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A 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.

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Outdoor 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.2011-01-16A street procession at Thiruvannamalai centres on a decorated palanquin draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a deity murti visible at its top. 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Around them a large crowd, many with shaved heads and white dhotis, saffron-clad sannyasis and onlookers in white shirts, press in, some with palms joined in prayer. A thatched-roof building and a paved road lie in the background.2011-01-16Outdoor street scene during a procession: a flower-decorated palanquin draped in garlands of orange, red and yellow blooms, with a deity murti visible at the top. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti stands at the front pouring from a vessel onto an open flame burning on the palanquin's platform, while a second bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a brass plate of offerings. Dozens of men in white dhotis and orange or saffron cloths, some with shaved heads and rudraksha malas, stand packed around the palanquin with palms pressed together. A thatched hut and a roadside are visible behind the crowd.2011-01-16Outdoor street procession scene beside a thatched-roof building. 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Banana plants, palm trees and a yellow cloth backdrop with painted birds are behind them under a bright sky.2018-01-18Outdoor 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. 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