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A blurry night street photograph in a crowded market street lined with lit shops and signboards. In the foreground at left, a woman in an orange headwrap and orange garment carries a woven basket of green leaves and offerings above a stall of colourful fabrics. Behind her, a crowd walks along the road, including a woman in a blue saree and a bare-chested man in a dhoti at right. A lit ornate palanquin or chariot with an orange canopy and illuminated decorations moves down the street in the distance. Overlaid blue text reads the date and 'Mandakpadi offering'. No one in the scene is identified as a person.

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Night street procession in a busy Indian town with a crowd walking along a paved road lined with shops and lit signs. In the foreground at left, a woman in an orange robe and orange head wrap holds a woven basket of green leaves and white flowers beside trays of coloured powders in red, yellow and green. Behind her, men in white dhotis and sleeveless white shirts walk near a decorated palanquin with a red canopy carrying a lit, garlanded deity murti. A woman in a blue sari stands among the crowd. At right, a bare-shouldered man wearing a sacred thread is seen from behind. Overhead, power lines cross the dark sky. A timestamp reads 27 Dec 2025 7:41:21 pm, Mandakpadi offering.2025-12-27Night street procession in a crowded market lane, photographed from street level. Several men in white sleeveless vests and white dhotis, some with green-and-white cloths, walk forward carrying or guiding a lit, decorated palanquin on the right with a red-and-gold canopy over a deity murti adorned with garlands and green fabric. A man in a dark shirt walks at the right edge. A woman in a blue sari with a plain blue wrap stands at left among onlookers. Baskets of flower garlands, bowls of coloured powder and plastic-wrapped offerings sit on the street at lower left. Shopfronts and string lights line the road. A blue timestamp reads 27 Dec 2025 7:41:23 pm, Mandakpadi offering, #Kailasa Madurai #LunchFull.2025-12-27Night street photo in a busy Indian town market lined with shops, lit signs and overhead wires. A young woman in the left foreground wears an orange head cloth and orange sari, holding a round basket of flowers and greenery and pressing her palms together in prayer. Behind her a crowd of women in saris and salwars, including one in a green sari and another in a white embroidered sari, walks along the street. A man in a teal shirt and a shaved-headed figure in white appear among them. Printed text on the photo reads Mandakpadi offering and a timestamp. A decorated shrine or float with red and gold ornaments stands further up the street.2025-12-27Night street procession in a busy Indian town market lane lit by shop lights and streetlamps. In the foreground, a woman in an orange-saffron sari and matching orange head wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a woven bamboo basket with both hands. Behind her, a crowd walks along the road, including a man in a beige t-shirt and blue jeans with hands clasped, a man in a navy shirt, a man in a lilac shirt, and women in blue and green saris. Shops and a flower or offering stall with coloured items line the street. Blue on-screen text reads Mandakpadi offering and #Kailasa Madurai #LunchFull with a timestamp of 27 Dec 2025 7:41:46 pm.2025-12-27KAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesNight street scene in a busy market lane with shop lights and signage. In the foreground, a person in orange robes and an orange head wrap, with a rudraksha mala across the shoulder, carries a woven basket of green leaves and white flowers. Behind, a woman in a purple sari bends over a tray while another woman in a gold-patterned sari stands nearby. Along the street, vendors sit beside bowls of coloured powder, and passersby walk past. A timestamp and caption read Mandakpadi offering. Visible people count is several, roughly six to twenty.2025-12-27KAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesNight 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.2025-12-27Night street procession in a busy Indian town. A decorated deity murti sits on a green wooden palanquin under a multicoloured fringed umbrella, draped in red and garlanded with flowers. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a tray of offerings, and a woman in an orange saffron sari with an orange head wrap and beaded necklaces holds a brass plate. Surrounding devotees and onlookers in shirts and saris crowd the street under strings of lights, with shopfronts and utility wires behind. A timestamp reads 28 Dec 2025 6:28:19 pm. +1 copiesKAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesKAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesKAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copies