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August 16 20172017-08-16August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesNight photograph of a Karthigai Deepam procession at an outdoor shrine. A large black Nandi statue, draped in colourful and white flower garlands, sits at left on a stone plinth. Several women in white dhotis or saris and women in orange and red saris walk in a line along an orange-carpeted path, each holding a lit oil lamp. Palm trees and a yellow-lit hut sit in the background under floodlights. Rubble lines the path. About ten people are visible.2017-12-02Outdoor covered pavilion with a corrugated roof and a brick-paved floor decorated with a colourful rangoli at the front. In the centre stands a raised ceremonial platform with a tall wooden pole or flagstaff and a deity murti in gold, with a dome-shaped umbrella above it. Several saffron-robed figures in orange clothing stand near the platform, and a large crowd of devotees in white dress stands in front. On the right, saffron-clad attendants carry decorated umbrella-style standards and tall poles. Palm trees surround the open-sided structure. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2016-03-01 +1 copiesApril 10 20162016-04-10Outdoor temple courtyard with a brick-paved floor and a colourful rangoli floor design in the foreground, featuring orange, green and purple patterns. Many people in saffron and orange robes stand and move around a black stone Nandi bull on a red pedestal. Monks in orange and women in white and red saris gather in groups. To the right, a deity murti in a golden arched shrine is decorated with a floral garland, and two people in orange sit before a small brass puja setup with lamps and plates. A few devotees in white sit on mats in the lower right. Palm trees, a red compound wall and a canopy with bunting frame the scene.2016-01-15May 05 20152015-05-05September 26 20162016-09-26Outdoor temple courtyard with a tall ornate brass dhwajasthambha flagpole and a black Shiva lingam on a red pedestal decorated with marigold garlands. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti stands near the lingam, while a figure in orange and a garlanded man in orange-and-red garments stand at the central platform with a red sacred pillar. Devotees in white clothes and saffron-robed sannyasis, including a shaved-headed figure in orange, gather around. Large purple and red decorative umbrellas, hanging lanterns, palm trees and a kolam floor design frame the scene.2016-09-26Outdoor temple courtyard with a tall orange-painted ceremonial pillar rising from a red stepped plinth, with coconut palms behind. A dark stone Nandi bull statue sits on a red pedestal draped with a garland of marigolds, while a figure in red and white garlands stands on the plinth beside the pillar. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes stand in a line at left with hands folded in prayer, and men in white and grey shirts stand at right. A kolam of coloured powder decorates the paved floor at the bottom edge.2016-04-10