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Outdoor festival procession in a Tamil village setting with a hazy mountain behind. On the right, a red and gold decorated chariot carries a deity murti draped in garlands and an orange-red cloth. A shirtless man in a grey dhoti with a teal waist sash stands on the chariot, gripping a tall wooden pole. Crowds of devotees surround the chariot: men in white shirts and dhotis, women in red, blue and pink saris, and children. A large banner with red and white lettering hangs in the background, and a few people raise cameras. Some figures wear orange shawls. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

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Outdoor festival procession scene: a large crowd of men, women and children gathers at dusk-like haze beside a painted, colourfully decorated wooden palanquin. The palanquin holds a seated deity murti draped in orange and green cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow and white flowers. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and grey wrap stands on the palanquin edge, holding a long curved pole while smoke or incense rises around him. A large printed poster behind shows a smiling man in an orange turban with text in Tamil. Yellow flowering trees and distant hills frame the scene.2011-01-16A crowded outdoor street procession in front of a decorated palanquin-style chariot with a multicolored canopy and red-and-yellow pillars, heavily garlanded with marigold and orange flower strings. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand on or beside the chariot, one reaching up to steady it. Around them devotees press forward, many men with shaved heads in white or orange clothes, some women in saffron, red and green saris with long braids and flowers in their hair. Several people hold up ceremonial horns and drums, and a man in a white shirt at right raises a camera. Tall trees and power lines frame the scene.2011-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor festival procession at dawn: a decorated wooden ratha/palanquin-style float heaped with marigold and rose garlands sits at centre, bearing a deity murti. Before it, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a man in white shirt and dhoti perform an aarti, holding a lit oil lamp over a brass plate of offerings. Around them, devotees in saffron and orange clothes and red-orange saris press close, with hands folded and some raising smartphones. Men in cream shirts and a checked shirt sit on the float; a uniformed officer stands at the right. A red wall and a few sannyasis in orange robes stand in the background.2021-01-15A dense street crowd gathers around a decorated festival float with an ornate canopy hung with orange and white flower garlands. On the float stand deity murtis with trident-bearing figures and a standing sannyasi-like figure in saffron, with a seated figure visible beneath the canopy. Devotees crowd the roadside: a man in a blue shirt holds a mobile phone, women wear sarees in pink, red and orange with jasmine garlands in their hair, and men in white dhotis and shirts walk nearby. Parked trucks, shuttered shop fronts and banana plants line the street.Outdoor temple procession at dusk in front of a red-painted wall. A large banner on the wall shows two portraits and Tamil text, and a flower-garlanded wooden chariot stands at right. Shirtless men in white dhotis work on the chariot, one standing on its frame and another reaching into baskets of fruit. Devotees in saffron-orange clothing with rudraksha malas and tilak stand at left, some with hands folded, while a man in an orange head wrap stands at right. Cameras and a camera operator appear at left, and a hillside is visible in the haze behind.2018-01-16A street procession at a temple palanquin decorated with heaps of marigold and rose garlands in yellow, orange, red and white, with a deity murti at the centre under a canopy. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands on the palanquin tending it. Smoke or incense drifts through the scene. Around the palanquin, devotees stand close together: a man with a beard in a red-and-white cloth, a man in an orange shawl, and men in white shirts and dhotis with hands folded in namaskar. A man on the right wears a garland of yellow and red flowers. A blue sign with white Tamil lettering is visible beside a building, and trees stand in the background.2018-01-16A festival procession on a dusty road in the early morning haze. On the right, a decorated wooden float or chariot is draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands, orange and red cloths, and a red-and-blue painted base. Several shirtless men in white dhotis and cloth wraps stand on and beside it, one holding a long curved wooden bow-like pole. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a yellow-and-orange cloth holds a silver tray. Around them, devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange robes walk, some with garlands and brass offering plates. A large printed banner behind shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes, with Tamil script and a phone number. Palm and mango trees line the roadside.2011-01-16Outdoor street procession in a village with a decorated ratha or palanquin carrying a deity murti heavily adorned with white, yellow and red flower garlands. A priest in a saffron-orange cloth stands on the cart, arranging flowers, while a man in a purple-and-white checked shirt with a yellow shawl and white dhoti stands beside wooden poles. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands in the crowd. Devotees, many in white and orange, press close, and an elderly man holds white flowers. A banana tree with bunches of green bananas and colourful painted houses line the street.2018-01-18January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor 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 procession under a canopy of banana leaves and a red-and-gold cloth awning beside a decorated palanquin draped with flower garlands in red, orange and white. A man in a purple-and-white checked shirt with a saffron-yellow shawl and white dhoti stands on the platform near a woman in a yellow sari and a bare-chested younger man in a pink dhoti and white shawl. A crowd of mostly white-clad devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. At the far right, a long-haired man in saffron-orange clothing faces the procession with hands folded. A bunch of green bananas hangs beside the canopy, and a yellow cloth panel with painted birds is behind the crowd.2018-01-18