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Outdoor street procession in front of a decorated temple chariot. A deity murti is seated on the ratha, heavily garlanded with yellow and red flower strands and draped in marigold and jasmine garlands. Several men stand in the foreground. A central figure in an orange saffron robe, with a long-haired, swept-back style and white tilak, wears a thick green-and-white flower garland. Beside him a man in an all-white dhoti and shirt holds his hands together and wears a garland. To the left a bald man in an orange robe wears heavy gold beaded necklaces. Men in white shirts and dhotis surround them, some with white tilaks, and a man at right in a white dhoti holds a garland. Tall trees stand behind the chariot.

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Outdoor temple procession scene. A young man on the left wears an orange saffron robe, a dark swept-back hair style, white tilak on his forehead, and a long garland of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and purple flowers with green leaves, with bells on his cord. Beside him an older man in white shirt, white dhoti and glasses holds a yellow and green garland. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, some with white forehead marks, stand around. Behind them a decorated palanquin or ratha is covered in yellow and orange flower garlands, with a deity murti at its centre, under a blue and red canopy. Dirt ground with scattered petals.2011-01-16August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor procession scene before a decorated temple chariot draped with yellow, white and magenta flower garlands, with a deity murti visible on its platform. In front, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a white-and-red tilak, a rudraksha mala and a large floral garland of white and yellow blossoms, standing with his hands clasped. Beside him, a bald man in an orange robe wears a gold necklace. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts hold garlands, and priests with bare chests and white dhotis stand to the right. Trees and a crowd fill the background, and a person in the upper right holds a camera.2011-01-16Outdoor festival procession with a decorated palanquin behind the group, heavily garlanded with yellow marigolds and green leaves, a deity murti visible on it. A man in orange sannyasi robes with a long green-and-white leaf-and-flower garland and bare shoulders stands at centre-left, a white tilak on his forehead and a gold-beaded necklace, hands clasped. Beside him a bespectacled older man in white shirt and dhoti holds a small yellow fruit and a garland. Men in white shirts and white dhotis with white forehead markings surround them, and a priest in white dhoti with a gold border on the right holds a tray. A man in white climbs the palanquin frame at top left. Trees and a blue sky in the background.2011-01-16Outdoor temple procession scene with a decorated palanquin behind the group, its canopy in blue and red with a seated deity murti covered in yellow and white marigold garlands. In front, a man with long dark hair, white tilak and an orange saffron robe wears a large white and purple flower garland with yellow marigolds and holds his hands together. Beside him a man in white shirt and white dhoti with glasses holds a garland and a fruit. Around them devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, some with white forehead marks, and a bald man in orange cloth with a gold necklace stand near a shaded arch. A kneeling priest in white dhoti holds a flower garland, and a white-clad man at right carries a tray of offerings. Trees and a clear sky form the background.2011-01-16Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamAugust 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor temple procession in daylight. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a gold necklace and a red-and-white flower garland, stands with a white tilak on his forehead at the centre of the frame. Several men in white shirts and trousers line the chariot pole and crowd around him. Behind them a gold-canopied ratha/chariot draped with pink and white flower garlands carries a deity murti. A tall gopuram stands in the background. An older bearded man in saffron robes holds a silver staff. Only the central figure's appearance is distinctive; no identity is established by the scene itself. +1 copiesA photograph at a South Indian temple entrance with a golden palanquin decorated with pink and white flowers in the upper background. A central figure with long dark hair, a white forehead band and a saffron robe wears a thick garland of red and white flowers and a gold pendant necklace; his hands are open toward the crowd. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks, press close. Two saffron-robed attendants stand beside him, and a man on the right holds a long silver staff. Carved stone pillars frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label: the central figure's long hair, saffron robe, garland and gold necklace; in_person.2009-08-06Outdoor temple procession scene with a deity murti decorated with yellow and pink marigold garlands on a flower-covered ratha/chariot under a canopy, with a red and gold cloth backdrop. In the foreground, a bald priest with a red rudraksha mala and bare chest wears a white dhoti and holds a garland, beside a man in an orange ochre robe with a shaved head and palms pressed together. A white-clad devotee in a white shirt and dhoti stands with his back to the camera, and a small boy in an orange shirt holds a garland. Several bare-chested priests with sandalwood tilaka and white dhotis stand near the chariot under trees, with a man in a white shirt standing on the chariot platform.2011-01-16December 30 20062006-12-30Outdoor photograph of a street procession beside a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti heavily adorned with yellow and white marigold garlands and a golden crown-like ornament, under a painted blue and red canopy on red pillars. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron robe with a long garland of white jasmine and yellow marigolds stands with hands folded, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and white tilak marks, while a smiling man in white dhoti and shirt beside him also holds a flower garland. Around them are men in white dhotis and shirts, some holding garlands and a brass plate, a bald priest in orange with a gold necklace, and a kneeling attendant in white. A camera is visible at the bottom edge and a tall curved metal arch frames the scene.2011-01-16