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Outdoor photo of a golden, carved processional ratha with a canopy, decorated with yellow and multicoloured tassels and a small orange flag. Inside the shrine, a deity murti with garlands stands under red drapes. A man in an orange robe and a man in white with a yellow shawl attend the murti, and a person in an orange turban and orange robe stands near the front. Several devotees stand in the foreground, including women in saris and children, with a rocky hill and palms behind. A sign reads Sri Anandeswarar.

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Outdoor street scene at a roadside gate with a pink-and-white arch reading Tamil text, with a bare hill behind. A crowd of men in shirts, lungis and checked shirts stands in the road near a golden ornate ratha/palanquin with a deity murti inside, decorated with colourful tassels and saffron flags. A yellow auto-rickshaw is at left. A woman in a yellow sari stands at right edge. The crowd appears to be a procession gathering around the golden ratha.2009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a green paddy field, with a hill and palms behind. A large gilded ratha (chariot) with carved golden pillars, lion figures and a red-and-gold canopy stands center right, carrying a deity murti with a trident and rudraksha garlands. Inside the chariot a seated figure wears an orange robe, orange head wrap and a red garland, raising one hand in blessing. Men in white shirts and white dhotis with orange shawls walk alongside, some holding brass vessels and a drum. A man in a yellow garment and a woman in orange also walk near the chariot. Orange flags and striped decorative poles flank the ratha. A speaker box and a red-lettered banner are visible. Crowd size is roughly twenty to thirty.2009-02-10November 02 20092009-11-02Outdoor photo of a Hindu ratha procession at Navalur Kuttapattu: a cream-coloured ornate temple-style chariot canopy with carved pillars and a red flag stands over two large deity murtis, a seated male and female pair with crowns and blue, orange and red garments decorated with flower garlands. Devotees crowd around the chariot base, including women in saris of pink, orange, teal and cream, men in white shirts and dhotis or checked lungis, and children. A man in white stands on the chariot platform above. Overcast sky and trees in the background.2006-10-20Outdoor evening procession at a decorated golden ratha (chariot) with carved gold panels and a lion figure. Behind a devotee in a white shirt and yellow shawl, who is performing an offering at a small fire, is a framed photograph of a seated man in orange robes with a flower garland, beside which sit a white statue in orange robes with a rudraksha garland and a white hand raised in blessing. Two colourful deity murti with garlands stand on the chariot. A red flag and a patterned yellow-and-orange tall ceremonial pole rise beside it. Several devotees in front watch, including a woman in a red patterned top and a child, with palm trees and a roadside signboard behind. The timestamp on the image reads 12.07.2008.2009-02-13Outdoor photo beside a rocky hillside with grass and a thatched shed. A golden ornate shrine with carved pillars and an orange flag stands on a red-draped platform, holding a seated figure of a deity murti decorated with garlands and a green cloth. A framed printed portrait beside it shows a smiling man in a white turban and dark robe, with a caption in Tamil. In front, a woman in orange robes with long dark hair stands at left, while a bent elderly man in a white shirt bows low near the platform. A group of villagers watches: an older woman in a green sari, a man in a plaid shirt, boys in striped and green shirts, and a woman in a pink blouse with a long braid. Some of the people are only partly visible at the right edge.2008-11-11November 02 20092009-11-02Outdoor photo of a decorated, carved golden-brown wooden-style shrine platform on grass with rocky hills behind. Two women at left, one in a white sari with orange shawl, hands pressed in namaste, watch while a man in white dhoti and shirt smiles and approaches. On the platform, men in white dhoti and shirt bend over garlanded offerings before a deity murti draped in garlands. A large framed photo of a figure in a dark outfit with a white turban is mounted on the right side of the platform, and a second poster of a figure in saffron-and-white turban sits on the front face. Orange flags and speakers surround the stage; several children stand at left.2008-11-11February 10 20092009-02-10Outdoor photo of a decorated ratha-style vehicle on a dirt path near a hillside with flags. The open-sided carved golden-cream shrine on wheels holds deity murti adorned with colourful garlands, with a kalasha-like offering in front. A man in white dhoti and shirt reaches in to attend the deities. Several people in white stand nearby: two women in white saris, one with an orange-and-green shawl, and men in white shirts and white dhotis. A printed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban hangs on the side of the vehicle, and another image appears on the lower panel. Orange and saffron flags fly on poles behind, and a bare hill with trees rises in the background under a cloudy sky.2008-11-11A procession on a paved road beneath a rocky, scrubby hill. A gilded, ornately carved float or ratha stands at right, with a decorated deity murti in a blue and pink garment and garlands visible at its side, and a seated man in white at the front of the float. Several men and women in white dhotis and white garments walk alongside, one in a yellow shawl, one wearing a lanyard, and a boy in white shirt and dark trousers stands near the float. Pink and orange banners and a saffron flag hang from the float, and a pink poster with Tamil text is mounted on its side. A rocky hill and trees fill the background.2009-02-09