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A crowded temple interior with a corrugated roof and wooden beams. At centre stands a large golden canopied shrine housing a seated deity murti, its robe in yellow and green with a red garland, and a figure in white robes stands at the shrine beside it. Another white-clad attendant stands to the right near a red curtain, and a person in an orange-and-yellow garment stands at lower right. In the foreground, many blurred devotees in saris and shirts move through the crowd. Left wall shows a hanging banner with a colourful deity image and a red sign.

A photograph inside a covered temple hall during a procession, showing a golden ratha or palanquin-style vehicle with carved wooden pillars and a gilded canopy. Two large seated deity murti figures, one white with a red and green garment and one golden-toned, sit on the vehicle, with a hand raised toward the viewer. A white-clad figure in an orange-bordered shawl stands near a pillar, and a saffron flag hangs at right beside colourful garlands. Several onlookers crowd the foreground, including a man in a white shirt and a shaved-headed person in white. Strip lights and a corrugated roof overhead.

A photograph inside a temple corridor of a crowd gathered around a golden palanquin-style ratha/shrine carrying a deity murti dressed in white and orange garments with garlands. The ornate gilded canopy has a tiered dome and carved figures, decorated with colourful striped tassels in red, white, blue and yellow. Many devotees, mostly women in saffron, yellow, green and pink saris and men in white dhotis, press close and look on. Grey stone pillars with carved reliefs frame the scene and green metal gates stand behind. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues; the palanquin deity is a murti, not a person.

October 26 2006

Outdoor photo of a Hindu ratha procession at Navalur Kuttapattu: a cream-coloured ornate temple-style chariot canopy with carved pillars and a red flag stands over two large deity murtis, a seated male and female pair with crowns and blue, orange and red garments decorated with flower garlands. Devotees crowd around the chariot base, including women in saris of pink, orange, teal and cream, men in white shirts and dhotis or checked lungis, and children. A man in white stands on the chariot platform above. Overcast sky and trees in the background.

July 13 2009

Night ritual at a covered outdoor temple pavilion with gold-painted pillars carved with lions and figures. On the left, a deity murti decorated with garlands of marigolds and colourful flowers rests on a silver palanquin. In the centre, a priest in white dhoti with shaved head stands with palms pressed together before a blue-draped altar holding oil lamps and brass vessels. Beside him, a man in orange cloth with a bare upper body and a garland performs an offering with a lamp. Another man in orange robes stands behind the altar. Strings of coloured lights hang overhead and devotees in the background watch the rite.

July 13 2009

A photograph inside a temple hall of a decorated golden palanquin carrying a small metal deity murti garlanded with white jasmine and red flower garlands, with a red and gold canopy overhead. A bare-chested priest in an orange-and-gold dhoti stands at left with hands folded. At right, a bare-shouldered man in orange robes with gold necklaces and bangles stands with palms pressed together, while a man in a white shirt watches beside him. An elderly person's bald head is in the foreground at lower left. Stone pillars frame the scene and petals lie on the floor.

A photograph inside a large open-sided pavilion with a white and pink tent canopy and a red curtain hanging at left. In the centre a gilded ornate deity structure with golden arches and a small canopy stands on a raised platform. Several men in white dhotis and shirts and orange or saffron-robed figures stand on a red-carpeted stage at right, some with white turbans. A dense crowd of devotees in white, yellow and checked shirts fills the foreground, with a woman in a yellow sari at left. Camera equipment and cables are visible near the stage edge.

Outdoor street procession in a village setting with a gilded, ornately carved palanquin or ratha holding decorated deity murti draped in red cloth and heavy marigold and jasmine garlands. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands on the left of the ratha, and a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and colourful saris, including a woman in yellow and blue, a woman in a lilac sari, and a woman with a braid in a blue-and-pink sari, face the shrine. A photographer in khaki shirt raises a camera on the right. A large framed portrait printed on a card is held up in the foreground, showing a bearded figure in a white turban and white robes. Palm trees, a tiled-roof shed and bamboo stands frame the scene.

Crowded interior of a temple-style hall with gold-framed shrine arches and deity murtis, including a Ganesha murti with a red-and-gold cloth and garlands in the lower right. Devotees in white and saffron-red clothing stand close together while a bald man in a white shirt with a lanyard stands near the center-right shrine. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at center, and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands near the middle. Vertical striped fabric banners hang from pillars, and a camera operator is visible at the far left. Roughly twenty or more people are visible.