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October 29 2006

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Photograph of a nighttime procession in a temple-style setting showing two metal deity murtis seated side by side, one partly obscured by white cloth and the other gilded with a crown, adorned in red and gold garments, jewelled necklaces and yellow marigold garlands. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl holds a large flame. Tall garlands of yellow and purple flowers hang above, and a blue illuminated Tamil inscription is visible on the wall behind.2006-10-29October 29 20062006-10-29October 29 20062006-10-29Evening procession photograph of a deity murti decorated with white, yellow and red flower garlands and gold ornaments, wearing a white and green dhoti-style cloth and a red shawl, carried on a yellow-draped platform. A lit oil lamp flame burns at the base of the murti. Two men in white turbans and saffron-coloured clothing walk beside it, one holding a flame, while devotees stand in the dark background among trees, with strings of lights and a banner behind.2015-11-25October 29 20062006-10-29Night photograph of a Kodikkan ratha yatra procession in Pondicherry. A decorated golden temple chariot, or ratha, is lit by flash, with two deity murtis richly adorned with gold jewellery and garlands of yellow, pink and white flowers. A flame is held up in front of the deities, with devotees' raised hands visible in the foreground. Striped multicolour umbrellas shelter the deities. On the right, a printed portrait sits on a sign beside the umbrella, showing a man in white ritual clothes and a white cap, labelled by its caption as Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Lit blue signboard text runs across the top of the shrine. A dense crowd of devotees fills the bottom of the frame, mostly partly visible.2006-10-16Night-time temple ritual photographed with flash-lit figures against darkness. A priest in a ceremonial white-and-silver headdress and bare upper body, with a sacred thread, stands before a deity murti decorated with garlands of white, red, green and yellow flowers and a silver-ornamented face. A lit torch or oil lamp flame burns at the right, and a large silver umbrella with a tasselled canopy stands at the left edge. Orange and saffron cloths hang behind the deity, and several people in white and saffron clothing stand and sit around the scene, a woman with her hair pulled back in the lower left corner.2013-11-21Evening outdoor procession at dusk with a large deity murti dressed in flower garlands of red and yellow blooms, a gold crown and ornaments, wearing a white and green silk dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth. The murti sits on a yellow cloth-covered palanquin carried on poles. In the foreground a man in a white turban and orange garment holds a flaming oil lamp, and another figure in saffron clothes and glasses holds a phone. A hand-held lamp and a dark tree line frame the scene, with a striped pillar and a fabric banner behind.2015-11-25January 09 20132013-01-09October 29 20062006-10-29Evening procession shrine at night: a golden ornate ratha with carved pillars and a dark sky above. Two deity murtis, Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari, are dressed with garlands of yellow and white flowers, jewelled necklaces and crowns, standing before a red cloth backdrop. A priest in white dhoti and orange-saffron shawl stands at right, reaching to adjust a garland on the deities. A portrait of a man in white turban is printed on a stand at left. Glowing blue Tamil lettering reads the shrine names above the deities. Several onlookers' heads appear at the bottom edge.2006-10-09February 03 20152015-02-03