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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.

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December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 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.2006-12-04Night 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.2006-12-04Photograph 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.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A 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.2006-12-04Two golden deity murtis, each framed by a dense arch of marigold and red garlands with yellow, white and green foliage, stand in a temple sanctum. The left murti wears a gold crown and red-and-gold sari-style dress; the right murti wears a crown and a purple-and-gold garment with heavy gold ornaments. Ornate yellow-and-red tassels hang between them and a gilded lamp hangs above. A crowd of devotees is visible in the foreground, with only heads and shoulders showing, including a man with a tilak. Bright lights and a red-and-gold decorated ceiling frame the scene.2012-04-05Night 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.2006-12-04A photograph of a deity murti being carried in a procession at night, covered in dense garlands of yellow and white marigold-type flowers and magenta wrapped flower strands. The murti wears a gold crown and gold jewelled ornaments on its chest and arms, with a purple garment and a red-orange cloth around its lower body. Green leaves are woven among the flowers, and more garlands hang from the ceiling above. The figure is a deity murti, not a living person, and no clearly identifiable living person is visible.2006-12-04A 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.2006-12-04A 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.2006-12-04