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A temple procession on a village road beside a thatched-roof building. On a decorated wooden cart a deity murti is heavily garlanded with yellow and white flowers. Bare-chested priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth work around the cart, one lifting offerings and another steadying the cart. Devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing surround it, some holding trays of bananas, coconuts, flowers and sweets. A uniformed police officer stands at left and a motorcycle is parked behind the crowd.

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A 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 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.2011-01-16A 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.2011-01-16Outdoor 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.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 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.2011-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor temple procession scene beside a thatched-roof building with terracotta walls. A wooden ratha-like cart decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and a blue canopy stands in the street. Bare-chested priests in white dhotis with yellow borders stand on the cart, one handing offerings from a tray. A man in a white shirt with a vertical tilak on his forehead stands at the cart's side. Around it, many men shave-headed in white and orange-saffron robes gather, some holding trays of food and flowers, while drummers play a drum at left. A camera operator in white wears a shoulder bag at lower right. A red banner with a dark-blue circular logo appears at upper left. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance.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.2011-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16A photograph of an outdoor temple procession on a village street beside thatched-roof huts. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders stand on and around a decorated wooden float heavily garlanded with yellow, orange and white flowers. Two men on the float lean over the railing. In the foreground, a group of shaven-headed men in white dhotis and orange robes hold brass plates of flowers and offerings. A man in a white shirt stands at the float's side, and an orange-robed figure with a white beard stands at the far left. Onlookers and a photographer in white shirts watch from the roadside.2011-01-16