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Night photograph inside a crowded temple corridor, showing devotees pressing around a gilded processional deity vehicle (ratha or palanquin) with silver-toned horse figures, a deity murti with a crown, and strings of lights and tasselled decorations above. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with white vibhuti on his forehead and a white moustache reaches toward the vehicle. In the foreground, a woman wears an orange-red shawl and a white headband, facing the vehicle. Another woman with a white jasmine flower in her hair stands in a dark patterned sari. Men in cream and yellow shirts and white dhotis push forward, and a bare-chested man in a yellow cloth raises his hands in prayer at the left. A camera operator's monitor is visible at the right edge.

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July 13 20092009-07-13A crowded temple procession inside a stone-pillared hall with a lattice gate and oil lamps. Shaven-headed men in saffron-orange dhotis and gold chains stand near the center, while bare-chested men in white dhotis carry a wooden pole. A visiting devotee in orange chest cloth is wearing a gold necklace. Men in white shirts and dhotis press around them, and a person in front holds a camera and phone. At the upper right, a palanquin or deity figure is decorated with yellow and orange garlands. The scene is dense with people in motion.2012-04-05A dense crowd of men carries a palanquin through an indoor temple corridor hung with orange marigold garlands. The palanquin has a red and gold embroidered canopy and a deity image on its front panel, with a green cloth draped over its side. Men in vests, white shirts and dhotis, one in a yellow shirt and one in a maroon shirt, push and reach toward the palanquin. Stone pillars painted with blue and yellow flower motifs line the hall, and tube lights hang overhead.2012-06-05 +1 copiesNight photograph of a crowd gathered around an ornate golden palanquin-style shrine during a procession at Chennai. Two deity murtis, adorned with garlands of white and yellow flowers, stand within the gilded structure, which is lit by a bright lamp. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt faces away from the camera, while women in saris, one in mustard-gold with a white flower in her hair and another in lavender, press forward among devotees. Behind the shrine, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a bouquet of yellow flowers. A framed black-and-white portrait of a bearded figure in a white head covering is displayed on a pole beside the shrine, with an orange flag above it. Floral garlands drape the structure and crowd members, and a few other people stand at the back of the crowd.2006-10-31June 05 20122012-06-05Night procession at an outdoor temple setting with a gilded shrine-like structure flanked by golden lion-head pillars. A decorated deity murti stands at the centre, draped in red and gold garlands with a crown-like ornament. In front, several men with bare upper bodies and orange dhotis, some with white sacred markings on their foreheads and wooden rudraksha malas, carry or support a silver palanquin-style platform. A woman in an orange sari stands on a tiered white and red-striped platform at left holding a small bag. Strings of coloured lights hang above, and a brass oil lamp and offering plates sit at the lower right.2017-01-08A photograph inside a temple hall of a festival procession with a gilded palanquin covered in garlands of red and pink flowers and white cloth, carrying a silver-coloured utsava murti. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and green-bordered cloth stands at left, reaching toward the palanquin. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl, orange and gold garlands, a headband and a forehead tilak smiles while holding his hands together near the palanquin. Beside him, a shaved-headed sannyasi in orange garments raises a hand in greeting. Devotees in white and orange stand behind them, and a red and blue canopy with tassels hangs overhead.2012-06-05 +1 copiesOctober 09 20062006-10-09May 31 20122012-05-31A temple procession inside a pillared hall hung with colourful striped and orange fabric drapes and banana plants. A large deity murti sits on a palanquin decorated with pink and white flower garlands and a purple cloth, carried on wooden poles by a dense crowd of men in white shirts, red shirts and dhotis. A bare-chested man in the lower right raises his arms. A videographer with a camera stands at left. The crowd presses closely around the palanquin, and a bald priest in white is visible among the devotees.2012-04-05A dense crowd fills a temple interior with dark stone walls. At centre, a man with long dark hair tied in a bun and a white tilak on his forehead wears an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders, a heavy gold necklace and a gold earring. A bald man in orange stands beside him, and several people press in around them, some holding hands together. Women in maroon and red saris and a woman with white flowers in her hair are visible, with a bald man in orange at left and a man in white at upper centre. Lamps glow at the upper right.2012-09-12December 23 20062006-12-23