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A street procession in a busy Indian town. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and a pink-edged white shawl stands on a golden palanquin decorated with garlands of white, yellow and red flowers, reaching toward a deity murti draped in flowers and a red garland. Around the palanquin, crowds of men in white vests, yellow and green shirts push and reach up to touch the carriage. Behind them shopfronts, a temple gopuram, and a blue signboard with Tamil script line the street. Smoke or incense drifts through the crowd on the right.

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A street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu market lane. A large golden palanquin, decorated with garlands of red and white flowers and yellow marigolds, carries a deity murti draped in red and white flower garlands. A man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands on the palanquin's side. Men in the foreground carry the palanquin poles; one wears a white vest, another a yellow shirt and rudraksha mala, and an older man in white holds an aarti lamp with smoke rising. Shop signs line the street, including a blue sign reading a Tamil name, and a temple gopuram towers in the distance.April 14 20242024-04-14April 14 20242024-04-14April 14 20242024-04-14April 14 20242024-04-14A street procession in an Indian town passes a golden palanquin decorated with garlands of white and red flowers, carrying a deity murti dressed in red and adorned with flower garlands. Men carry the palanquin poles, and a man in a white vest raises a brass oil lamp with an aarti gesture at left. Shops, shuttered storefronts, balconies and overhead power lines line the street, and a man in a blue shirt watches from a balcony. Onlookers in shirts and dhotis with orange-red shawls and a woman with grey hair walk alongside the procession.Street 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 photo of a temple procession where a golden palanquin (ratha) is densely decorated with pink and white flower garlands. A shirtless man in a maroon dhoti stands on the left reaching toward a seated, orange-draped deity murti at the centre. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a grey bun carries a tray of offerings, a bare-chested man in white shoulder cloth stands beside her, and an older woman with red and white forehead markings and a nose stud looks toward the camera. No candidate matching a person's appearance is visible.2024-08-07Photo 82837382022-04-07 +1 copiesApril 14 20242024-04-14Street procession in a busy Indian town, with a gilded palanquin decorated with pink, red and white flower garlands carried past shops and a blue tarpaulin. A bare-chested man with a long beard and a white cloth over his shoulder stands in front of the palanquin holding a brass lamp. Nearby a man in a white vest and orange dhoti stands with a bare-chested attendant in an orange cloth. A woman in a white sari with gold trim holds a basket of flowers, and a woman in a red and gold sari sits in the foreground beside a yellow bag of offerings. Several onlookers and passersby stand along the street. Shop signs and a Cambridge logo are visible, along with a timestamp reading 09-Jul-2024 6:12:01 pm.2024-08-07A photograph of a street procession in which a gilded, flower-decorated palanquin carries a metal utsava murti of a deity, its figure draped in red and garlanded with pink, white and yellow blossoms. Strands of green leaves and garlands hang from the canopy, which is topped with a gold cornice. In the foreground, a man in a yellow dhoti and white upper cloth with pink border stands at the palanquin's left side, one arm raised as if tending or guiding it. Shopfronts, a tiled roof and street lamps line the road behind. Several people are visible at the lower edge of the frame, partially cropped.