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A 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'.

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A 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.2025-01-07KAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesA nighttime street procession in a crowded Indian town lane lit by shop lights and bulbs. On the left, a decorated palanquin-style float carries a large white and gold deity murti under a colourful multicoloured umbrella canopy with fringed trim. Around it, men in white shirts, a man in a yellow-and-maroon top, and others in dhotis and lungis crowd the street. A saffron-robed sannyasi with an orange turban and rudraksha-style beads stands at right, holding a woven basket of cloth. Shop signs in Tamil script line the street, and a timestamp reads 28 Dec 2025 6:27:28 pm with Kailasa Madurai and Devalaya hashtags. +1 copiesKAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesKAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesA 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.2025-01-07Night 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'.2025-01-07Photo 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.2025-01-07KAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesA 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 20.2025-01-07KAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesKAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copies