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A 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.

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Street procession in a busy Madurai market lane at dusk. 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.2025-06-06Street 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. 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