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A photograph of an outdoor street shrine, a decorated temple-style palanquin on a raised platform, draped in white, yellow, magenta and orange garlands. Two gold-faced deity murti stand in the centre. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends at the front, offering to the murti, while another white-clad man stands behind. On the left, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl, seen from behind, stands facing the shrine. Framed portraits on poles show a smiling man in a cream turban and white robe, and a small portrait is mounted on the vehicle's side panel. A rangoli design is drawn on the ground in front. Several people in white clothes are visible at the right edge.

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A gilded ornamental ratha or palanquin float stands on a paved street, its stepped platform decorated with garlands of white jasmine, pink and yellow marigolds and green leaves. Above, a canopy of pink and white flower swags frames a shrine where two seated deity murtis, a male figure and a female figure, wear gold necklaces and flower garlands; a small kalasha-like offering sits before them. Framed portraits are mounted on the float: on the left a man in a white turban, on the right a man in a white turban and dark blue robe, and at lower right a man in an orange-saffron turban. Orange flags flank the float. No physical people are visible in the scene.2006-11-03A photograph of an outdoor temple-style ratha platform decorated with white and red flower garlands. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands on the wooden stage holding a lit aarti lamp toward two gold-coloured metal deity murtis seated on a throne, one with a crown and garlands, the other in blue and white clothing. Banana offerings and flowers lie before them. A large framed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban and dark ornate jacket stands at right, and a smaller portrait sits on the lower platform. A red flag is visible at upper right, and trees surround the scene.2006-08-19October 09 20062006-10-09November 01 20062006-11-01November 11 20062006-11-11October 31 20062006-10-31A photograph of a decorated ratha (processional chariot) with a canopy of carved wooden pillars and red and orange flags. Two metallic deity murtis seated on the platform are garlanded with white and pink flowers, and an oil lamp with a visible flame is held up before them. A standing man in a saffron-orange robe and saffron turban, with long dark hair, stands on the platform at left extending his hand toward the lamp, and offerings of flowers and bananas lie on a tray at the base. At right, a large printed portrait on a board shows a smiling man in a white turban and dark blue ornate garment with a gold pendant. A small yellow vehicle plate reads TN-30 F-6075 at lower right, and a few people walk along a wet roadside in the background.2006-08-19October 09 20062006-10-09October 31 20062006-10-31Night outdoor ceremony under a tent with a banner reading in Tamil and a portrait of a bearded man. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron/orange wrap, stands at left with hands joined in namaste facing a decorated stage. On the stage a man in white dhoti and white shirt reaches toward a golden throne-like shrine with a deity murti adorned with white flower garlands and red garland strands. Framed portraits of men in white headwear and saffron turbans, one labelled in Tamil, hang on the stage and the golden canopy. Brass lamps and potted banana leaves surround the scene, with stacked red chairs at left.2008-11-11October 31 20062006-10-31October 09 20062006-10-09