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July 21 20102010-07-21Photo of a ritual procession at a temple courtyard under a corrugated metal roof with orange-painted walls. A large deity murti or image of a goddess is carried on a palanquin-style frame, heavily decorated with white jasmine garlands and red, magenta and orange flower strings, with a gold crown and blue and gold cloth. On the right, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange saffron robe, a white flower garland, and white ash markings on his bare arm. A bare-chested man in a red shawl with a green border stands at left, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands behind the image. Flower petals and turmeric powder scatter the floor, and onlookers stand in the background.2010-07-21November 25 20152015-11-25Outdoor photograph on a wet paved ground beneath leafy trees. On the left, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala, standing with his hands clasped. Beside him, a bare-footed man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends to hold a gold-framed palanquin draped in red and purple garlands and yellow marigold. Inside the frame, a silver deity murti is decorated with flowers. Other men in white dhotis and shirts stand behind, and a man at right in white dhoti holds a lamp or plate near the palanquin. The scene suggests a procession or puja with a garlanded deity palanquin.2010-07-22July 21 20102010-07-21Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside trees and a brick wall. A decorated palanquin with a gold canopy, garlands and tassels is carried above the crowd, with a shaven-headed man in saffron robes steadying it at the top. Men in white dhotis and shirts with red and rudraksha malas walk beside it, several holding long gold-topped ceremonial staffs topped with orange and red embroidered pennants. A bald man in white stands in front, and a man in orange shawl and blue shirt walks among them. Ornate red-and-blue umbrellas and orange-robed attendants frame the scene, with a crowd of onlookers behind. Festival procession with saffron-clad attendants and white-clad devotees.2012-04-27January 05 20152015-01-05January 05 20152015-01-05Outdoor photograph of a street procession beside a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti heavily adorned with yellow and white marigold garlands and a golden crown-like ornament, under a painted blue and red canopy on red pillars. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron robe with a long garland of white jasmine and yellow marigolds stands with hands folded, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and white tilak marks, while a smiling man in white dhoti and shirt beside him also holds a flower garland. Around them are men in white dhotis and shirts, some holding garlands and a brass plate, a bald priest in orange with a gold necklace, and a kneeling attendant in white. A camera is visible at the bottom edge and a tall curved metal arch frames the scene.2011-01-16January 11 20172017-01-11A photograph of a temple courtyard under a corrugated metal roof, with an orange-painted wall behind. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and white ash markings on the upper arms, stands with his back to the camera facing a large garlanded deity murti or decorated image wrapped in white jasmine flowers, red and multicoloured garlands, and a gold-bordered orange cloth. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis help adorn or lift the garlanded form, one in a pale blue-and-white striped shirt holding its base. Several seated women in white saris and yellow shawls and a few standing devotees watch in the background, and a blue sign is mounted on the wall.2010-07-21A procession at a temple courtyard in Tiruvannamalai. A golden palanquin with a deity murti, draped in pink and white flower garlands, is carried on poles by devotees in white dhotis. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long gold bead necklace and a sandalwood-marked forehead walks barefoot beside it, with a long-haired figure in orange clothing and a bearded man in orange holding a tall silver staff at the right edge. Several devotees in white, a man in a yellow shawl, and women in saris stand around the procession. Temple gopuram and pillared corridors are visible behind.2009-08-06