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A photograph of a covered outdoor procession shrine with a thatched palm-leaf roof and wooden beams. Two gilded deity murti stand under a red curtain: a male figure in a crown and a seated female figure with a tall headdress, both shining gold. A man in a white dhoti and yellow-gold shawl pours water from a steel vessel over them, an abhishekam. Other men in light shirts crouch at the base. Orange flags stand at each side, and two printed portrait posters, one at lower left and one at lower right, show a smiling figure in a white turban and white garment, with a caption reading Vazhvaiyapu Kondaattam (life-celebration festival text). The men in the frame are the only physical people.

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October 28 20062006-10-28A photograph of a golden ratha-style shrine canopy under a thatched roof, where a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-bordered cloth pours liquid from a metal vessel over a gilded deity murti of a seated couple. A second white-clad man stands nearby, and orange flags flank the canopy. Two framed portraits are propped at the bottom corners; one shows a smiling person in a white head covering and dark jacket, but the portraits are prints, not physical people. Red drapery backs the golden figures, and palm trees and a blue wall stand behind.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28A golden processional shrine on a raised red-and-cream platform holds a gilded murti of Shiva seated with his consort, the two deities coloured gold with crowns, beside a red cloth backdrop. Two men in white dhoti-style clothing stand at the platform; one in white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, and a man in a yellow-white cloth attends at right. Orange flags flank the shrine, a red-trimmed pot sits to the right, and a large portrait banner on the right shows a smiling man in a white turban, dark blue embroidered jacket and white shawl, captioned in Tamil. Carved pillars and a sign reading the names of the deities in blue Tamil script frame the scene.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28A photograph of a golden processional ratha with carved pillars and a shrine holding two seated golden deity murtis, a male and a female form, in front of a red curtain. Two men in white and saffron-trimmed clothes pour water over the figures from above, and a third man in white bends over metal pots at the front of the chariot. A poster on an easel beside the chariot shows a smiling man in a white turban and dark clothing, captioned in Tamil. A saffron flag flies at the left and a metal blue-lettered sign reads a name above the shrine. A small crowd of onlookers stands on the left. Dense scaffolding is visible behind the chariot.2006-10-28A photograph of a temple shrine during a procession stop. Two large golden-finished deity murti sit on a raised seat within an ornate golden shrine, with a red cloth behind them and a blue-lit name board above. A man in a white kurta and gold-coloured dhoti with a red border stands at the shrine, touching the murti. A second man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left beside a steel pot and bowls. Orange flags fly at either side. Two banner portraits flank the shrine: at left a man in a white turban and dark kurta, at right a man in a white turban and dark blue jacket with a white ritual cord. A partially visible older man in a white shirt stands at lower left. Printed Tamil text appears on the banners.2006-10-28A photograph of a golden deity murti seated on a throne-like pedestal under a thatched canopy, with a red cloth backdrop, marigold-type flower petals and red blossoms around its base and hands. Two men in white dhotis stand at the left and right of the murti, one in white shirt and dhoti with an orange shawl over his shoulder beside the statue. Orange flags flank the shrine. On the left and right foreground are printed portrait posters: the left poster shows a smiling bearded figure in a white turban, and the right poster shows a figure in a dark robe. Several other men in white and in blue shirts stand at the left edge. Brass vessels sit on the floor in front of the shrine and a yellow building appears in the background.2006-10-28Outdoor abhishekam on a raised wooden platform at a ratha procession stop. Two golden deity murtis, a seated male form and a female form beside him, are being bathed with liquid poured by a man in white dhoti and orange shawl. A second man in white kneels at left with a metal vessel, and a third man in yellow cloth sits behind with a steel pot. Steel vessels stand at the sides. A portrait on the right, labelled in Tamil, shows a smiling person with white head covering, dark robe with gold embroidery and red tilak; the printed portrait is not a physical person. Tamil and Tamil-script signage appear above the shrine.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28Two men in white dhotis pour water from a steel vessel over a large gold-coloured deity murti seated on a pedestal in a Shiva-Shakti pair, with a red curtain behind. Steel pots and bowls stand on the platform in front. Two framed posters flank the shrine: a man in a white cap smiling on the left, and a man in a white cap and dark embellished jacket on the right. Orange flags hang at the top corners.2006-10-28