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December 01 2022

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Two large decorated nandi (bull) mounts on wooden ratha-style platforms are shown in a temple street procession, each draped in garlands of yellow and white flowers with colourful embroidered canopies and fringed umbrellas above. A man in a beige shirt and dark trousers stands at the left platform, steadying it with a long pole, while a bare-chested man in white dhoti and a white-shirted man in a white dhoti and shawl stand near the right platform. Scaffolding and a brick building are behind, with a crowd of devotees along the edge of the frame.2022-12-01December 01 20222022-12-01December 01 20222022-12-01November 30 20222022-11-30A festival procession at a Hindu temple tower gateway under a clear blue sky. On a wooden chariot with a flower-decorated canopy, a deity murti is adorned with garlands, and two large green and pink umbrellas with fringed edges shade it. Priests in orange and white dhotis stand on the platform, one bare-chested priest in orange dhoti near the front, others in white. A man in a white shirt and green cloth stands beside the chariot. Dense crowds of devotees, many women in saris, surround the chariot. Scaffolding rises at the right.2022-11-30A photograph of a temple procession at an outdoor shrine. A bare-chested, shaved-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala stands at the front of a decorated palanquin, with a large golden hooded cobra-shaped canopy above a deity murti. Two green and red parasols with lotus finials frame the scene. A man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron garment stands behind the palanquin, a second person in saffron clothing reaches toward the deity, and men in white dhotis and cream shirts stand around the deity's platform. A tall striped pole and a small dish of offerings are visible near the front. Several onlookers stand in the foreground. Ornate pink and green temple pillars line the background.2022-11-30A photograph of a temple procession at an outdoor-roofed shrine, with two large red and green parasols with lotus-shaped tops overhead. At the centre, a deity murti is decorated with heaped garlands of red, white and orange flowers and sits on a golden peetha. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti stands before it, while a man in a white shirt and green-trimmed white dhoti bends to press his forehead to him. Another man in saffron and red clothing stands behind the murti, and a younger attendant in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at right. Two men in cream shirts stand at left, and devotees in white shirts and dhotis watch from the foreground.2022-11-30November 30 20222022-11-30Night procession at a temple: two colourful multi-panelled ceremonial umbrellas with gold finials stand over two decorated palanquins or deity conveyances garlanded with red, orange and yellow flowers. Bare-chested men in white dhotis and orange cloth carry and steady the umbrella poles. Crowds of devotees with sandalwood and vibhuti markings press in the foreground, several smiling. A tall carved gopuram tower rises in the background under dark sky and floodlights. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-04-05February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesA procession on a street in Tiruvannamalai shows a gold deity murti seated on a white and green painted vahana. The deity wears an orange cloth draped over the seat and is adorned with flower garlands. Men in blue and khaki shirts and a man in a cream shirt push and steady the palanquin, and white smoke drifts at the left edge. A shopfront with Tamil signage stands behind the procession.2022-11-29A festival procession carries two deity murtis on a flower-covered palanquin. The deities wear gold ornaments and tall crowns, and sit on a green cloth. In the foreground, several men in plain shirts and dhotis lift the palanquin poles on their shoulders, with a crowd pressing behind them. A blue canopy and temple gopuram stonework are visible at the edges.2022-12-01