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Night street procession in a busy Madurai lane lit by shop lights and strings of bulbs. A decorated golden palanquin with a red and blue embroidered cloth panel is on the left, showing a painted deity figure. Ahead, a red and gold canopy umbrella shades a deity murti draped in red and gold cloth, carried through the crowd. Devotees walk alongside: a woman in a yellow blouse with a long braid in the foreground, a man in a pink shirt, a bare-shouldered man in a white vest and white dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace, and a man in a white striped shirt on the right. A timestamp reads 26 Dec 2025 7:48:44 pm.

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A blurred street-level photo of a crowded temple procession. In the foreground a man in a pink shirt faces away from the camera, while beside him a man in a white sleeveless vest with a green and yellow emblem and a blue waistband carries or pushes forward. Behind them, several men in yellow and white vests and white dhotis move alongside a large carried structure draped in red and gold fabric, with a red and yellow canopy above. The bright evening lights and ornate red and gold panels suggest a festival or ratha-style procession, though the deity or palanquin is not clearly visible. No a person candidate is discernible.2025-01-07Night street procession in a narrow Madurai lane lit by bright shop lights and strings of lights. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti walks at the left edge. Ahead, a gold-framed palanquin with a navy and red cloth panel and gold floral motifs is carried forward. Further back, an orange-red ornate canopy with a tiered umbrella is visible. Several people walk in the crowd, including a man in a navy shirt and a man in red, and at the right a close man in a yellow striped shirt with a white forehead marking is in the foreground. The overlaid timestamp reads 26 Dec 2025 7:48:49 pm.2025-01-07A night street procession in a crowded Indian city. At centre, a decorated wooden palanquin or ratha carries an illuminated deity murti draped in white and garlanded with flowers, under a multicoloured canopy. Two men in white dhotis, one bare-chested, reach up to steady or hold the vehicle. Beside them, a person in an orange-red garment and orange head covering stands at the front of the procession. Shopfronts, electric lights and power lines frame the street, and a crowd of onlookers stands behind. A blue timestamp in the lower right reads 28 Dec 2025 6:27:40 pm, with the hashtags #Kailasa Madurai and #Devalaya. +1 copiesNight street procession in Madurai. At the centre, a deity murti decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and draped cloth is carried beneath a red and gold canopy, a palanquin-style ratha. In the foreground a shirtless man in a green cloth carries or supports the platform, with a dark-clothed devotee in front of him. Several people in dark and blue shirts stand along the street under a bright street lamp, with signboards visible at right. The image is dim and blurred.2025-01-07KAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesNight street procession in a crowded Indian town street lit by bright lights and signboards. At left, a deity murti in white and gold garlands sits on a green wooden ratha or palanquin under a multicoloured canopy, with a shirtless priest in a green cloth leaning over it. Along the right and centre, many devotees and onlookers in white, red and dark clothing press close around the vehicle, while a man in a striped shirt reaches toward it and a woman in a red top and a figure in orange robes stand near. A large gopuram tower rises in the distance. A blue timestamp reads 28 Dec 2025 6:27:43 pm and a hashtag. +1 copiesNight street procession in a crowded Indian city street. A decorated deity murti is carried on a green wooden palanquin under a multicoloured umbrella with red and yellow tassels, its white and gold figure draped in red cloth and garlanded with flowers. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stands at the left edge of the frame. In the right foreground a person in an orange-saffron robe, orange head wrap and beaded necklaces holds a tray of fruit. A man in a checked shirt and red-green lungi stands near the palanquin, with a dense crowd of devotees behind. Shop signs and streetlights line the road, and a timestamp reads 28 Dec 2025 6:28:20 pm. +1 copiesKAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesNight street procession in a crowded city lane, with a gopuram temple tower visible in the distance beneath a dark sky and string lights. On the left, a decorated deity murti stands on a green wooden ratha with a colourful striped umbrella overhead, garlanded with white flowers and green leaves. A man in a white shirt reaches up toward the ratha and holds a garland, while a bare-chested devotee in a white cloth and a man in a red-orange turban and orange garments stand nearby. A large crowd of devotees, many in white, fills the street, and shopfronts with lit signs line the right side. +1 copiesEvening street procession in a crowded Indian town lane of cobblestones, with shopfronts and bright signs on both sides. At center, a decorated float or palanquin with a multicoloured canopy and a gold-and-red illuminated deity murti is pulled by men; a man in a green shirt and dark dhoti walks beside it, and a man in a yellow and maroon shirt with a dhoti guides it. On the right, a woman in a white sari holds a woven basket with red and gold cloth, and in the foreground a person in an orange robe and orange head covering with a flower garland stands with their back to the camera. Onlookers, some filming with phones, fill the street. A timestamp reads 28 Dec 2025 6:27:22 pm with a hashtag overlay. +1 copiesKAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesA street-side photo of a chariot procession at dusk. In the centre, a deity murti stands under a red and gold umbrella, draped in green and white garlands and a red-and-green silk cloth. In the foreground, a woman in an orange headwrap and orange top faces left, with a gold-beaded necklace visible. To her right, a bearded man in a light shirt with green tilak marks looks toward the camera, and another man stands behind him. Shop fronts with lit interiors and a signboard line the street behind the procession.