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September 22 20092009-09-22Outdoor photo of devotees loading a large Ganesha murti onto a wooden frame or cart beside a white building and an iron gate, with coconut palms behind. A bald man in orange robes with a red-bordered cloth stands at the front, another in orange dhoti and shirt beside him, and a man in a green checked lungi and white head cloth lifts the frame. A bearded older man in a cream kurta stands at left, and workers in striped and white shirts help. The murti has a pink trunk, blue-and-white decorative fabric and tinsel, with a red garland and a blue backdrop panel. Ceremonial transport of a deity figure in a temple-style setting.2009-09-22Outdoor temple procession scene with a decorated palanquin behind the group, its canopy in blue and red with a seated deity murti covered in yellow and white marigold garlands. In front, a man with long dark hair, white tilak and an orange saffron robe wears a large white and purple flower garland with yellow marigolds and holds his hands together. Beside him a man in white shirt and white dhoti with glasses holds a garland and a fruit. Around them devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, some with white forehead marks, and a bald man in orange cloth with a gold necklace stand near a shaded arch. A kneeling priest in white dhoti holds a flower garland, and a white-clad man at right carries a tray of offerings. Trees and a clear sky form the background.2011-01-16July 21 20102010-07-21Outdoor ritual procession at a temple-like site with tall coconut palms and a pale sky. In the foreground, a man in an orange dhoti and orange shirt stands on a white platform, holding a thick white rope that is pulled toward a large copper-coloured ornamental object with yellow and orange flower garlands. Beside him, a man in an orange garment with a white garland and white forehead markings stands among devotees. At the right, an ornate orange and multicolored umbrella with fringe is mounted on a pole, and a small copper vessel sits near the lower right. White-clad devotees kneel and crouch on the platform, and petals are scattered across the white stone floor. Several people in orange robes stand along the right edge.2009-01-02Outdoor 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.2012-04-27November 18 20122012-11-18January 16 20212021-01-16Outdoor 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.2011-01-16A 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.2009-08-06January 11 20172017-01-11A street procession in which a deity murti is carried on a decorated palanquin covered in yellow, orange and white marigold garlands and a gold-framed canopy with red and blue pillars. Behind it, a man in an orange-saffron garment with a long garland of white and yellow flowers walks at the centre, flanked by men in white shirts and dhotis, some with white tripundra marks on their foreheads. A bare-chested young man with a rudraksha-style necklace stands on the palanquin, and a figure in a white shirt stands on the left by the cart. Several men in the crowd hold cameras and phones, and a shirtless man with a gold necklace and sacred thread is visible at the right. Trees and a parked vehicle line the background road.2011-01-16