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Night outdoor scene of a seated crowd of mostly young women and girls with braided hair, facing a lit deity murti display on a decorated float or ratha at a temple-like setting. The illuminated figures include a central deity in red and gold. To the right, a white-and-maroon clad priest stands near a vehicle with a lit display panel, while an attendant in a yellow sari stands beside him. Strings of lights hang overhead and trees frame the scene.

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Night outdoor gathering on a road beside a decorated ratha. Many people, mostly children and young women in white and coloured salwar or saris, sit cross-legged on a yellow cloth facing a lit, brightly decorated float with a large painted deity murti at its top. A standing figure in white stands near the float, and another white-clad person stands by a decorated white vehicle with framed pictures on its side. Strings of lights hang overhead, and a few people in white watch from benches at the right. A small corner logo appears at the upper left; the date stamp in the lower right reads 11.26.2008 23:01.2009-02-02Night photograph of a street gathering in front of a lit vehicle-mounted shrine on a procession. At the centre, a decorated white vehicle carries an illuminated deity murti with a golden crown and multiple arms, flanked by lamps and framed in gold ornamentation. To the left, a bus-like vehicle has an open side with shelves of books or items and a standing man in white. A dense crowd of mostly women and girls sits on the road facing the shrine, many with long braided hair, wearing teal, pink, orange and yellow saris and salwars. A man in a white shirt and an orange cap stands near the front-left. Streetlights and a signboard with partly visible Tamil text are visible behind. A man in white with an orange cloth stands by the shrine vehicle. A timestamp reads 11.18.2008. +1 copiesNight outdoor gathering in a dark village setting. Seated devotees in white clothes and colourful saris sit on a yellow mat and on folding chairs in front of a brightly lit, ornately decorated deity murti on a float, glowing with orange and red light. A standing man in a white shirt faces the crowd near the mat. A parked vehicle with a projected image of a deity and a string of fairy lights frame the scene, with more people in white seated along the right. Two rows of spectators sit in the foreground.2009-02-02Night photo of a crowd of mostly children and young women seated cross-legged on a yellow cloth outdoors, watching a lit ratha-style float with illuminated deity decorations at left. A white van with a lit display screen stands in the centre, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands near it. Benches, string lights and trees frame the scene; several people in white are in the background. Some seated girls wear white dresses with braided hair, others wear colourful salwar kameez. A timestamp reads 11.26.2008 23:00.2009-02-02Night photograph of a dense crowd of women and children seated and standing in a street, viewed from behind. Many wear sarees and salwar kameez in colours such as yellow, green, pink and blue; one woman in a yellow saree with a patterned border sits in the foreground, and a girl in a red-and-black checked shirt is visible at right. Ahead, a brightly lit decorated float or vehicle is illuminated with warm lamps and an ornate golden deity figure at its centre, while a man in white clothing stands beside it. Flanking vehicles and a roadside building with signage are visible under street lights. A date stamp reads 11.18.2008 in the corner.February 12 20092009-02-12November 18 20082008-11-18 +1 copiesNight photograph of a procession on a village road, with a brightly lit, ornately decorated deity float or ratha lit by oil lamps and electric lights. Several devotees in white dhotis stand near the float, one holding a long object near the front. A large crowd of women and children in the foreground watches, including women with dark hair in braids and buns, one wearing a yellow and blue sari. A white van and a street lamp are visible at the left and centre. +1 copiesNight outdoor photograph of a street gathering in front of a temple-style shrine adorned with a red canopy and a deity murti garlanded with flowers, flanked by lit oil lamps. A framed portrait stands to the side of the shrine. Two men in white and saffron-toned clothing stand at the altar. Dozens of people sit on yellow mats on the road facing the shrine, many in saffron, blue, yellow and white saris and kurtas. A white bus with a 'Nithyanandam' sign is parked at left, and an audience member in white is in the foreground.Night photograph of a street procession. In the centre, a white van-like vehicle with an open side displays small lit figures inside. Crowds of mostly women, children and older people in white and light clothing line the road, many seated on the ground in front of the vehicle, some with flowers in their hair. Several men in white dhotis with orange-red shawls stand further back near the procession. Timestamp overlay reads 11 18 2008 23:31.Night outdoor ritual before a golden ornate shrine canopy housing a deity murti pair draped in red cloth, garlands and gold crowns. A man in orange robe stands at the left of the shrine with hands raised near the figures, and a man in white with orange sash stands at the right beside a vehicle. Several seated devotees in white and orange clothing sit on the ground in front of brass lamps, a kuthuvilakku oil lamp stand and a brass kalasha-style vessel. A banner beside the vehicle shows an orange-robed figure, and a sign reads Sri Anandeswarar Sathe Anandeswari Aalayam. Parked van and vehicles are in the background.2009-01-20January 20 20092009-01-20