra; the figure on the right wears a dark crown and a golden necklace with an orange cloth. A large floral mandala-like garland forms a cascade at the base, and brass oil lamps flank the platform. Strings of flowers hang along the pillars behind. No people are visible; this is a photograph of ritual decoration with deity statues.

A festival procession on a decorated chariot. Two deity murtis, one golden and one dressed in white with gold ornaments, sit under a dense garland of multicolored flowers in red, yellow, pink and white. A large pink and red fringed umbrella shades the cart, and a smaller red, green and gold canopy stands behind. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head wears an orange cloth and white flower garland and bends over the chariot, while a brass lamp and ritual objects sit on a green and pink cloth. Crowds stand along the road, and a flag with elephant and peacock motifs flutters at left.

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Two decorated metal deity murtis seated side by side on a green satin draped platform, framed by an arch of red, pink, white and purple flower garlands with green leaves. The left figure wears a gold crown, orange and gold silk garment, layered gold necklaces and bangles, and holds a hand raised in blessing; the right figure wears a red garment and gold ornaments. Gold-carved pillar and ornate gilded arch edge the scene; background shows floral decoration. No physical people are visible.

Two metal deity murtis, one in gold-toned finish wearing an orange-pink garment and heavy layered silver-and-gem necklaces, the other in dark green garment with ornate jewelled crown and necklaces, seated side by side on a flower-decorated throne. Garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers frame them, and a gold patterned curtain and carved gold panel form the backdrop. No physical people are visible.

Two silver-faced deity murtis, a male and a female figure, sit side by side on a golden throne, heavily decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses, white jasmine and purple flowers. The left murti wears a gold crown and holds a gold ritual implement, while the right murti wears a jewelled crown and red sari with silver ornaments. To the right stands one living man in an orange head-cloth, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arms, wearing a red-and-white garland and a red dhoti-style cloth, standing beside the murtis during the ceremony. A green and gold fabric backdrop frames the scene.

A photograph of a deity murti pair seated on a decorated stage, lit at night. The central figure wears an orange-red turban and a multi-strand jewelled necklace, and raises one hand in blessing. Beside him a female figure wears a golden-orange sari, a white floral garland and a bejewelled necklace. The pair is draped with long strands of yellow, orange, white and pink flower garlands, and a large floral mandala-like arrangement of marigold and rose petals covers the base. Brass oil lamps stand at the lower corners, and a background of maroon and red cloth hangs behind the stone pillars.

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