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Outdoor temple scene at dusk with a crowd of men in white shirts, many wearing blue lanyards and white cloth bags printed with Rajarajayan New Town text. In the foreground a bald man in an orange robe and orange shawl stands near an ornate golden temple entrance, with a lit oil lamp held by a devotee in an orange cap. Behind them a deity murti adorned with garlands and a red-clad figure sits in a shrine. A blue truck parked nearby displays a large banner of a woman in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala, and a poster with Tamil text. Orange flags and a colourful hanging ornament decorate the scene, with palm trees and a gopuram in the background.

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January 31 20092009-01-31July 12 20112011-07-12July 12 20112011-07-12Outdoor street scene with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis and some shaved heads. In the centre, a young man in an orange saffron garment wears a red and white flower garland and stands before two deity murti figures draped in red and white garlands, one with a crown. A large poster on the left shows a robed figure in orange holding a rudraksha-style necklace, labelled with Tamil text. Behind, a vehicle bears signage reading Nithyanandam. Several men press forward around the central figure, some with hands raised.2011-07-12A photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered around an open-backed vehicle decorated as a mobile shrine. Inside the vehicle, two deity murtis are dressed with garlands and flower decorations, and a framed portrait of a woman in orange robes is mounted on the side panel. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, press forward, with one man in the centre holding a mobile phone. A woman in white with a red bindi stands near the vehicle, and a woman in orange robes with a white flower garland stands at the vehicle's side. Buses and trees line the street behind them.2011-07-12July 12 20112011-07-12Devotees in white shirts and dhotis queue along a metal railing inside a temple hall, reaching forward with folded hands and small white slips of paper. A man in an orange sleeveless robe with long dark hair stands at the front, holding a slip of paper and extending his arm toward the crowd, while an orange-robed attendant holds an orange tray with more slips beside him. Behind them a shrine displays a colourful deity murti with a red and gold backdrop. The scene appears to be a darshan or blessing distribution.2009-12-10July 12 20112011-07-12A photograph of a temple darshan line in front of a shrine with a gold-framed arch and white stone pillars. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti of a goddess with a golden crown and red garland, beside a second figure in blue and red, decorated with flower garlands. Two saffron-robed figures stand at the shrine: a person in an orange sleeveless robe hands items to devotees, and beside them a person in a longer orange robe with a dark red border holds an orange cloth tray. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand in a line on the left, some with palms joined, and women in pink and white saris on the right, also with hands folded. Red railings separate the queue from the shrine, and green trees appear behind the structure. a person (saffron robe, long hair swept back) appears in the scene.2009-12-09Outdoor street procession with devotees in orange and white. A central figure with long dark hair, orange robes, a tall gold-and-beaded necklace and a vertical forehead mark walks forward with hands clasped, flanked by saffron-clad attendants. Devotees in white garments with orange shawls surround them, some women holding folded hands in greeting. Behind them ornate orange-and-red canopies or umbrellas on poles, a blue-domed shrine and a shop frontage with a painted arch. A black iron fire bowl stand sits in the foreground. a person: the central figure wears saffron robes, a long gold necklace and long swept-back hair, matching the page's account of his presence at this event.2008-08-02December 23 20082008-12-23December 09 20092009-12-09