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Outdoor photo of a crowded temple procession at a street-side festival. Several men in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis stand in a dense crowd, some holding a drum. On the right, bare-chested priests in white dhotis and sacred threads stand on a decorated wooden ratha, handling white cloth and marigold garlands draped over its frame. A man in a white shirt reaches up toward the platform. Orange flowers and garlands line the chariot. A thatched-roof building and a uniformed police officer appear in the background. A figure in an orange shawl is visible on the left, but no one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.

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A photograph of a festival procession at a temple chariot decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Shirtless priests in white dhotis with yellow borders stand on the ratha, handling a golden-framed deity murti and offering flowers and fruit from platters. An older man in a white shirt and brown trousers, with a vibhuti-marked forehead, reaches toward the deity. Dense crowds of shaved-headed men in white and saffron-orange clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas, press around the chariot, with thatched-roof buildings and trees behind. A tall police officer in khaki stands at the left edge.2011-01-16A festival procession scene beside a thatched-roof building. A richly decorated temple chariot with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands surrounds a deity murti, and several bare-chested priests in white dhotis with saffron and gold-bordered cloths hold brass plates of offerings, one near the top of the chariot and another at its side. A bald, bare-chested priest with a sacred thread stands in the centre near a crowd of shaven-headed devotees in white and saffron, many wearing rudraksha malas. A uniformed police officer stands at left, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti with glasses stands among them. Several onlookers crowd in from the right edge.2011-01-16Outdoor festival scene beside a thatched-roof building and red-brick structure. On a decorated wooden procession vehicle draped in marigold garlands, a shirtless priest in white dhoti and sacred thread bends to offer items, while another man in white dhoti and shirt stands near him. Dense crowd of shaven-headed men in white and saffron-orange cloth holds brass plates of fruit, bananas and offerings. A small deity murti sits within the garlanded vehicle. Several onlookers and a uniformed policeman are visible in the background.2011-01-16Outdoor photo of a festival procession beside a thatched-roof building with terracotta walls. On the right, several bare-chested priests in white dhotis with yellow borders stand on a decorated wooden cart draped in red cloth and heavy garlands of white and orange flowers. Below, devotees in orange and white clothing crowd around, holding brass plates of fruit, nuts and flowers. Saffron-robed men with shaved heads and ash markings stand in the crowd, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at the cart's side near a uniformed police officer on the left. Tree foliage fills the background.2011-01-16Outdoor temple procession scene on a street with a thatched-roof building at left. A decorated wooden ratha or palanquin with a red-and-orange canopy and red pillars is draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and red cloth. Several bare-chested priests in white dhotis with ochre and yellow borders stand on and around the vehicle, one lifting a white cloth and another adjusting garlands. Older men in white shirts and a man in a dhoti stand at the base. Devotees in white and saffron clothing, one in orange robes, crowd the road, and a photographer with a camera stands at right. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-01-16Outdoor photo of a festival procession at a temple-street event. On a decorated chariot with garlanded pillars and a flower-covered deity murti, two bare-chested young men in white dhotis with gold borders stand on the platform. In the foreground an older man in a white shirt holds a tray and reaches toward offerings, while a bald saffron-robed sadhu in orange and a white-clad priest stand among a dense crowd of shaved-headed devotees in white. A woman in orange sari stands beside them, and bananas and marigold garlands are visible. A thatched-roof hut stands behind. Roughly fifty or more people are visible.2011-01-16A photograph of an outdoor temple procession in Tamil Nadu. A chariot or palanquin decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a golden canopy carries a deity murti. Several bare-chested priests in white dhotis with saffron and gold borders stand at the vehicle, offering trays of flowers, pink petals and lamps to the deity. Behind a crowd of men in white and saffron, shaved-headed sannyasis in orange robes and devotees stand watching. A thatched-roof building and trees line the road. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance here, so roles are given instead.2011-01-16Outdoor street procession in front of a thatched-roof building and tree-lined road. A decorated wooden processional cart is covered with marigold and white flower garlands, with a gilded canopy overhead and a deity murti at its centre. A bare-chested priest in a saffron-yellow dhoti stands on the cart lifting an oil lamp and incense toward the image, while a shirtless man in white dhoti assists beside him. Brass vessels, banana bunches and fruit offerings sit on the cart platform. Around it, a crowd of mostly shaven-headed men in white dhotis and orange clothing stands with palms pressed together in devotion, a few people in red and orange clothing among them, and a man in a white shirt watches from the road edge.2011-01-16Outdoor temple-procession scene in daylight beside a thatched-roof building. On a decorated wooden chariot draped with garlands of yellow and white flowers, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands atop, while another man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl leans in to offer garlands and flowers. Below, a crowd of shaven-headed men in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, press forward holding flowers and offerings. A uniformed police officer stands at left and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers watches at lower right.2011-01-16Outdoor festival procession scene beside a yellow-and-saffron decorated cart. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a cream dhoti with a red-and-green border leans over the cart's edge, gripping a metal pole, a red rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Behind him a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands on the cart with a white sacred thread, and marigold garlands hang along the cart's side. Crowds of devotees surround the cart: several shaved-headed men in orange robes and gold necklaces, men in white shirts with vertical tilak marks, women in saffron and pink saris, and a small boy in an orange shirt. Several people hold up cameras and phones. Trees, a small temple gopuram and a motorcycle are visible in the background.2011-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16A street procession in Tiruvannamalai, with a richly garlanded deity murti on a wheeled ratha-style float decorated with marigold and flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in a saffron-yellow dhoti and upper cloth stands on the float, holding a lamp and ritual vessel toward the deity, while a shirtless assistant in white dhoti stands beside him. Below, a crowd of mostly shaved-headed men in white dhotis and orange or saffron cloths, many with rudraksha or bead necklaces, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A uniformed policeman is visible at left, and fruit, coconuts and offerings sit on a tray on the float. A red-shirted drummer and a man in a white shirt stand near the cart, and a red-clad woman with hands raised is at lower right.2011-01-16