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Night photograph of an illuminated outdoor Thaipusam-style festival setting with a tiered stepped structure lined with rows of small deity murtis draped in yellow, orange and green garlands. A central shrine canopy with yellow and white garlands frames a deity murti and figures in the centre. In the foreground a man stands on a raised platform wearing a red-brown dhoti and shawl, a black turban, and a gold waist sash, with a microphone stand beside him. Spotlights hang above and a colourful woven mat lies at his feet.

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January 31 20182018-01-31Night-time photograph of a standing man in a dark red-maroon dhoti and shawl, with a large dark topknot-style headpiece, bare chest, white sacred thread and beaded armband, standing on a rose-patterned floor before a tiered display of black stone deity murtis, each draped with yellow, orange and white marigold garlands. At the top, a decorated shrine canopy with purple, white and gold drapes frames a central deity murti, flanked by smaller figures, and a peacock-like figure with garland. A silver palanquin stands at left and bright overhead lights illuminate the scene. Dark trees surround the area.2018-01-31Night photograph of a tiered stone stepped stage lined with rows of black stone murtis, many draped in yellow and white garlands. At the top centre, a garlanded shrine framed by striped purple, yellow and white flower streamers holds deity figures and a small seated image. A standing man in a reddish-maroon dhoti and matching shawl, with a tall turban-style headwear, raises both hands in a blessing gesture before the shrine, with a microphone stand beside him. Ornate silver palanquin or chariot elements stand at the left edge, and a colourful patterned cloth covers the ground in front. Bright stage lights hang above, and the surrounding trees are dark. One physical person is visible.2018-01-31 +1 copiesNight photograph of an illuminated shrine tiered with rows of black stone murtis, each garlanded with yellow and white marigold strands. At the centre a large garlanded arch frames two deity murtis seated on a raised platform. In the foreground a seated man in a red-brown robe and black cap, hands folded in namaskar with a pink-beaded mala, sits before a microphone, with a long mala-garlanded ceremonial staff beside him. A second, standing black murti in red and orange cloth stands at the centre foreground.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31Night photograph of a temple-style ritual set against a red wall. A man seated cross-legged on a colourful floor cloth wears a dark turban, bare chest and red-orange cloth around his waist, with a small brass vessel and kalasha nearby. Behind him, rows of black stone murti figures on tiered white steps are draped with marigold and yellow garlands, and a canopied shrine with striped flower pillars holds a deity murti. A woman in orange and a figure in green stand among the murtis. Small piles of coloured powder and flower offerings lie on the ground in the foreground.2018-01-31A dense tiered display of many black stone deity murtis, each draped with yellow, white and red flower garlands, arranged on stepped platforms. At the top centre, a large decorated shrine framed by striped yellow, purple and white floral drapes holds a seated deity murti and a standing female murti, with a red garland arch above. Dominating the lower centre, a large multi-armed deity murti in orange cloth stands beside a green-robed figure. In front, a bare-chested seated man in red-and-white cloth with a white flower garland and a large red turban-style head covering sits with folded hands before a microphone, facing the murtis. Brass pots and lamps stand on the lower left. The scene reads as a festival puja at a temple display.2018-01-31Night view of a Thaipusam-style festival setting with a tiered stone stage packed with black statues of deities, many garlanded with yellow, white and purple flower garlands. At the top centre, a canopied shrine with striped purple and yellow floral drapery frames seated deity figures. Below, a bearded man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with white and red markings sits cross-legged on the ground at a microphone stand, hands folded, with a garlanded deity murti beside him. Brass lamps and silver ritual items stand at left. Dark trees and a red wall form the backdrop.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31Night photograph of an outdoor temple scene with a tiered stone structure covered in yellow-and-white garlands and rows of statues, many wearing flower garlands, including a multi-armed deity figure. On the left a silver ceremonial palanquin or canopy stands on a patterned cloth. In the foreground a seated man in a red-orange garment with a dark head covering sits before offerings of flowers, small heaps of kumkum and bowls, with a pair of drums nearby, apparently leading a ritual. The statues are unmoving stone or metal figures, not living people. The seated man's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm the page's claim, so his identity remains uncertain.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31Night photograph of a Thaipusam-style worship scene at a temple-like stepped shrine. A single standing priest in a dark red-brown dhoti and wrap faces a tiered display of many small black stone murtis, each draped with yellow-and-white garlands. At the top, a central murti of Lord Muruga sits within an arch decorated with striped yellow and white garlands, flanked by smaller deity figures. Silver ritual vessels, brass pots, a microphone stand and colourful striped cloth lie on the pink-and-yellow floor, with flower offerings in trays at the lower right.2018-01-31