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A 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.

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Shops line the street, including a shop sign reading Maragatha Meenakshi Metal.2025-01-06A 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.2024-11-07Evening 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. 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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 Tamil town. In the center, a silver-decorated palanquin with a red and gold canopy carries a small deity murti garlanded with white and orange flowers and a red cloth beneath it. A bare-chested man in a purple dhoti and white shawl walks beside the palanquin. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a long beard, vibhuti on his forehead, rudraksha mala, and orange dhoti holds a folded white cloth. A woman in a red sari with a dark beaded necklace stands at right, and a man in a yellow shirt pushes the green cart. Shopfronts and a temple gopuram line the street.2024-11-07KAILASA MADURAI On 30/5/20252025-06-04 +1 copiesStreet photo of a procession in Madurai. On a flower-decorated palanquin draped in green cloth, two gilded deity murtis are adorned with white and red garlands; a golden arched canopy frames them. A shirtless man in a red dhoti and an orange-shawled man stand in the foreground, one holding a garland. A bearded man in a white vest and another in a yellow shirt are visible. Shops line the street, including a signboard for a metal shop and a building with a flower-covered umbrella above the deities.2025-01-06