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June 12 2015

Street procession in a busy Indian town at dusk. A deity murti in a golden canopied palanquin, decorated with white and orange garlands and marigolds, is carried on a green wooden cart pulled by several men in dhotis and shirts. In the foreground, a bare-chested elderly man with a white beard and rudraksha mala wears an orange shawl and walks beside the cart. Shops line the street, including Maragatha Meenakshi Metal, with glowing signs and overhead power lines. Onlookers and devotees crowd the roadside.

Street procession in a busy Madurai market lane at dusk. A deity murti in a golden-framed palanquin with garlands of white flowers and a canopy with orange and blue fringed parasol is carried on a green wheeled cart. A shaven-headed, bare-chested priest in an orange-striped dhoti walks at the front holding a long white rod, and attendants in white vests and red-patterned cloths pull the cart. Onlookers line the street, a few men watch from a balcony, and a woman in a purple sari with a white flower in her hair stands at right. Shops with signs including Maragatha Meenakshi Metal line the road. No person in the scene is identifiable as a person.

A street procession in a Tamil town. A decorated wooden palanquin-style chariot, draped in green cloth and garlanded with white and orange flower strings, carries deity murtis under a golden arch with a flower canopy on top. A barefoot man in a white dhoti with an orange waist cloth pushes the cart while another bare-chested man in a maroon dhoti walks ahead. A woman in an orange sari and a woman in a yellow kurta stand along the cobbled road, and a white-haired woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari folds her hands in prayer in the foreground. Shops line the street, including a shop sign reading Maragatha Meenakshi Metal.

A street procession in an Indian city at dusk. In the foreground a young man in an orange turban and orange dhoti, bare-chested with a long brown braid, looks sideways beside a green wooden cart. Behind him a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands near a palanquin-style deity murti draped in teal cloth and heavy garlands of white jasmine and red flowers, with a gold prabhavali behind it. Another bare-chested man in a purple and white dhoti pulls the cart from behind. Shopfronts, signboards and a balcony with onlookers line the street, and a flower-filled basket sits at the bottom edge. Timestamp reads 31/05/2025 18:40.

2025-06-04 +1 copies

Street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town at dusk. A golden palanquin-style shrine decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands and red blossoms carries a deity murti. A shirtless man in a pink dhoti stands on the shrine's base, reaching toward the garlanded deity. Several men in white vests, green and yellow lungis and orange cloths pull the wooden cart by long ropes or poles. Women in orange and blue saris and a man in a yellow shirt watch from the roadside. Shops line the street, including a signboard reading Maragatha Meenakshi Metal. Power lines overhead and a crowd fill the scene.

SHYAMALAPEETA SARVAJNAPEETAM on 4/5/2022

2022-04-05 +1 copies

A street procession in a crowded Indian town. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti pulls a thick white rope attached to a green wooden cart. On the cart, an ornate golden deity murti under an orange and purple fringed umbrella is decorated with white and orange flower garlands and a teal cloth. Beside it, a shirtless man in a white cloth stands on the cart. A boy in a checked shirt and onlookers in street clothes watch from the roadside. Above, a man in an orange dhoti watches from a balcony. Shops line the street, and a timestamp reads 06/06/2025 18:22.

A street procession at dusk in a crowded Indian town lane lined with shops and multi-storey buildings. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long grey hair and a grey beard, wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace and an orange cloth, holds up a lit brass lamp on a tray with his right arm. Beside him a younger man in pale green shorts carries the lamp pole. On the right, a shirtless man in pink shorts stands on a flower-decorated palanquin draped with yellow and orange garlands, around a deity murti. Other people in purple shirts, a floral print sari and a green sari walk along. Signs read Maragatha Meenakshi Metal and SK Lark Cambridge. A timestamp reads 29/06/2025 18:25.

A street procession in a crowded market lane. Several men carry a palanquin decorated with white and red flower garlands, green cloth and a gold arched canopy, carrying deity murti figures inside. A bare-chested priest in a red dhoti stands at the palanquin. In the foreground, a man in a white vest with an orange-and-grey cloth tied at the waist shoulders the pole, and a bare-chested man wears rudraksha beads and a white shawl. A man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers walks beside the palanquin, and a boy with white forehead marks and an orange cloth stands at right. Shops line the street, including signs for Maragatha Meenakshi Metal and SK Lark.

September 24 2006

Street procession photographed outdoors in an Indian town, with a golden palanquin-style deity canopy decorated with red flowers and white jasmine garlands. A bare-chested priest in a green-and-gold dhoti stands on the platform adjusting a green cloth over the golden structure, while another man in an orange-red shirt steadies it from behind. Around the base, men in light blue shirts and a boy in an orange garment watch, with a green wooden carrying pole and a green cart with Tamil lettering below. Shops, a blue tarpaulin and a 'Cambridge' signboard line the street, and a timestamp reads 01/06/2025 18:28.