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Night procession photograph of a decorated palanquin-style shrine carried through a crowd. At the centre, gilded metal deity murtis of a seated couple stand before a red cloth backdrop, draped with white and orange garlands and crowned with gold headdresses. A large ornate rounded canopy with red, gold and blue floral embroidery is raised above the shrine. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with grey hair and a rudraksha-style mala, faces away from the camera, with a woman in an orange blouse, an older woman in a cream sari, and other devotees nearby. A saffron-robed attendant walks beside the shrine. Dark night setting with street lights in the background.

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A night-time photo of a small illuminated shrine with an ornate golden canopy, its dark red and maroon backdrop framing two deity murtis draped in white and garlands. Several devotees stand in a row on a dirt path facing the shrine: women in colourful saris, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti at centre, and a man in a white shirt on the right with a bag over his shoulder. Two framed portraits flank the shrine, one on the left showing a bearded figure in white and one on the right, and a saffron flag is visible. A blue-green LED sign runs across the top of the canopy. The scene is lit by a bright lamp, with a date stamp in red at lower right.2006-10-12Night procession at Kodikkan Ratha Yatra in Coimbatore: an ornate golden palanquin-style shrine carries garlanded deity murtis of Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari, lit by a bright lamp. A man in white clothes stands on the shrine platform beside the deities. Devotees crowd the foreground, including women in saris and a woman with a long braid in an orange sari, with a bright lamp at the right edge. A framed photo of a man in white turban and clothing is mounted on the shrine's side. The shrine has Tamil text on a sign above the deities.2006-10-09October 16 20062006-10-16Night photo of a Ratha Yatra procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu: a gilded, ornately carved processional shrine (ratha) is decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and lit by a bright lamp. Two men in light clothing stand on and beside the shrine, one in a white dhoti tending the deities, one in a grey shirt. Inside, a silver-and-gold deity murti is garlanded, with a lit oil lamp in front. Two framed portraits flank the shrine, one showing a man in a white head covering and the other a man in a dark jacket with a white turban-like head wrap. A crowd of devotees, mostly women in saris and braided hair and older men, watches from the foreground. A blue-lit Tamil-script sign runs across the top of the shrine. Red and orange flags hang at the sides. Whether either framed portrait depicts a person cannot be confirmed from appearance.2006-11-01A night-time outdoor ritual at a decorated shrine with a golden canopy and deity murti, garlanded in red and white flowers and draped in red cloth, flanked by carved lion-like figures and red flags. In front, a man in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp, and a man in orange robes beside him stands with hands folded in namaskar. Devotees in white, some with folded hands, crowd the foreground, while a woman in a red garment with a flower garland on the right joins in prayer. Electric lights illuminate the scene against the dark background.2009-01-20October 14 20062006-10-14Night procession at a temple-style event. A deity murti is carried on an ornate golden palanquin decorated with a flower garland, a red canopy with coloured fringe, and a lit oil lamp in front. A man in an orange robe and a patterned cap stands at the front, holding up a long ornamental staff. Around the palanquin, men in white dhotis and shirts walk and stand, some with hands folded in prayer, and a large crowd of devotees fills the dark street in the foreground. Tall ceremonial umbrellas with orange flags and gold finials are visible on the right. The photo is taken from behind the crowd, so only partial faces are visible.2010-11-11Night photograph of an outdoor temple-style shrine lit by a bright lamp, with two richly decorated deity murtis draped in red cloth and garlands, one wearing a tall crown. A priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shirt stands on the steps tending the shrine, while a woman in an orange sari with a white garland faces the shrine with hands folded. A large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris stands in front with palms pressed together in prayer. Red and orange flags and a brass kalasha-style lamp stand nearby, and a black board with white Tamil text sits at the base of the platform.2009-01-20February 10 20092009-02-10Night photograph of a temple procession from behind. A lit deity murti, garlanded and decorated in gold and red, is carried on a ratha/palanquin-style platform under a red canopy. Several men walk in front of it: a man in a white t-shirt with a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo and a cloth tote bag, a man in a white striped shirt holding a red flag, and a man in a white shirt with a folded cloth over his shoulder. A figure in white dhoti stands at left. Street lights and vehicles are visible in the background.2009-02-12October 15 20062006-10-15November 01 20062006-11-01