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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.

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Night 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.2025-12-27A 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.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 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 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.2025-12-27KAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesKAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesNight procession on a busy street lined with shops and lit signs. At left, a decorated wooden palanquin carries a deity murti adorned with garlands and a canopy with a multicoloured fringed umbrella. A man in a checked shirt steadies the palanquin pole. In the foreground, a woman in an orange saffron sari with an orange head wrap holds a brass tray of offerings and wears beaded garlands. A dense crowd of devotees, many in white, fills the street, with a temple gopuram visible in the distance. Timestamp reads 28 Dec 2025 6:27:59 pm. +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 copiesNight street procession in a busy Indian city lane. On the left, a deity murti in white and red garments stands on a green wooden cart under a red, green and gold canopy, with white flower garlands hanging from it. A devotee in a white shirt and checked lungi holds the cart's wooden pole and a sanctum-style wooden frame. In the foreground right, a woman in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head wrap carries a brass plate of offerings, possibly fruit, with red kumkum or vibhuti on her forehead and a beaded garland. Behind her, a crowd of men and women in white shirts and dhotis presses along the street, with a lit oil lamp held at the right edge. A tall gopuram tower rises in the background under a dusk sky, and shop signs and lights line the street. A digital timestamp reads 28 Dec 2025 6:27:57 pm and the hashtags #Kailasa Madurai #Devalaya. +1 copiesNight street procession in a crowded Indian town. On the left, a green wooden cart carries a decorated deity murti dressed in white with garlands, under a red, green and gold canopy. A man in a white shirt stands on the cart reaching toward it. In the foreground a person in an orange-red sannyasi-style head wrap and orange robe holds a shallow basket of offerings. Dense crowds of men and women in white and light clothes fill the road, with lit shop signs and a tall temple gopuram silhouetted in the background. +1 copies