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A golden seated Shiva-form murti is displayed under a thatched canopy with carved pillars and a red cloth backdrop, decorated with red flowers. Two men stand before it: one in a white dhoti and shirt, and a second in a white shirt, yellow dhoti and orange shawl who reaches up to adorn the murti. Orange flags are planted at the sides, and two framed portraits of a smiling man in a white turban and dark ceremonial garment stand at the bottom corners, the right one printed with a Tamil caption. Three people are visible in the scene.

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A 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.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28A 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.2006-10-28A 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 21 20062006-10-21September 23 20062006-09-23