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Night photograph of a crowded outdoor devotional scene with many seated devotees viewed from behind, most in white clothes and some in yellow, pink and orange. Before a garlanded deity murti decorated with red and pink flower garlands, a figure in an orange robe holds lit lamps, with oil lamps burning on a low stone platform. To the right, a decorated ratha-style structure with lit lamps and a glowing digital display stands beside another robed attendant in white. The scene suggests a puja or aarti in progress, with a lit lamp in the foreground and a printed date stamp in the corner.

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February 10 20092009-02-10Night outdoor photo of a temple festival scene. Many seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground, with children among them. A man in a red and white striped shirt stands near the centre, and a robed figure in orange stands behind a row of oil lamps on the ground. To the right a decorated float or stage shows a large illuminated deity murti draped in red fabric and garlands, with a banner bearing a printed portrait and Tamil text. Coloured lights decorate the structures in the background. The scene is dark and grainy.2009-02-12February 10 20092009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10Night photograph of a crowded outdoor procession. Many people in white clothes sit or kneel on a road in the foreground, facing a decorated chariot at right. The ratham is lit by a warm lamp and draped in flowers and cloth, with deity figures visible inside. A white and blue banner in Tamil hangs on its side, with small framed notices below. Several small oil lamps or fire flames glow near a figure in orange at centre. Background buildings and a crowd fade into darkness.2009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12Night-time photograph from an elevated angle of a large crowd gathered in an open street before a decorated float. Many people wear white and light clothing; some stand, others sit on the ground facing the float. On the right, an illuminated deity murti or figure draped in red and gold cloth sits on the decorated ratha/chariot, with garlands and gold ornaments. A banner on the float reads a Tamil caption with a portrait. The scene is dimly lit and the crowd is dense, with many faces partly visible in the dark.2009-02-12Night photograph of a crowded procession on a street. In the foreground, many dark-haired devotees stand packed together, their backs partly turned. Two men in white shirts with orange or saffron shawls raise framed portraits of a deity above the crowd. Behind them, a large decorated ratha/chariot glows with bright electric lights and hangs with yellow and orange streamers and garlands. A deity murti in yellow and red sits on a flower-decked platform, and a framed deity image appears on the right. Stage lights and bright lamps flare in the background. Offerings of fruit and flowers are arranged along the lower platform.2009-02-13January 20 20092009-01-20February 10 20092009-02-10January 20 20092009-01-20Night photograph of a street-side temple ritual with a lit shrine. Two deity murtis stand in red-draped alcoves garlanded with flowers, flanked by hanging ornaments and bright lamps. In the foreground, a robed priest in saffron and orange stands before a flame, while another priest in white with an orange shawl holds a ritual implement near a lit oil lamp. Seated devotees, including children with braided hair, face the shrine, and a crowd of standing people in white and cream clothing watches from the right. Shops with signboards line the street behind.