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Street procession in a busy Madurai market lane on a sunny day. A golden horse-shaped vehicle with garlands and tassels is pulled on a green wheeled cart by ropes, with men pushing long metal poles. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with hair in a bun faces away, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti and a shirtless man in a blue shirt stand nearby. A man in a pink-orange dhoti stands on the golden horse's platform. Shop signs and overhead wires line the street, and a man watches from a balcony. Timestamp 11/04/2025 10:34 appears at bottom right.

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A street procession in a busy Madurai market lane on a bright day. A large golden horse-drawn vehicle with an ornate maroon-and-gold canopy is pulled forward on a green wooden cart by several men with long wooden poles and ropes; the men wear white vests, red and cream lungis and bare feet. A bare-chested man in a pink dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands on the golden structure beside the horse, gesturing with one hand. Garlands of marigolds and green foliage decorate the horse and canopy, and a teal cloth hangs at the rear. Shopfronts, hanging wires and a temple gopuram with scaffolding line the street, and a clock overlay reads 11/04/2025 10:34.2025-11-04A street procession in a busy Tamil town. In the centre, a large gilded golden horse vehicle with a red and gold canopy and garlands is being pulled along a paved road. A bare-chested priest in a striped dhoti with a sacred thread holds up an offering or lamp toward the golden horse. 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A deity murti in a golden-framed palanquin with garlands of white flowers and a canopy with orange and blue fringed parasol is carried on a green wheeled cart. A shaven-headed, bare-chested priest in an orange-striped dhoti walks at the front holding a long white rod, and attendants in white vests and red-patterned cloths pull the cart. Onlookers line the street, a few men watch from a balcony, and a woman in a purple sari with a white flower in her hair stands at right. Shops with signs including Maragatha Meenakshi Metal line the road. No person in the scene is identifiable as a person.2025-06-06