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Dusk procession at a temple-style golden ratha or shrine carriage, its carved pillars and roof lit warmly from within. Garlanded deity murti with flower garlands in pink, yellow and red sits inside the shrine. A man in white clothing with an orange shawl stands at the carriage holding a lamp or flame near the deity. In the foreground, several men in white shirts and a white shawl with blue stripes face the shrine, backs to the camera, while a crowd of devotees fills the dark road behind them. Pale blue dusk sky and trees frame the scene.

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October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16Night 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.2006-10-09October 15 20062006-10-15A 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 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.2006-11-01November 01 20062006-11-01October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16Night photograph of a dense crowd at a street procession, with many devotees in white shirts and dhotis and some women in saris and salwar. On the right, a decorated golden palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti garlanded with flower strands and draped in red cloth, with a small framed photo placed on it. On the left, a stone shrine structure with lit lamps stands beside the road. Oil lamp flames glow at the edges, and a blue-lit sign runs along the top of the palanquin.2006-10-16Dusk street photo of a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis and a man in a striped navy and yellow shirt, seen from behind, watching an illuminated ornate temple-style float or ratha with a decorated deity murti inside a lit golden shrine. Colourful garlands and lamps surround the deity. The crowd stands along a road lined with trees and street lights. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-11-05October 16 20062006-10-16