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A photograph inside a covered temple hall during a procession, showing a golden ratha or palanquin-style vehicle with carved wooden pillars and a gilded canopy. Two large seated deity murti figures, one white with a red and green garment and one golden-toned, sit on the vehicle, with a hand raised toward the viewer. A white-clad figure in an orange-bordered shawl stands near a pillar, and a saffron flag hangs at right beside colourful garlands. Several onlookers crowd the foreground, including a man in a white shirt and a shaved-headed person in white. Strip lights and a corrugated roof overhead.

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A crowded temple interior with a corrugated roof and wooden beams. At centre stands a large golden canopied shrine housing a seated deity murti, its robe in yellow and green with a red garland, and a figure in white robes stands at the shrine beside it. Another white-clad attendant stands to the right near a red curtain, and a person in an orange-and-yellow garment stands at lower right. In the foreground, many blurred devotees in saris and shirts move through the crowd. Left wall shows a hanging banner with a colourful deity image and a red sign.2006-10-26October 26 20062006-10-26A temple scene at a golden shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red and white floral swags. A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban stands at left, bare-chested with a saffron cloth over his shoulder, holding a brass lamp or vessel with a small flame. Inside the shrine, a seated deity murti in white dhoti-style cloth and a green draped garment sits on a red-cushioned throne, adorned with garlands, a crown and gold ornaments. Flower trays with pink and white blossoms rest at the base, and orange flags hang at the right. Several people are faintly visible in the background.2008-11-11A night-time photograph inside a gilded temple structure. Two large golden deity figures, one in white dhoti with raised hand and one in a red garment, sit on a golden platform in the foreground. To the right, a young man wearing a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands beside a gilded pillar, holding a walking stick. A partially visible figure in white stands at the lower edge of the frame. Ornate gold carved pillars frame the scene against a dark background.2006-09-23A dense crowd of devotees surrounds a golden-hued ornate palanquin-style ratha with carved pillars and a gilded canopy, decorated with red and white flower garlands. Inside, a large deity murti is adorned with a flower garland and draped in a blue and green silk cloth. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl stands with hands folded in namaskar, while others in white clothes press forward, some raising a long pole. Gopuram tower and white flags with a bird emblem appear in the background.2006-09-24A photograph of a gilded deity murti seated on a golden chariot-like shrine (ratha) at night, lit by overhead spotlights. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around the figure; one in the centre bends forward with hands near the deity while others in white with orange shawls stand nearby. Ornate gold pillars and carved panels frame the scene, and a red garment drapes the seated figure. Tamil text runs along the base of the chariot.2006-09-23October 27 20062006-10-27October 26 20062006-10-26A photograph inside a temple shrine. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head wrap and bare upper back stands at left, holding a silver vessel in one hand and a staff in the other, facing a gilded altar. On the altar a deity murti sits on a red-cushioned throne, adorned with white and red garlands, a white cloth and gold ornaments, flanked by gilded pillars draped with jasmine and marigold garlands. Flower offerings in brass plates lie at the base of the altar. A second seated attendant in white and a few more people are partly visible in the background.2008-11-11 +1 copiesNight photograph of a shrine-like palanquin or ratha canopy with ornate golden woodwork, lit by a bright overhead lamp. Two silver-coloured metal images sit on a raised seat: a figure in a white dhoti and white head cloth with a gold necklace, and a female figure in silver ornaments, both garlanded with white and red flower strands. A large red flag with a dark emblem stands at left, and a golden kumkum-marked panel with script hangs above. No living people are clearly visible in the frame.2008-11-11Outdoor 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.2006-10-20A photograph inside a temple corridor of a crowd gathered around a golden palanquin-style ratha/shrine carrying a deity murti dressed in white and orange garments with garlands. The ornate gilded canopy has a tiered dome and carved figures, decorated with colourful striped tassels in red, white, blue and yellow. Many devotees, mostly women in saffron, yellow, green and pink saris and men in white dhotis, press close and look on. Grey stone pillars with carved reliefs frame the scene and green metal gates stand behind. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues; the palanquin deity is a murti, not a person.2009-07-13