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A photograph of two golden deity murti seated on a raised platform inside an ornate golden canopy. The figure on the left wears a white turban and white dhoti with a gold necklace and a garland of pink flowers and white jasmine. The figure on the right wears a green sari with gold border, silver and gold necklaces, earrings and a crown, with a pink flower garland. Both are shown raising hands in blessing. Fresh white flower strands hang below, and a small framed picture sits at the platform's edge.

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October 22 20062006-10-22October 22 20062006-10-22October 21 20062006-10-21October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20Photograph of two golden processional deity statues seated in an open ratha-style canopy, the Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari murtis of a kodikkan ratha yatra in Madurai. The male murti wears a white dhoti-like cloth with a white head-wrap edged in gold, a gold and white beaded necklace and a pink garland. The female murti wears a gold crown, gold and silver necklaces, a green and gold sari with a red border and a pink garland. Both carry white jasmine garlands. A red curtain and gilded pillars frame them, with a blue signboard reading Sri Aalanthaneswara above. No physical people are visible.2006-10-22October 19 20062006-10-19October 22 20062006-10-22October 24 20062006-10-24Golden statues of a seated male deity and a seated female deity are shown in a night setting, both draped in long garlands of yellow, red, pink and green flowers. The male figure wears a white dhoti-style cloth with a gold-bordered shawl, a white turban, layered gold and white beaded necklaces, and raises one hand in blessing. The female figure wears a red silk garment, a gold crown, layered silver and gold necklaces, large earrings, and a green jewel at the waist. A red curtain and ornate gold pillars frame the scene. These are statues, not living people.2006-10-21A golden metal murti of a seated deity pair, a male figure with a white turban and a female figure with a gold crown, is decorated with thick garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigold, red roses and pink flowers. The male figure raises a hand in abhaya gesture and wears a white dhoti and an ornate white-and-gold necklace. The female figure wears a green silk saree with gold zari. They sit within a gilded temple chariot framework with carved golden pillars and a red cloth backdrop, on a street with trees and buildings behind. This depicts the deity murtis of a ratha yatra procession, with no physical people in the foreground.2006-10-24October 23 20062006-10-23