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Night photograph of a dense crowd pressing around a shrine lit by warm lamps. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the centre, leaning forward toward a deity murti draped in red and orange garlands, with a crowned figure and a flower-decorated central idol. Around him, men in white shirts with orange shoulder cloths and a man in a light blue shirt hold up hands and cameras. Orange flags on poles stand at left, and a painted sign above reads a vegetarian hotel name.

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February 10 20092009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10 +1 copiesMay 31 20122012-05-31Night photograph of a crowd in front of a temple shrine decorated with red and white garlands. Two deity murtis stand at the back, one with a crown and one with a tall crown, both garlanded. In front, a seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban raises a hand in blessing before the murtis, with offerings and oil lamps at the base of the shrine. A man in white with a yellow shawl bends forward toward the shrine on the left, and a uniformed policeman in a white shirt and dark cap stands nearby. Devotees press close around, including a young child on the left and a woman in a red top, while men in orange and white scarves and a photographer with a camera on the right look on. A banner reading Sri Anandeswari is visible at the top of the shrine.2009-02-10 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20092009-02-10 +1 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10May 08 20122012-05-08A crowded temple hall during a festival procession. Two decorated deity murti figures sit on a raised platform, garlanded with bands of red, yellow and white flowers under ornate painted canopies with orange and red pillars and hanging tassels. A bare-chested man in a green-and-white dhoti stands near the murti, and a uniformed police officer in a dark cap with blue band stands in the foreground. Devotees in white shirts, orange and yellow T-shirts press forward, many holding up mobile phones to photograph the murti. A large crowd fills the foreground.2012-04-05Night-time crowd scene at a temple courtyard with a decorated deity murti on a flower-garlanded palanquin-like platform at left under a blue and orange canopy. A bare-chested figure in saffron-orange cloth with a long ornate gold necklace and a red bindi stands at centre, smiling and gesturing, surrounded by saffron-robed attendants and a crowd. A man in a white shirt raises a camera, and a uniformed police officer stands nearby. Many people press in from all sides under lamps and arched pillars.2012-04-05 +1 copiesNight-time temple ritual in front of a golden shrine (a gilded deity murti pair, wearing garlands, seated on a red-draped platform under a lamp). A man in an orange dhoti and orange shirt stands at the platform holding a lit oil lamp in both hands, facing the deities. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red sari with a white shawl stands with palms joined, and a line of people in white clothes, several with folded hands, face the shrine. Red and orange flags and marigold garlands decorate the shrine. A black sign with white Tamil script sits at the base of the platform.2009-01-20April 05 20122012-04-05January 20 20092009-01-20