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Night photograph of a temple-style shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and a green leaf festoon, showing two silver-coloured deity murtis of a seated figure with a white turban and a standing female figure with a crown. Several men wear white dhotis and shawls: one at left with pink-bordered white cloth, a man in an orange top assisting near the centre, a bent-over devotee in white at the base making an offering over pink flowers, and a man in white with red-bordered dhoti at right. A red flag stands at right and a printed portrait of a smiling man in white headwear is at left edge. A printed signboard above the shrine shows Tamil text, and a bright light is visible at the top centre.

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November 24 20062006-11-24October 31 20062006-10-31October 31 20062006-10-31Night outdoor photo of a ritual at a temple-style setting. A young man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border stands at a gold-trimmed wooden cart-like platform, holding a tray of fruit and offerings. Behind him stands a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands, placed within an ornate golden arch and canopy with fruit offerings on trays. On the left, a man in white holds a lit torch, and other men in white dhotis stand nearby. A woman in white with long dark hair stands in the lower right foreground with her hands near the platform. A dark sign reads 'Welcome to Temple'. Visible people include the central figure, the torch-holder, a bald man in white, a man in orange-brown, and the woman in front.2013-01-09October 28 20062006-10-28February 02 20092009-02-02October 31 20062006-10-31October 31 20062006-10-31October 29 20062006-10-29A night procession at a temple chariot (ratha) in Tamil Nadu. A decorated wooden ratha carries an illuminated shrine with deity murtis draped in flower garlands and marigold strands, and a small framed portrait is mounted on its left side. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts crowd around, several with orange cloth draped over their shoulders, and some wear rudraksha malas. In the left foreground a man in a pale yellow shirt and dark trousers stands near a figure in pale clothing. A small portrait on the left shows a bearded man in a white turban, and the ratha's upper section bears an illuminated Tamil-script banner. Visible people number roughly fifteen to twenty.2006-10-28October 31 20062006-10-31January 16 20182018-01-16