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Night photo of a temple-style shrine decorated with white and orange-red flower garlands, showing two metallic murti figures of a male and female deity on a golden-pillared altar, with a glowing light above them and the Tamil name board Sri Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari. A priest in a cream dhoti and white upper cloth bends forward at the altar, handling a lamp or offering among flowers and fruit on the platform. A portrait of a man in white headwear is at the left edge, and an orange flag is visible behind.

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Night photograph of a temple shrine during a ratha procession stop, with two priests in white dhotis and shirts bending over offerings of flowers, fruit and a brass lamp at the base of a decorated deity murti pair. Behind them a golden shrine frame is hung with white, yellow and purple garlands, and two standing deity murtis wear garlands, silver ornaments and crowns. A Tamil-script neon sign shows the names of the deities. One priest wears an orange shawl over white clothes. A black speaker sits to the right, and a flash-lit night setting surrounds the scene.2006-10-29Night photo of a golden palanquin-style ratha shrine decorated with white, orange and yellow garlands, showing two golden deity murtis of a seated couple with crowns and ornaments. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the left, reaching toward the deities. Orange flags and tall framed portraits flank the shrine, the portrait at left showing a man in white turban and the portrait at right a man in purple garment, though these are printed images and not physical people. Two spectators are partly visible at the bottom edge, and a bright light glows above the shrine.2006-10-31October 31 20062006-10-31October 24 20062006-10-24October 29 20062006-10-29October 29 20062006-10-29October 29 20062006-10-29October 29 20062006-10-29October 29 20062006-10-29Night photograph of a gilded ratha procession car at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, decorated with white and yellow jasmine garlands and red-and-green floral strands. Two deity murtis, one with a tall crown, sit in the shrine; a figure in white dhoti and shirt, with a saffron cloth over one shoulder, stands before the deities and places a garland on them. Orange flags flank the chariot and framed portraits are held at the sides. Spectators in the foreground watch from below. The scene reads as a Kodikkan Ratha Yatra procession of Sri Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari.2006-10-31October 23 20062006-10-23A photograph of a temple-style ratha procession shrine decorated with marigold and purple flower garlands. Two silver-gilt metal deity murtis stand on a raised platform, one with a white and gold-bordered headdress and pink lotus, the other wearing a crown, pink silk sari and layered necklaces. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl leans forward with one hand reaching toward the platform, while another man in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered shawl and a person in a maroon garment sit in front, one showing the back of his head. Carved wooden columns and dark background complete the scene.2006-10-29