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A crowded outdoor street scene in Tiruvannamalai during a procession, with a decorated ratha or palanquin at the left edge covered in yellow and orange marigold garlands. In the centre, a long-haired figure in an orange sleeveless top wears a fresh green leafy garland and a white-and-yellow flower garland, facing away from the camera and holding a flower garland up to the ratha. Nearby, shaven-headed men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, stand around; one bare-chested man with a red mala holds a plate of fruit and flowers, and another holds a phone camera. A man in a white shirt holds a tray of fruit, and onlookers stand in the background among trees and a small building. The scene is a temple-related procession with garlanded offerings and fruit.

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A crowded outdoor temple procession scene with many devotees pressing close around a decorated wooden ratha or palanquin draped in yellow marigold garlands and green leaf garlands. A shirtless man in the left foreground sits on the cart wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and a gold wristwatch, while a bald man in white with a red-and-white cloth and red beaded necklace stands at lower centre. Several men wear white dhotis and shirts with white or red forehead markings, and one man in a pink shirt holds up a phone. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the right, with a person behind a camera. A figure in a white shirt with a long dark braid and a green leaf garland is in the centre, and a bearded man with a saffron cloth and gold necklace stands at right beside a shaved-headed devotee. Trees and small shrine structures sit in the background.2011-01-16A crowded outdoor temple-street scene during a procession area. 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Behind them, many devotees in white, red and orange clothing crowd the street, with a tree, a small shrine and flower petals on a metal platform at left.2011-01-16A crowded outdoor street scene in Tamil Nadu with a group of men and women gathered closely around a central man in a white shirt and white dhoti wearing a long yellow and red marigold garland. A bare-chested man in orange garments with a leafy green garland and a ceremonial gold necklace stands at right, holding up a hand near the central man's face while another man in white applies or offers orange fruit. Several people in white ritual clothes have sacred ash marks on their foreheads, and one woman wears a red coral bead necklace. Behind them, onlookers, a man taking a photograph with a phone, and a small roadside temple structure with pillars and colourful gopuram-style decoration are visible. Orange fruit is held in hands in the foreground, and a stone ledge with scattered flower petals sits at left. 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