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A crowd of devotees gathers inside a temporary open-sided shrine under a thatched bamboo roof and green tarpaulin walls, facing a gilded arched niche holding a murti of a deity with an orange-red crown, flower garlands and a golden necklace. A smaller gilded arch beside it holds another murti. An elderly woman in the foreground wears a maroon blouse with an orange sari, a vibhuti mark on her forehead, and holds a folded paper. Others in white shirts, a woman in a blue salwar, and a young woman in a yellow-green sari with a long braid stand nearby, some with palms joined. Hanging lights illuminate the evening scene. The page refers to a person event but no candidate is clearly visible.

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Night photograph of a crowd walking past an illuminated temple shrine decorated with yellow and white garlands, with a deity murti visible in an ornate gateway. In the foreground, devotees include a man in a red and white checked shirt, a woman in a yellow-green sari with a bun, and a man in a green checked shirt with a white dhoti. A small framed portrait is held up near the shrine, but its subject is too indistinct to attribute. Lights and a dark background surround the procession.2006-10-14January 22 20102010-01-22October 03 20082008-10-03Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees gathered around a gilded, canopied palanquin-style shrine on a street lit by floodlights. Two adorned deity murtis stand inside the golden structure, draped in red cloth and garlanded with flowers, with a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure fixed to its side. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in colourful saris and flower-adorned hair press close, many with hands raised or looking toward the shrine. A large lit pillar and a white van appear in the background.2010-01-24Night-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.2010-11-12January 22 20102010-01-22 +1 copiesNight 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.2006-11-01October 31 20062006-10-31A night-time photo of a small illuminated shrine with an ornate golden canopy, its dark red and maroon backdrop framing two deity murtis draped in white and garlands. Several devotees stand in a row on a dirt path facing the shrine: women in colourful saris, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti at centre, and a man in a white shirt on the right with a bag over his shoulder. Two framed portraits flank the shrine, one on the left showing a bearded figure in white and one on the right, and a saffron flag is visible. A blue-green LED sign runs across the top of the canopy. The scene is lit by a bright lamp, with a date stamp in red at lower right.2006-10-12Night photo of a crowd gathered before an ornate temple shrine decorated with lights and an illuminated sign with Tamil script. Two deity murtis are adorned with garlands of flowers and yellow marigolds. A man in white clothes stands near the shrine. Devotees in mixed clothing, including orange and pink saris and a teal dress, press close, and a small girl in pink is at the lower left. A framed portrait is mounted on the right side of the shrine, too small to identify. Strong flash lighting and a dark background surround the scene.2006-10-14October 09 20062006-10-09A 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.2006-10-10