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Night photograph of a street-side outdoor gathering in front of a decorated open shrine with an ornate carved wooden canopy. Two deity murtis. Two framed portraits stand beside the shrine, one showing a figure in white headwear. In front, a man in an orange shawl over white clothes stands on the platform facing a large crowd of seated devotees in mostly light-coloured shirts, with bright lights and buildings behind. Many people are visible, roughly a crowd of several dozen.

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October 09 20062006-10-09October 09 20062006-10-09October 09 20062006-10-09November 01 20062006-11-01Night outdoor procession scene in front of an ornately decorated golden canopy shrine draped with marigold garlands, housing deity murtis of Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari. A standing figure in an orange-brown shawl over white clothing stands on the shrine platform before the deities, with a framed portrait on each side of the shrine. A dense crowd of devotees, many women and children, watches from the foreground under street lights. Two framed portraits flank the shrine; one is in the left frame and one on the right, and their subjects are printed images rather than physical people.2006-10-09October 09 20062006-10-09A night procession at a temple chariot (ratha) in Tamil Nadu. A decorated wooden ratha carries an illuminated shrine with deity murtis draped in flower garlands and marigold strands, and a small framed portrait is mounted on its left side. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts crowd around, several with orange cloth draped over their shoulders, and some wear rudraksha malas. In the left foreground a man in a pale yellow shirt and dark trousers stands near a figure in pale clothing. A small portrait on the left shows a bearded man in a white turban, and the ratha's upper section bears an illuminated Tamil-script banner. Visible people number roughly fifteen to twenty.2006-10-28October 29 20062006-10-292009-glimpses-of-kodikkan-ratha-pada-yatraNight procession scene in a crowded street with a dense crowd of devotees pressing toward an illuminated decorated float on the left. The float is adorned with white and pink garlands and holds a deity murti and a figure in white clothing with an orange shawl standing at its edge. A large framed portrait of a bald-headed man in white clothing with an orange shawl is mounted on a stand in the centre-right, labelled with printed text. Many devotees wear saffron, orange, white and red garments, and several women have flowers in their hair. Bright white floodlights and strings of lights illuminate the scene, with stacked bricks and scaffolding in the background.2006-10-09Night 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.2006-10-14Night 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.2010-01-24