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A crowd of devotees gathers inside a covered hall at night, facing an ornate golden shrine-palanquin decorated with marigold garlands and holding a deity murti. Among the people in the foreground, a woman in a cream and striped shawl with a plait stands with hands folded, another in a lilac salwar wears her hair in a long braid, and an older man in white shirt and dhoti stands at right. A small framed portrait is visible near the shrine, and a red flag hangs at the side. Fluorescent lights and a corrugated metal roof overhead.

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October 31 20062006-10-31Night-time photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered before a small shrine with a red-and-gold temple gateway. A richly decorated deity murti stands at the centre, draped in red and adorned with garlands and gold ornaments, with brass lamps flanking the entrance. Red cloth hangs from the pillars. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and salwar-style dress, and a figure in saffron clothing stand close together with hands folded in prayer, some with palms pressed together and others looking toward the shrine. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the scene reads as a darshan or puja at a temple shrine.2010-11-12Night procession at a Tamil Nadu street with a large crowd of devotees pressed together, mostly seen from behind. Many women wear sarees, some with long braids and flowers in their hair, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. In the centre a decorated golden ratha or chariot shrine glows with lights and is hung with garlands, with deity murtis and a small bright flame in front. Framed portrait photographs are mounted on the shrine sides, and a cameraman stands beside it. Saffron flags and strings of bunting decorate the scene, and a building stands at the left edge.Night photo of a Ratha Yatra procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu: a gilded, ornately carved processional shrine (ratha) is decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and lit by a bright lamp. Two men in light clothing stand on and beside the shrine, one in a white dhoti tending the deities, one in a grey shirt. Inside, a silver-and-gold deity murti is garlanded, with a lit oil lamp in front. Two framed portraits flank the shrine, one showing a man in a white head covering and the other a man in a dark jacket with a white turban-like head wrap. A crowd of devotees, mostly women in saris and braided hair and older men, watches from the foreground. A blue-lit Tamil-script sign runs across the top of the shrine. Red and orange flags hang at the sides. Whether either framed portrait depicts a person cannot be confirmed from appearance.2006-11-01Night photograph of a crowd gathered around an ornate golden palanquin-style shrine during a procession at Chennai. Two deity murtis, adorned with garlands of white and yellow flowers, stand within the gilded structure, which is lit by a bright lamp. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt faces away from the camera, while women in saris, one in mustard-gold with a white flower in her hair and another in lavender, press forward among devotees. Behind the shrine, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a bouquet of yellow flowers. A framed black-and-white portrait of a bearded figure in a white head covering is displayed on a pole beside the shrine, with an orange flag above it. Floral garlands drape the structure and crowd members, and a few other people stand at the back of the crowd.2006-10-31Night procession at Kodikkan Ratha Yatra in Coimbatore: an ornate golden palanquin-style shrine carries garlanded deity murtis of Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari, lit by a bright lamp. A man in white clothes stands on the shrine platform beside the deities. Devotees crowd the foreground, including women in saris and a woman with a long braid in an orange sari, with a bright lamp at the right edge. A framed photo of a man in white turban and clothing is mounted on the shrine's side. The shrine has Tamil text on a sign above the deities.2006-10-09January 22 20102010-01-22October 31 20062006-10-31Night photograph of a temple procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. A decorated ratha or palanquin carrying deity murtis is lit from above, adorned with yellow and white marigold garlands and colourful drapery. Priests in white clothing stand beside the shrine, and a small fire flame glows near the base. In the foreground, a crowd of devotees watches from behind, including women in pink and orange saris with flowers in their hair, and men in a plaid shirt and a blue shirt. Two framed portraits flank the shrine, one showing a figure in a white turban and one in a dark suit. The scene is dimly lit with street lamps visible at left.2006-11-01Night photograph of a dense crowd of men, women and children moving through an open ground near a golden-framed float. On the float stand two decorated deity murti, a male and a female figure with crowns, garlands and red and gold robes, flanked by hanging flower garlands. A framed portrait is set beside the float. Many men in white shirts and dhotis carry small booklets or papers. Some women wear saris and salwar kameez. Stalls with lights line the left edge and large banana-leaf plants stand at the right.2010-01-22 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesOctober 09 20062006-10-09