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A street procession on a busy Madurai roadside. A man in a white sleeveless vest and green lungi pulls a green wooden hand cart forward by its shaft. On the cart stands a carved wooden palanquin-style shrine with a red velvet curtain, housing a deity murti draped in white cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Two bare-backed men in dhotis and an orange-robed figure walk nearby among onlookers. Shops with signboards, a utility pole and wires line the street behind them. A blue timestamp in the lower right reads 27 Dec 2025 6:05:28 pm and Mandakpadi offering.

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Night street procession in Madurai. A man in a yellow t-shirt and blue shorts walks barefoot on paving stones, holding a woven basket of food and gesturing with his right hand. Behind him a green wheeled cart carries a wooden canopied shrine with carved panels and red drapery, containing a white deity murti garlanded with yellow flowers. To the left a person wears an orange head cloth and white clothing, and other onlookers stand along the street under shop lights. Illuminated shop signs with Tamil lettering line the street.2025-12-27A 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 18:25.2025-06-30A photograph of a wooden palanquin-style vahana shrine on a green wheeled wooden platform in a busy street. Inside the carved wooden canopy, a deity murti in white robes with a white and green flower garland and a loose flower offering at its base sits in front of a red curtain. A red cloth panel to the left shows a painted bull with a decorated harness. A bare-chested man in a white vest stands beside the shrine, and a blue shop sign is visible above. A timestamp reads 28 Dec 2025 8:08:42 pm.Night photograph of a wooden chariot or palanquin with carved wooden pillars and a carved deity panel above, mounted on long wooden poles and green-painted rails in a city street. Inside the shrine is a seated deity murti draped in white with a yellow marigold garland. A red hanging banner with gold border shows a painted black elephant with decorative trappings. Shop fronts, a balcony with a person standing, and hanging goods line the street. A blue timestamp overlay reads 30 Dec 2025 6:28:54 pm, Mandakpadi offering, #Kailasa Madurai #LunchFull.KAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesA street procession in an Indian city at dusk. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth draped over his shoulder walks in front, facing away from the camera. Behind him a green wooden cart carries a decorated deity murti under a large orange and blue umbrella canopy, adorned with garlands of white and red flowers and draped in red cloth. Men in white vests and dhotis pull and guide the cart along the brick-paved road. Shopfronts line the street, including a sign reading Maragatha Meenakshi, and onlookers stand along the roadside. A blue tarpaulin is in the foreground.2025-07-06Evening 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 copiesA street photograph in a Madurai market lane shows a small wooden palanquin mounted on a green-framed cart with large rubber wheels, carried by long wooden poles. The wooden shrine has a carved canopy and garlands of white and yellow flowers, with a deity murti visible inside behind red cloth. Around it, several men in white dhotis and vests and one elderly man in a yellow shirt push and guide the cart over cobblestones. A seated elderly woman in a purple sari sits nearby beside a basket of green bananas. Shopfronts behind include a Maragatha Meenakshi Metal sign and an SK Lark Cambridge sign.2025-09-02Street 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.2025-06-30Night street photograph of a Mandakpadi procession in Madurai. A young man in a yellow t-shirt and blue cloth wrapped at his waist pushes a green wooden cart or palanquin decorated with a red cloth and a small deity murti adorned with flowers. A shaved-headed man in an orange head covering stands at the left edge, and a crowd of onlookers in casual clothes, including a woman in a dark patterned sari and a child in yellow, walks along the street lined with shopfronts and lights. A large woven basket sits on the left. Overlay text reads 27 Dec 2025 7:41:42 pm, Mandakpadi offering, #Kailasa Madurai, #LunchFull.2025-12-27Outdoor street procession at dusk beneath a red, green and yellow fringed umbrella. A deity murti, dressed in green and red silk with yellow and white flower garlands and a black crown-like headdress, sits on a wooden palanquin. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white and pink dhoti leans forward toward the murti. Beside him a person with hair knotted at the back and a rudraksha mala holds a woven basket of white, yellow and red flowers and green leaves. A figure in an orange turban and orange garment, with a rudraksha mala, stands at the right edge. Shopfronts with signs line the street behind them.2025-12-27A 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