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Night photograph of a temple procession area lit by strings of coloured lights. In the foreground, a person with dark, curly, shoulder-length hair, seen from behind, wears a white garment with an orange-saffron shawl draped over the shoulders. Beyond, a wooden ratha-style structure with bamboo scaffolding and a red canopy carries a deity murti and flower garlands. Several men wear white dhotis and some bare-chested, a man in a green shirt and white dhoti stands at right, and a child in white and a woman in orange sari walk nearby. A painted temple wall with a colourful deity mural appears at right.

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December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04January 11 20092009-01-11Night procession with a richly decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti adorned with garlands and a colourful draped canopy in red, yellow and green. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk around the palanquin, one carrying a tray. In the foreground, a bare-backed figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange cloth wrapped around the waist and shoulders, walking with his back to the camera. A man in a white shirt on the left looks back toward the camera. Dark sky and scattered lights frame the scene.2005-12-22December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession with a crowd of devotees in white clothing. At left, a large ornate ratha or palanquin with a multicoloured striped and studded halo-like canopy carries two gold-decorated deity murti dressed in garlands. In the centre, a man in white holds a tray with a lit oil lamp flame. A woman in a white sari with a red bindi and rudraksha-style beads stands with hands folded at right. A young person in an orange shawl stands at right edge, and a figure with long dark hair and an orange cloth is seen from behind in the foreground. Lit lanterns with red bases are carried along the crowd in the background.2006-12-23Night procession scene photographed from close range. In the foreground at right, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange cloth draped over his shoulders holds up a lit brass oil lamp, a flame rising with smoke. At left, a man with curly hair and an orange shawl stands beside the crowd. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis carry a decorated palanquin-style structure with a multicoloured striped and fringed rounded canopy and a small deity murti, with red cloths draped on poles. A small boy in a white shirt watches at right. Dark night sky forms the background.2006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Night procession photographed from close range. In the foreground a long-haired man with bare back wears an orange sacred cloth draped over his shoulder, seen from behind. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry a decorated palanquin with a colourful rainbow-striped arch of lamps and tassels, holding deity murti figures with ornate garlands. Some men hold red poles and brass staffs; a tall brass lamp stand is at right. A woman in an orange sari and a child with a red tilak stand at the right edge, with a sadhvi in orange in the lower right. Dark sky and bright lights set the scene.2006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas moving around a decorated deity palanquin. The palanquin is framed by a colorful arch of red, yellow, green and white rounded elements, with two deity murti figures visible on top. Several men hold lit oil lamps and torches, and one holds a flame aloft. In the foreground, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks with eyes lowered, with a person candidate visible among the procession. Other participants wear orange shawls and mala beads.2006-12-23Night procession with a crowd of devotees. In the foreground a bare-chested man in orange cloth with long dark hair turns toward a silver tray of fruit and an oil lamp held by a young man in orange shawl and white dhoti. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts carry poles and a decorated deity palanquin with a red, yellow and green arched canopy and gilded deity figures. Lit oil lamps and a red pot are visible, and onlookers fill the dark background.2006-12-23A night procession photograph at a temple. In the foreground, a bare-backed figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulder and holds a red-and-pink cloth toward a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Behind them, several men in plain white shirts and white dhotis carry or steady wooden poles and a decorated palanquin-style structure with a deity murti adorned with garlands and ornate golden arches. Lamplight and a dark background frame the scene.2006-12-23