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A street procession in Madurai shows a golden palanquin with a red and gold canopy trimmed with yellow tassels, carrying a deity murti draped in garlands. A man in a yellow polo shirt with an orange waist cloth and green dhoti walks beside the wooden pole, his hand resting on the palanquin. An older man in a peach shirt with a tilak on his forehead stands at right. The palanquin rests on a green wheeled cart, with shopfronts and a timestamp of 10/02/2025 09:44 visible behind.

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A street procession in a busy Tamil town, with a golden palanquin-style float (ratha) under a red and yellow fringed canopy, decorated with garlands and a deity murti. Men in yellow and purple shirts with orange or cream dhotis pull the float on long wooden poles beside a green-wheeled cart. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and yellow dhoti, with a white tilak on his forehead, walks past. Shopfronts, hanging lanterns and a balcony with a watching man line the street. A timestamp reads 09/02/2025 10:29.2025-08-02A street procession in a city lane where a golden palanquin-style float with a red and yellow fringed canopy carries a deity murti adorned with orange and yellow flower garlands. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands on the float near the canopy. In front, a man in a yellow and purple shirt and orange dhoti pushes the wooden float frame, while a bare-chested man with a shaved head, white vibhuti marks, rudraksha necklace and white shawl walks beside it. 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A red and green cloth banner hangs from the float, and a person watches from a balcony above. Shops and buildings line the street under a blue sky.2025-08-02Street 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 an Indian city at dusk, with a golden palanquin-style float decorated with garlands of orange, yellow and white flowers and green leaves, carrying a deity murti under a small gilded roof. Men in white vests and green or orange dhotis pull the float along a wooden pole, while a man in a pink cloth and white dhoti stands on the float beside the deity. Shopfronts, a balcony with onlookers and hanging laundry line the street behind them, and a digital timestamp reads 29/06/2025 18:25.2025-06-30Street procession in a Tamil town. In the foreground a shirtless priest with rudraksha and bead malas and a red-and-white cloth over his shoulder holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp with lit flames. Behind him a man in a yellow-and-purple shirt and orange-bordered dhoti pulls a green wooden cart on large rubber wheels, carrying a gilded canopy with red and yellow fringe and a golden palanquin-style structure decorated with garlands and a red-and-green embroidered banner. Two men in white shirts and orange dhotis stand at the right, and a man watches from a balcony above shopfronts. A brass tray with leaves sits at the bottom edge.2025-08-02Evening 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 copiesStreet procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town at dusk. A golden palanquin-style shrine decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands and red blossoms carries a deity murti. A shirtless man in a pink dhoti stands on the shrine's base, reaching toward the garlanded deity. Several men in white vests, green and yellow lungis and orange cloths pull the wooden cart by long ropes or poles. Women in orange and blue saris and a man in a yellow shirt watch from the roadside. Shops line the street, including a signboard reading Maragatha Meenakshi Metal. Power lines overhead and a crowd fill the scene.2025-06-30A street procession in a temple town. Under a canopy with pink and blue pillars and green-and-yellow draping, a deity murti decorated with garlands of orange marigolds and white flowers is carried on a wooden palanquin. Men in white shirts and green or white dhotis and waist cloths carry or steer the palanquin; one bare-chested man in a white vest and orange dhoti pushes its pole. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands near the front. A woman in a red and orange sari with a braided bun faces the procession, and onlookers in pink and white shirts stand at right. Behind, a golden-roofed palanquin and a gopuram tower rise over the street, with shop signs on the buildings. A timestamp in the corner reads 12 Jul 2024, 8:34 am.2024-11-07A 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.2025-07-06