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A rotated street-level photo, viewed sideways, of a Mandakpadi offering procession in a busy Madurai market lane. Several people in orange and saffron clothing gather around a decorated cart or palanquin draped in red and gold cloth, with a brass oil lamp and offerings in front. Devotees in white and dark clothing crowd close, and a man in a green shirt stands near the cart. Shop signs and a striped awning line the street behind them, with overhead cables visible. A blue timestamp and caption overlay sit in the lower right corner.

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KAILASA Madurai On December 27, 20252025-01-07 +3 copiesNight street scene in a busy Madurai market lane. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and green cloth stands on a red palanquin or ratha topped by a red-and-gold canopy, garlanded with flowers and holding a deity murti. Around him, many men crowd the road; in the foreground a man in saffron with an orange headcloth and rudraksha mala faces the palanquin, and a man in white with a turban stands nearby. Green tables hold oil lamps and offerings. Shop signs, including Maragatha Meenakshi and Cambridge, line the street. Blue on-screen text reads 'Mandakpadi offering'.2025-01-07A photograph taken in a busy street at night, shown rotated sideways. Foreground: a woman in a saffron-orange sari with an orange head covering and a beaded necklace holds a small paper or offering while a pair of devotees in yellow and pale blue clothing stand nearby. Behind them a bare-chested priest with a grey beard and rudraksha mala faces the offering area, and a robed priest in white stands among the group. Towards the right, a decorated deity murti or figure sits on a platform garlanded with flowers. Shop signage, string lights and banners line the street behind the crowd. Visible people number roughly 6 to 20.2025-01-07A street procession photographed in a crowded urban lane, image rotated sideways. A figure in an orange-red turban and orange garment stands at center, behind a decorated palanquin draped in garlands and bright flowers. Devotees in white and yellow clothing crowd around, some with hands folded. Above the scene a red-and-white ceremonial umbrella is visible, with a long wooden staff topped with a brass finial at the upper left. Shops line the street with signboards including a 'SK LAK' sign and a Cambridge advertisement. A small lit lamp glows in a shrine-like stall at center. A blue caption reads 'Mandakpadi offering'.2025-01-07Street photograph in a crowded market lane at dusk, with shop signs and colourful banners overhead. Under a striped umbrella, a decorated deity murti garlanded with flower strands sits on a palanquin or ratha platform draped in red and orange cloth. In the foreground, a man wearing an orange turban and a shirtless man in a white cloth with beaded neck garlands face the procession. A man in a yellow striped shirt stands with folded hands, and a woman in a gold-patterned top holds a small red packet. Onlookers, including a child, fill the street around the procession.2025-01-07Photo taken upside down of a street-side ritual procession. A silver-coloured ceremonial pole with a twisted handle dominates the right side. Beneath a small orange and red canopy hangs a deity murti or small figure hung with green and orange garlands. Men wearing orange and saffron cloths and red turbans crowd the frame, one holding a long pole. Above, shop signage and a green-roofed structure are visible, with a tiled shop front and a building facade behind the procession. A blue caption on the lower right reads a date and Mandakpadi offering.2025-01-07A crowded night street procession in a busy market area. A deity murti is carried on a palanquin-style platform under a large red, yellow and green decorated umbrella, draped in red and orange cloth and garlanded with flowers. Devotees push and pull at wooden poles of the palanquin. In the foreground, a woman in an orange headcloth and a man in a white cloth with rudraksha malas and a sandalwood tilak lean close. Shopfronts, signboards and crowds of onlookers fill the scene.2025-01-07A dense street procession in Madurai at dusk, with a crowd pressing close around a palanquin-style murti mounted on a wooden platform. A deity murti decorated with white jasmine garlands and draped in red cloth sits under a red-and-white canopy with tassels. In the foreground, a bare-backed priest wearing an orange head wrap and rudraksha beads stands beside another shaved-headed man in a white-and-yellow cloth, while a woman in a yellow top and a man in a yellow shirt press their palms together in devotion. A basket of bananas and fruit sits on a green table at left. Shops with signs including SK Lark and Cambridge line the street behind the crowd.2025-01-07A photograph taken in an outdoor street procession, rotated sideways in the frame. A man in an orange-red shawl and white dhoti stands at the centre-right, bare-chested with sacred markings on his body and beaded necklaces, while a second figure in an orange turban and dark clothing is seen below him. Several people in light-coloured shirts and dark clothing stand at left beneath a large wicker basket-like canopy and an ornate wooden structure with a brass lamp hanging down. A decorated cloth-draped vehicle with coloured banners appears at right, and a tall overhead structure with electric poles lines the street. Bright sunlight lights the scene, and a blue signboard with non-Latin script sits at left. Blue timestamp text at lower right reads 26 Dec 2025 6:15:18 pm and Mandakpadi offering.2025-01-07Night street scene in a busy market area, with a shop front for Sankar Metals selling vessels above a stall and a large red-and-white KAILASA signboard on the right. A garlanded deity murti with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands stands on the left under a red umbrella. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and bare upper body carries a gold-coloured ceremonial cloth or shawl with rudraksha beads around his neck. Beside him, a person with an orange-red turban, white clothing and beaded necklaces stands near a wooden table, and a man in a grey shirt sits at the far right. A golden ornate throne-like structure with carved figures is at the right edge. Several onlookers and passersby are visible in the background.December 25 20052005-12-25KAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copies