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A photograph of two golden deity murtis seated side by side on a raised pedestal during a procession, heavily decorated with white jasmine garlands, red and purple flower strands, and green leaves. The figure on the left wears a white dhoti with gold border, a gold-and-white ornamented chest piece, and a gold cloth over the head. The figure on the right wears a pink silk garment, a crown and jewelled necklaces. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands at the left edge beside the deities. Marigolds and banana leaves frame the canopy, and a tray of flower petals sits in the foreground.

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October 28 20062006-10-28A photograph of two gilded metal deity murtis, Sri Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari, decorated for a procession within a shrine. The male murti on the left wears a white dhoti-style cloth and a white turban, raising one hand in a blessing gesture and wearing a multi-strand gold and silver necklace. The female murti on the right wears a blue silk sari, a jewelled crown with coloured flowers, and a silver and gold necklace. Both are heavily garlanded with white jasmine, yellow marigolds, red roses and pink blossoms. A person in white clothes stands partly visible at the left edge. Above, a banner reads Sri Anandeshwaran and Anandeshwari in Tamil script, and a decorated hall stands behind them.2006-10-31October 27 20062006-10-27Two golden metal deity murtis sit side by side on a decorated ratha-style platform beneath an open canopy. The left murti, a male form in a white dhoti with a gold border and a tall crown, raises one hand in abhaya gesture and wears a large white and gold necklace. The right murti, female, wears a silver crown, a gold and silver necklace and a pink sari. Both are garlanded with white jasmine and pink, green and red flower garlands. Behind them a man in white clothing lifts a garland, a bare-headed attendant in white stands at the left edge, and a figure in orange cloth is partly visible at the bottom left. A blue-lit sign reads Sri Anandeshwarar Samedha Anandeshwari. A small white van is visible beside the platform.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28October 25 20062006-10-25Photograph of two golden deity murtis seated side by side under a decorated ratha canopy during a procession. The figure on the left wears a white dhoti and white cloth, with gold necklaces and hands raised in abhaya-like gesture; the figure on the right wears a pink silk garment, a crown and gold ornaments. Both are heavily garlanded with white jasmine, red roses, green leaves and purple flowers. Golden pillars wrap the canopy, with yellow marigold garlands along the sides, and green limes sit at the base. A white-clad attendant in the left corner touches the garlands. A blue illuminated sign above reads the Tamil name of the deities. A small date stamp reads 28 10 2006. No people are seated in the murtis' canopy except the attendant.2006-10-28A photograph of two gilded metal deity murti seated side by side on a wooden platform inside a temple-like setting, decorated with heavy white and yellow and red flower garlands. The figure on the left wears a white dhoti and a white cloth draped over the head, with a silver-and-gold necklace and a raised hand. The figure on the right wears a blue garment, a crown with flowers, and a layered gold and silver necklace. A small gilded utsava figure stands in front of them, framed by a golden arch and surrounded by flower petals and offerings. Overhead, a neon-style sign reads the names of the two deities, and gold pillars frame the scene. No living people are visible.2006-10-31A photograph of two golden metal deity murtis adorned with thick garlands of pink roses, red and yellow flowers, white jasmine and green leaves, at an outdoor shrine during a procession. The left figure wears a white turban-like cloth, a white-and-gold dhoti-style garment, a layered jewelled necklace and earrings, and a red bindi; the right figure wears a tall crown, layered gold necklaces and a green sari with gold border. A bronze kalasha-style lamp with a burning flame is held up at the left by a hand. A white-clad priest stoops at the lower left, and a bearded man in a green shawl stands at the far left. Above, a sign reads in Tamil script a name for the paired deities. Garlands and marigolds cover the base.2006-10-24Photograph of a golden utsava deity pair seated on a golden throne (peetha) in a procession setting, garlanded with white jasmine, red roses, purple and green strands and pink flower ribbons. The left figure wears a white and gold dhoti with a gold crown and a gold garland; the right figure wears a pink silk garment and gold ornaments, with a gold crown. A young man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at the left edge, looking down, and a partly visible person in white and yellow stands at the right. Golden pillars frame the scene and marigold garlands hang on the structure. The deities are a Shiva-Shakti pair in the temple iconography, with no visible face-based identification of any person.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28A photograph of two gilded metal deity murtis seated side by side on a wooden palanquin-style platform during a ratha yatra procession. The left figure, male, wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a gold-bordered white shawl over the head, and a patterned gold chest ornament. The right figure, female, wears a pink silk sari with gold zari and a crown with a jeweled necklace and green stone pendant. Both are draped in heavy garlands of white jasmine, purple flowers, red roses and green leaves. A white van and trees are visible at left, and a green-and-white garland hangs at the right edge. No living people are visible in the frame.2006-10-28