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A 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. Men in white vests and red or checked lungis pull the wooden cart by long ropes and poles, while the crowd stands along the street between shopfronts, electric wires overhead, and a distant gopuram-like tower.

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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 10:34.2025-11-04Street 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. 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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 copiesA street procession in Madurai on a busy urban lane lined with multi-storey buildings and shops. A green wooden-framed cart with long poles carries a richly garlanded deity murti draped in red cloth with gold borders, under an orange and purple fringed umbrella held aloft by a shirtless man in a blue dhoti. Another man in a white shirt and beige dhoti steadies the canopy. 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.2025-07-06Street 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 Madurai at dusk, with a wooden ratha-style float carrying decorated deity murti under an orange and purple fringed canopy. The murti are draped in red cloth and garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Two bare-chested men in white and blue dhotis push the float from the front, and a shirtless youth in an orange sash and orange dhoti walks alongside. A man in a light shirt and tan dhoti stands on the float near the canopy. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the right. Shops, shuttered storefronts and signs line the street, and a timestamp reads 07/06/2025 18:29. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2025-07-06A street procession in a crowded Indian town. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti pulls a thick white rope attached to a green wooden cart. On the cart, an ornate golden deity murti under an orange and purple fringed umbrella is decorated with white and orange flower garlands and a teal cloth. Beside it, a shirtless man in a white cloth stands on the cart. A boy in a checked shirt and onlookers in street clothes watch from the roadside. Above, a man in an orange dhoti watches from a balcony. Shops line the street, and a timestamp reads 06/06/2025 18:22.2025-06-06Street procession in a crowded Madurai market lane at dusk. A deity murti is carried on a wheeled green cart beneath a large orange and purple fringed canopy, adorned with white and yellow garlands and draped in red cloth with gold trim. A bare-chested man in a blue dhoti stands on the cart beside the murti, while a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti steadies it from the side. In the foreground, a young man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl carries a basket of flowers. Nearby, men in white vests and orange dhotis stand along the street, with shop fronts, signboards and overhead wires behind them. A timestamp reads 07/06/2025 18:30.2025-07-06SHYAMALAPEETA SARVAJNAPEETAM on 4/7/20222022-04-07 +1 copiesStreet photo of a temple procession in Madurai. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a purple and white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a golden ratha chariot with red and gold canopy, garlanded deity murti and orange cloth. Beside him a man in white dhoti with a shawl stands watching. A man in a yellow and purple shirt and orange dhoti holds the chariot rope. Behind, a man in a green cloth sits on the chariot. Shops and signboards line the street.2025-09-02A street procession in a busy Indian town with shopfronts and balconies overhead. A golden palanquin with a carved frame is carried through the lane, its deity figure draped in white and yellow-orange garlands and a green cloth. An orange-and-purple fringed parasol shades the palanquin. Bare-chested men in orange and white dhotis, one with a long silver-tipped staff, carry and guide the palanquin. Onlookers in white shirts and orange head cloths watch from the roadside and a balcony, and a woman in a yellow sari walks alongside. Tamil shop signs and a timestamp of 06/06/2025 18:22 are visible.2025-06-06