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Night procession at a Tamil Hindu temple with a deity murti, a utsava image decorated with yellow and magenta garlands, seated on a golden palanquin-like vahana under a gold arch. Overhead hang strings of yellow, magenta, white and orange flower garlands. A uniformed police officer in a white cap stands in the foreground beside a crowd of devotees, some raising their hands and one holding a phone up to record. The scene is dense with people pressing forward around the festival image.

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December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A deity murti is almost entirely covered by heaped garlands of yellow marigolds and magenta, white and green flower strands, with a gilded crown and golden face visible at the centre. The garlanded figure sits within a gilded frame or palanquin backdrop, with a blue cloth draped at the lower left and a red-and-pink strand hanging behind. Garlanded pillars and additional flower chains surround the scene.2006-12-04Night procession at a temple festival: a gold-and-jewelled deity murti. The deity wears a tall crown, layered gold necklaces, a blue-violet garment and a red cloth. Garlands hang in the background and dense devotees press around the palanquin-like frame, with a man in white at left reaching toward it.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Photograph inside a temple at night showing a large processional deity murti heavily decorated with yellow and magenta flower garlands draped over its arms and body. The murti wears gold ornaments, a gold crown and a red and purple garment. Overhead, yellow, pink and white garland strands hang across the hall ceiling. Bright light flares at the upper right, and a few devotees and temple attendants in white clothes stand at the lower edge of the frame. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2006-12-04A photograph of a deity murti in a festival procession, seated within a heavily decorated palanquin or ratha-style canopy. The murti wears a deep blue garment, gold ornaments and a gold crown, and is framed by arched garlands of yellow marigolds with bands of pink, purple, green and white flowers. Red cloth is draped at the base. Gold ornamental finials top the canopy, and strings of flowers hang from above. At the left edge a man in a dark shirt is partly visible, and at the bottom several devotees' heads are seen in the crowd.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Night photograph of a deity murti in a procession, heavily decorated with concentric arches of yellow marigold garlands and bands of pink, purple and green flower strings forming a tiered backdrop. The deity figure wears a blue upper garment, red lower cloth, gold ornaments and a tall crown, seated on a golden palanquin-style structure. Dark silhouetted heads of onlookers appear in the lower foreground, and hanging flower garlands fill the upper left and right edges.2006-12-04A photograph of a gold deity murti. The murti wears a tall gold crown, gold necklaces, armlets and jewelled ornaments, with its hands raised holding objects. Strings of pink and white flower garlands hang from the ceiling above, and a bright light flare obscures the left edge. A blurred dark-clad figure appears at the bottom edge. No identifiable person is clearly visible in the scene.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A night photograph of a deity murti in a festival procession, decorated with dense garlands of yellow marigold and multicoloured flowers in pink, purple, green and white. The murti wears a gold crown, gold ornaments and a blue upper garment, with a red lower cloth, and is framed by a gold arched canopy. Devotees in the foreground and a crowd in the background press close around the palanquin.2006-12-04