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Night photograph of a crowded street procession at a temple-style ratha or float. A decorated deity murti with gold ornaments and a crown is displayed under a red canopy and lit by lamps. Two men in white dhotis stand near the float, and small fire pits or oil lamp flames burn at its base. A large dense crowd of devotees in mixed clothing fills the foreground, some holding phones. A vehicle and shop signs line the left side under a street lamp.

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A night-time street procession photographed from among a dense crowd. At centre, a decorated float or ratha carries a deity murti lit by warm electric lamps, with a red backdrop and a lit oil lamp at the top. Many people in the foreground and midground face the float, some holding phones or cameras. Vehicles flank the procession on both sides, with a bright round light at left. A small boy in a yellow shirt stands at right. Tamil signboards are visible at upper left.2009-GLIMPSES-OF-VARIOUS-EVENTS +1 copiesNight street photograph of a crowd gathered before a lit deity murti or decorated shrine on a raised platform, with a flame burning in front. A man in an orange-brown garment stands near the flame, and an attendant in white stands beside the platform. Devotees in the foreground, several with their backs to the camera, wear white and beige shirts and saris in orange, yellow and green. A white bus with a blue and white band and an orange car sit in the street at left, and illuminated shop fronts and signboards line the road.Night photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered in a street procession. In the foreground, men in white shirts and striped shirts stand with their backs to the camera, facing a decorated float or shrine lit by warm lamps. The shrine holds carved deity murtis in front of a red cloth backdrop, with a framed portrait placed at its base. Behind it, a white and blue bus with a destination board and illuminated temple-style architecture complete the scene.August 02 20092009-08-02 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20092009-02-10August 02 20092009-08-02 +1 copiesJanuary 20 20092009-01-20October 09 20062006-10-09A night-time outdoor ritual at a decorated shrine with a golden canopy and deity murti, garlanded in red and white flowers and draped in red cloth, flanked by carved lion-like figures and red flags. In front, a man in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp, and a man in orange robes beside him stands with hands folded in namaskar. Devotees in white, some with folded hands, crowd the foreground, while a woman in a red garment with a flower garland on the right joins in prayer. Electric lights illuminate the scene against the dark background.2009-01-20August 02 20092009-08-02Night outdoor photograph of a street gathering in front of a temple-style shrine adorned with a red canopy and a deity murti garlanded with flowers, flanked by lit oil lamps. A framed portrait stands to the side of the shrine. Two men in white and saffron-toned clothing stand at the altar. Dozens of people sit on yellow mats on the road facing the shrine, many in saffron, blue, yellow and white saris and kurtas. A white bus with a 'Nithyanandam' sign is parked at left, and an audience member in white is in the foreground.