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A photograph taken inside a dimly lit temple shrine during a procession of deities. In the foreground, a metal or gold-plated murti of a deity with a white-and-gold crown and gold chest ornament is decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink, green and purple flower strands. Several people stand around it: a man in white dhoti at left, a man in white with a grey shawl in the centre, and a man in grey clothing at right holding up a mobile phone to photograph the scene with his raised hand. Behind them, a glowing shrine wall displays blue Tamil lettering, and the carved stone panels are dark and ornate. Garlands drape from the upper frame. The image shows a temple ritual setting with devotees attending the murti.

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Night photograph of a Ratha Yatra procession with a decorated temple-style float illuminated by a lamp. Two golden deity murtis of a seated couple are adorned with yellow and white marigold garlands and bright multicoloured silk; the female murti wears red and pink garments and jewellery. Two men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand beside the float, one with arms raised. Lower foreground shows a crowd of devotees, one holding up a camera, and two framed portraits of a bearded man in white head-cloth are held up at the sides. Lit blue Tamil lettering is displayed across the float's top and middle.2006-10-29Night photo of a procession at a shrine decorated with garlands of white, pink and purple flowers. Two golden deity murtis sit on a golden throne: the left one in a white sari with a gold necklace, the right one in a pink and red sari with gold jewellery. Two men in white dhoti-style clothes with saffron/orange shawls stand beside the shrine; the man on the right raises his arm. Framed portraits flank the shrine on both sides, and a crowd of onlookers with a hand holding a phone fills the foreground. A blue illuminated sign with Tamil text is above the shrine.2006-10-29Night 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.2006-10-29October 29 20062006-10-29Night photograph of a festival procession at a Tamil temple chariot shrine lit by bright light. Two gilded deity murtis, one male and one female, stand within an ornate carved wooden canopy wreathed in yellow and orange marigold garlands. A man in white dhoti and shirt, with an orange cloth over his shoulder, stands beside the murtis. Another man in white with an orange shawl and a bag stands at right. A crowd of devotees fills the foreground, and a framed portrait of a bearded man in white headwear is held up at lower left. Blue illuminated Tamil lettering runs along the top of the canopy.2006-10-29November 05 20062006-11-05April 05 20122012-04-05October 29 20062006-10-29April 05 20122012-04-05October 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 29 20062006-10-29