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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.

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Night 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.2025-12-27Night 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. 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Overhead, power lines cross the dark sky. A timestamp reads 27 Dec 2025 7:41:21 pm, Mandakpadi offering.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.2025-12-27KAILASA 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 copiesKAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesNight 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. 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A blue timestamp reads 28 Dec 2025 6:28:01 pm and a hashtag reads #Kailasa Madurai #Devalaya. +1 copiesKAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copies