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A photograph of a temple procession chariot decorated with garlands of white jasmine, yellow and red marigolds, and pink flowers. At the centre stands a small metal deity murti in a pink and gold garment, wearing a tall silver crown, set on a green draped cloth. A shirtless priest in a red dhoti with a white shawl edged in red stands at the left, one arm raised toward the murti. In the lower foreground, a man in a white vest kneels and reaches toward the base of the murti with his hands, wearing red and green wrist threads. A gold-roofed structure and a Tamil signboard are visible in the background under a bright blue sky.

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Street photograph of a temple procession in a Madurai market lane. A shirtless priest in a pink dhoti stands on a green-draped palanquin, arranging white and yellow flower garlands on two gilded deity murti figures seated on a green cloth with a golden arched prabhavali behind them. Yellow and red flowers and green leaves decorate the palanquin, and a floral canopy tops it. Shop signs line the street, and onlookers in the foreground watch from below. A timestamp reads 02/06/2025 18:27.2025-01-06Street procession photographed outdoors in an Indian town, with a golden palanquin-style deity canopy decorated with red flowers and white jasmine garlands. A bare-chested priest in a green-and-gold dhoti stands on the platform adjusting a green cloth over the golden structure, while another man in an orange-red shirt steadies it from behind. Around the base, men in light blue shirts and a boy in an orange garment watch, with a green wooden carrying pole and a green cart with Tamil lettering below. Shops, a blue tarpaulin and a 'Cambridge' signboard line the street, and a timestamp reads 01/06/2025 18:28.2025-06-04A street procession in a crowded Tamil city lane. Central focus is a gilded arched palanquin carrying a bronze-coloured deity murti of a goddess wearing a crown, draped in a pink-and-purple sari and garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. A man in a purple-and-grey checked shirt and cream dhoti lifts the golden arch from behind. Surrounding onlookers, mostly heads and shoulders at the bottom edge, press close; a man on the right has a white vibhuti mark on his forehead. Shopfronts, a signboard reading Meenakshi and a red-shuttered building line the street, with a temple gopuram visible on the right.2025-01-06Evening street procession on a narrow city road lined with multi-storey buildings, shops and overhead wires. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a purple sash stands on a green wooden cart with a long timber pole, steadying a golden palanquin. The palanquin has a golden arched canopy topped with a red, yellow and white flower garland umbrella, and holds a deity murti draped in orange cloth and white and red garlands. Onlookers crowd the cart and balconies, and a man in a grey shirt stands behind the palanquin. A cart with the word Siva printed repeatedly on its side is visible, and a timestamp reads 31/05/2025 18:42.2025-06-04 +1 copiesPhoto 82878172022-06-04 +1 copiesA photograph of an Arudra Darshan procession on a street. 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A young boy in an orange cloth and rudraksha mala sits at the front of the cart, and several men in white vests and dhotis stand nearby among onlookers. Shop signs and a timestamp 07/06/2025 18:29 appear in the frame. No a person candidate is visible.2025-07-06Night street procession in a busy Tamil town. A shirtless man in a purple and white dhoti stands on a green wooden cart with a sivalinga-marked frame, steadying a golden deity murti on a throne-like frame draped with an orange cloth and white and red garlands, with a flower canopy overhead. Another man in a dark shirt holds the canopy pole. Two men in white vests pull the cart by its wooden poles along the road. Spectators watch from shops and balconies, and shopfronts and street lights line the street in the evening.2025-06-04 +1 copiesPhoto 82919162022-04-05 +1 copiesA street procession on a temple chariot. Two deity murtis, one in white dhoti and one in a green sari, sit on a green-and-multicolored painted cart garlanded with white and yellow flowers and red roses. A bare-chested man in a magenta and white dhoti stands at the front of the cart with his hand on it, and a bare-chested man in a white vest pulls ropes at the lower right, while other men in white vests and white shirts walk alongside. Red and blue pillars and a golden canopy frame the cart, and a temple gopuram rises in the background.2024-11-07Street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu market lane. A shirtless priest in a magenta dhoti and a rudraksha mala stands on the left, holding white flower garlands over an ornate golden palanquin. The palanquin carries two gilded deity murti under a canopy of green leaves and white and yellow flowers, with a golden arched frame behind. Green and yellow cloth covers the platform. In front, a man in a yellow sports shirt holds a wooden rail, and several onlookers, including a man with a moustache in white, crowd the foreground. A shop sign reading Meenakshi Metal hangs on the left, and a timestamp reads 02/06/2025 18:27.2025-01-06