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A covered open-sided pavilion with a thatched bamboo roof holds a long white-draped stage where deity murtis sit under garlands of red and orange flowers, with a golden peetha and pale-pink umbrellas overhead. Banana stalks and green leaves line the aisles. A large white banner with Tamil text hangs along the top. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand near the stage, and a few devotees in white stand at the left and right edges, some seen from behind, while muddy ground is visible below.

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July 18 20062006-07-18A photograph inside a covered, open-sided temple-style pavilion with bamboo poles and a corrugated roof. Along a long white-draped platform stand decorated shrines and images adorned with garlands of flowers and banana leaves, with red-fringed canopies overhead. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand and move near the platform, and in the foreground a woman in a light blue sari and a man in white stand before the altar. A banner above reads in Tamil script, and small oil lamps and offerings sit on the platform. Wet ground runs along the central aisle.2006-07-18A covered open-sided pandal with a corrugated roof hosts a ritual scene. A raised white-draped platform holds decorated deity murti with garlands of red and white flowers, a drum, and brass vessels, shaded by red-fringed canopies. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand and sit around the platform, and a woman in a yellow sari kneels near a small offering stand with a lit oil lamp in the foreground. Banners with Tamil text and a floral-framed image hang overhead, and loudspeakers stand at the right on wet muddy ground.2006-07-18A photograph of a large open-sided pandal hall decorated for a fire ritual. Banana plants, palm fronds and hanging leaf strings frame the space, and a long white-draped platform holds garlanded deity murtis, heaped offerings and a stack of plantains. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand and move around the platform, while a man in a blue-striped shirt and checked lungi stands in the foreground. A man in an orange shawl stands near the right side, and a pink and yellow umbrella shades a small table. Smoke hangs in the air and loudspeakers stand at the left. Printed banners above show portrait photographs and Tamil text.2006-07-18July 18 20062006-07-18July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 16 20062006-07-16July 17 20062006-07-17July 16 20062006-07-16A photograph of a covered outdoor shrine hall with a raised red-carpeted platform and bamboo framing overhead. Several seated deity murtis, decorated with garlands of green, yellow, red and white flowers, sit on golden thrones. Large white umbrellas with red trim and fringe shade the figures, and green leaves and hanging yellow bananas decorate the bamboo poles. A colourful patterned cloth backdrop with circular motifs and a row of small printed signs hangs behind them. No physical people are clearly visible in the scene.2006-07-16