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A photograph taken at night inside a temple shrine, with warm lamplight. In the foreground, a crowd of devotees, mostly women and children seen from behind, with dark hair in braids and buns, gaze toward the shrine. A child in a plaid shirt is held up at the left, and a young girl in pink stands nearby. On the right, a large deity murti in a red and gold garment is adorned with yellow marigold garlands and flanked by golden lion-like sculptures and tall brass lamps. A framed portrait of a goddess hangs in the centre, and a man in a yellow shirt stands near the shrine. Orange flags and a small framed picture are visible at the upper left. A date stamp reads 11 18 2008 at the lower right.

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Oil lamps and street lights glow in the background, and a red sign is visible at right.Night photograph of a street-side ritual at a procession shrine. A deity murti in gold and red, adorned with garlands, sits inside an ornate canopied chariot-style shrine lit by oil lamps. In front, a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands on the shrine platform. A man in orange robes and a red cloth on his shoulder stands at left holding a long staff, while a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands at the shrine, raising his arm toward the deity. Several women in white and yellow sit on the ground in front, and a crowd of men in white dhotis and light shirts stands along the right. A small framed printed photograph and a black signboard with Tamil text are placed beside the shrine.Devotees crowd together in a small shrine room at night, the visible ones wearing white and red clothing. A tall banner on the left shows a figure in saffron robes and a long beaded necklace, seated with one hand raised, with the Tamil word குருமூர்த்தி (Gurumurthi) printed beneath it. Behind the crowd a deity murti is adorned with yellow flower garlands and gold ornaments, and a framed image in orange robes sits beside it. Yellow marigold garlands drape the pillars at right. A woman in a white sari with a red-and-white forehead mark faces the shrine, and a man in a white shirt stands near the centre. Several people are seen from behind, and a camera timestamp reads 11.18.2008 23:36.Photograph taken at night inside a decorated ratha or chariot shrine, lit by warm lamps. In the foreground, the backs of several heads are visible, including people with short dark hair and a few in white clothing, facing forward toward the altar. The altar holds a gilded deity murti with a crown, rudraksha-style and flower garlands, and a red cloth draped behind it. 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