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Night 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.

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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.2025-12-27Night 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 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.2025-12-27A 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 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 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 copiesKAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesNight street scene in a busy market lane with shop stalls, hanging fabric and illuminated signs. In the foreground a woman in an orange headwrap, orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp with burning flames while people gather around her. A man in a dark navy shirt stands behind, and several devotees in green, white and floral saris crowd close. A blue sign reads Sri Prasham and a stall displays brass items. Timestamp reads 28 Dec 2025 6:29:31 pm with hashtags #Kailasa Madurai #Devalaya. +1 copiesEvening street procession in a crowded Indian town lane of cobblestones, with shopfronts and bright signs on both sides. At center, a decorated float or palanquin with a multicoloured canopy and a gold-and-red illuminated deity murti is pulled by men; a man in a green shirt and dark dhoti walks beside it, and a man in a yellow and maroon shirt with a dhoti guides it. On the right, a woman in a white sari holds a woven basket with red and gold cloth, and in the foreground a person in an orange robe and orange head covering with a flower garland stands with their back to the camera. Onlookers, some filming with phones, fill the street. A timestamp reads 28 Dec 2025 6:27:22 pm with a hashtag overlay. +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 copies