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A photograph of an ornate golden shrine structure with carved cream pillars and a stepped platform. Inside, a golden murti of a seated deity pair is decorated with a red and yellow cloth cover, and a man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands in front, reaching toward the shrine's central figure. A second man in a light garment stands at the left edge. Two framed portraits flank the steps: at lower right, a smiling man in a white turban, red forehead mark and dark embroidered robe, labelled with a printed caption; the left one is partly cropped. Blue Tamil and English text appears above and on the shrine.

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October 28 20062006-10-28Outdoor scene at a decorated procession shrine (ratha) with a cream-coloured carved canopy and pillars. Two golden deity murti, one male and one female, sit side by side on a pedestal before red drapery. A man in a white dhoti and orange-trimmed shawl stands on the steps pouring water over the male murti's head, holding a red cloth, as abhishekam, while a second man in yellow stands beside him. Flower petals lie on the pedestal. Blue Tamil lettering on the canopy and inside the shrine reads the deity names. On the lower right, a framed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban and dark embroidered kurta is displayed, with a second framed photo at the left edge. Two physical men are visible.2006-10-28A photograph of a golden-coloured ratha shrine on a raised platform, with a seated pair of deity murtis under an arched canopy. The two seated figures wear crowns and are garlanded, with red flower petals scattered at their feet, and a small figure sits at their base. Two men stand at the left side of the shrine: one in white shirt and dhoti, the other in a white garment with an orange-yellow cloth and saffron-coloured dhoti, pouring or offering something on the platform. Steel vessels sit at the edge of the platform, and a saffron flag is visible at the far left. Front steps lead up to the platform, and printed portrait panels flank the steps, one showing a man in an orange head wrap and one in a white head wrap. The carved golden pillars carry Tamil inscriptions above the shrine.2006-10-28A photograph of a temporary shrine on a raised platform with a gilded seated couple murti, a male and female deity sculpture with crowns, draped in pink flower garlands, set before a red cloth backdrop. Two men in white dhoti-style clothing stand at the shrine: one on the left looking on, and one in the centre with a yellow-bordered cloth and orange shawl, holding a lamp toward the deities. A red and yellow decorated pot sits at the base. Two framed portraits flank the steps: on the left a man in an orange-red turban and orange garment, and on the right a smiling man in a white turban and dark blue embroidered garment. Blue Tamil-script text reads on the shrine arch.2006-10-28A golden ornate shrine on a raised platform holds two golden deity murtis seated side by side, with a red cloth backdrop behind them. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a saffron-orange shawl stands at left, while another man in white and gold-yellow dress pours water from a steel vessel over the deity figure, an abhishekam. Steel pots and a steel bowl sit on the floor. A framed photo of a smiling man in a white head covering and red bindi is pinned at the lower right corner. Carved stone steps lead up to the shrine.2006-10-28A golden shrine structure with ornate cream pillars and carved arches houses a golden two-figure murti of a seated male and female deity, with a red curtain behind them. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand on the platform pouring liquid from a metal vessel and a steel bucket over the murti, apparently performing abhishekam. A third person in yellow clothing is at the right pillar. Blue Tamil lettering above the shrine reads the names of the deities. Orange flags are at left, and steps lead up to the platform. Two framed portraits flank the steps: at left a man in an orange turban, at right a smiling man in a white turban and purple embroidered garment. a person candidacy in the portraits is uncertain, and the portraits are printed images rather than people present.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28A golden processional deity murti of a seated Shiva and Parvati pair stands on a decorated ratha-style platform under a canopy of orange flags. A priest in a yellow dhoti and white shirt touches the figures, while a standing attendant in white dhoti watches beside a brass plate of straw and offerings. A red cloth backdrop hangs behind the deities, with a blue Tamil-script sign above and a banner at right.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28