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Night photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered on a dim street in front of an illuminated temple-style shrine on a wheeled ratha. A woman in the foreground wears a gold-bordered orange-and-cream saree with a white handbag over her shoulder, and other men and women in shirts and sarees stand close together. The shrine is decorated with garlands of yellow and white flowers and holds deity murti figures; a neon-blue sign arches over its top. A street lamp glows on the left and a small flame or lamp burns near the procession.

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Night photo of a Ratha Yatra procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu: a gilded, ornately carved processional shrine (ratha) is decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and lit by a bright lamp. Two men in light clothing stand on and beside the shrine, one in a white dhoti tending the deities, one in a grey shirt. Inside, a silver-and-gold deity murti is garlanded, with a lit oil lamp in front. Two framed portraits flank the shrine, one showing a man in a white head covering and the other a man in a dark jacket with a white turban-like head wrap. A crowd of devotees, mostly women in saris and braided hair and older men, watches from the foreground. A blue-lit Tamil-script sign runs across the top of the shrine. Red and orange flags hang at the sides. Whether either framed portrait depicts a person cannot be confirmed from appearance.2006-11-01Night photograph of a crowd walking past an illuminated temple shrine decorated with yellow and white garlands, with a deity murti visible in an ornate gateway. In the foreground, devotees include a man in a red and white checked shirt, a woman in a yellow-green sari with a bun, and a man in a green checked shirt with a white dhoti. A small framed portrait is held up near the shrine, but its subject is too indistinct to attribute. Lights and a dark background surround the procession.2006-10-14November 01 20062006-11-01Night procession at a temple-style ratha/chariot shrine, a wooden canopy with carved pillars and marigold garlands. Inside the shrine stand deity murtis draped in yellow and white flowers, lit by a bright lamp. Devotees crowd the street in front, including a man in a white shirt and grey shirt, a man in a striped shirt, and women in yellow and pink saris, with a white van at left. A man in white dhoti attends the shrine near a second person in white. Blue illuminated lettering runs along the top of the canopy.2006-11-01Night photograph of a crowd gathered around an ornate golden palanquin-style shrine during a procession at Chennai. Two deity murtis, adorned with garlands of white and yellow flowers, stand within the gilded structure, which is lit by a bright lamp. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt faces away from the camera, while women in saris, one in mustard-gold with a white flower in her hair and another in lavender, press forward among devotees. Behind the shrine, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a bouquet of yellow flowers. A framed black-and-white portrait of a bearded figure in a white head covering is displayed on a pole beside the shrine, with an orange flag above it. Floral garlands drape the structure and crowd members, and a few other people stand at the back of the crowd.2006-10-31Night street photograph of a crowd gathered before a lit deity murti or decorated shrine on a raised platform, with a flame burning in front. A man in an orange-brown garment stands near the flame, and an attendant in white stands beside the platform. Devotees in the foreground, several with their backs to the camera, wear white and beige shirts and saris in orange, yellow and green. A white bus with a blue and white band and an orange car sit in the street at left, and illuminated shop fronts and signboards line the road.January 22 20102010-01-22November 01 20062006-11-01Night photo of a crowd gathered before an ornate temple shrine decorated with lights and an illuminated sign with Tamil script. Two deity murtis are adorned with garlands of flowers and yellow marigolds. A man in white clothes stands near the shrine. Devotees in mixed clothing, including orange and pink saris and a teal dress, press close, and a small girl in pink is at the lower left. A framed portrait is mounted on the right side of the shrine, too small to identify. Strong flash lighting and a dark background surround the scene.2006-10-14Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees gathered around a gilded, canopied palanquin-style shrine on a street lit by floodlights. Two adorned deity murtis stand inside the golden structure, draped in red cloth and garlanded with flowers, with a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure fixed to its side. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in colourful saris and flower-adorned hair press close, many with hands raised or looking toward the shrine. A large lit pillar and a white van appear in the background.2010-01-24October 24 20062006-10-24October 09 20062006-10-09