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Night photograph of a temple car procession in a crowded street. A gold-coloured ratha/chariot with carved panels and a gold-lettered canopy holds two garlanded metal deity murtis, a larger one with a crown and a second with a tall headdress, draped in flower garlands and jewellery. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the chariot, reaching toward the deities. Crowds of devotees fill the foreground, many women with flowers in their hair.

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October 31 20062006-10-31October 31 20062006-10-31Night photograph of a gilded ratha procession car at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, decorated with white and yellow jasmine garlands and red-and-green floral strands. Two deity murtis, one with a tall crown, sit in the shrine; a figure in white dhoti and shirt, with a saffron cloth over one shoulder, stands before the deities and places a garland on them. Orange flags flank the chariot and framed portraits are held at the sides. Spectators in the foreground watch from below. The scene reads as a Kodikkan Ratha Yatra procession of Sri Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari.2006-10-31October 31 20062006-10-31October 31 20062006-10-31October 28 20062006-10-28Night photo of a golden palanquin-style ratha shrine decorated with white, orange and yellow garlands, showing two golden deity murtis of a seated couple with crowns and ornaments. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the left, reaching toward the deities. Orange flags and tall framed portraits flank the shrine, the portrait at left showing a man in white turban and the portrait at right a man in purple garment, though these are printed images and not physical people. Two spectators are partly visible at the bottom edge, and a bright light glows above the shrine.2006-10-31Night photograph of a festival procession: a gold-coloured ornate chariot shrine (ratha) decorated with garlands of white and orange flowers, with two deity murti figures dressed and adorned in the centre. A man in white dhoti and white shirt stands on the chariot reaching up to adjust or garland the figures. Orange flags flank the chariot, and a crowd of devotees fills the foreground under electric lights. Framed portrait photos of a bearded man in white headwear are placed at the left and right edges. Digital timestamp 31 18:58 appears in the corner.2006-10-31Night photograph of a decorated processional ratha/temple car on a street, draped with white, orange and magenta flower garlands and marigold strings. Two men in plain white dhoti and shirt stand on the platform: one at left reaches up to adjust garlands on the shrine, the other at centre wears an orange-saffron shawl and looks on. Two framed portraits flank the car, one at left and one at right showing a smiling figure in white headwear; they are printed images, not physical people. Orange flags fly at the sides and a crowd of onlookers, including a woman in a green sari holding a tray, is visible in the foreground. A small blue-lit sign at the top reads in Tamil.2006-10-31October 31 20062006-10-31Evening procession shrine at night: a golden ornate ratha with carved pillars and a dark sky above. Two deity murtis, Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari, are dressed with garlands of yellow and white flowers, jewelled necklaces and crowns, standing before a red cloth backdrop. A priest in white dhoti and orange-saffron shawl stands at right, reaching to adjust a garland on the deities. A portrait of a man in white turban is printed on a stand at left. Glowing blue Tamil lettering reads the shrine names above the deities. Several onlookers' heads appear at the bottom edge.2006-10-09November 11 20062006-11-11 +1 copies