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Photograph inside a temple at night showing a large decorated elephant or deity figure draped in thick garlands of yellow marigolds, red and green flower strands and white jasmine. The figure wears gold ornaments and a red garment with gold jewellery at the waist. Strings of flowers hang from the ceiling, and bright lamps and fluorescent tubes light the hall. Several people's dark heads are visible in the lower foreground, seen from behind, while a bright light flare sits at right.

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Photograph 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 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.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A temple aarti scene before richly decorated deity murtis. A woman in a maroon sari with gold border holds a silver tray with a lit oil lamp and flowers, offering aarti toward garlanded images. Behind her stands a man in a maroon robe with a brimmed red turban and crescent-marked headwear, and a figure in a tall ornate ceremonial cap at left. Large deity statues with gold jewellery, necklaces and multicoloured flower garlands dominate the right side, with brass lamps and offering vessels on the floor.2014-12-05November 18 20152015-11-18A photograph of a temple interior during an evening festival, with a deity murti framed by a large arch of marigold and mixed-colour flower garlands in yellow, orange, red and purple. The metal-decorated murti wears ornate jewellery. Above, a festoon of green, orange and blue cloth with gold trim and red floral patterns hangs, and green banners with gold borders and red emblems flank the shrine. Bright lights illuminate the scene. Several men crowd the foreground, some in white shirts and dhotis, one with a shaved head and tilak, one with a beard in a light shirt. A painted panel of figures decorates the wall behind the shrine.2022-11-30November 18 20152015-11-18December 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.2006-12-04November 25 20102010-11-25February 02 20162016-02-02A temple ritual before richly decorated deity murti of a male and female pair seated on a red-draped throne, covered in multicolour garlands of yellow, pink, white and green flowers and gold jewellery. A standing priest in a maroon and gold dhoti with a maroon head wrap and a white-marked face holds a lit oil lamp toward the deities, with a rudraksha-style mala visible on his chest. Beside him a second priest in saffron-orange with a bald head and white forehead markings watches. At the right edge a hand arranges garlands. Gold ornaments, kalasha-like objects and a flower-strewn altar complete the scene.2014-12-05