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A street procession of a silver chariot decorated with white, yellow and red flower garlands and green leaves, carrying a silver deity murti. A bare-chested priest in an orange and cream dhoti stands on the chariot reaching to adjust the garlands. Around it stand devotees: a man with grey hair and a white beard in glasses at left, a man in a white vest at lower left, and a young man with glasses and a tilak at right. A shop sign reading CLARK and a hoarding are visible behind. A timestamp overlay reads 3 Jan 2026 7:54:07 am, Arudra Darshan Mandakpadi, 6 garlands, 100 garlands, #KailasaMadurai.

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Shops line the street, including signs for Maragatha Meenakshi Metal and SK Lark.2025-01-06KAILASA MADURAI On 30/5/20252025-06-04 +1 copiesA street procession in Madurai at dusk, with a wooden ratha-style float carrying decorated deity murti under an orange and purple fringed canopy. The murti are draped in red cloth and garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Two bare-chested men in white and blue dhotis push the float from the front, and a shirtless youth in an orange sash and orange dhoti walks alongside. A man in a light shirt and tan dhoti stands on the float near the canopy. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the right. Shops, shuttered storefronts and signs line the street, and a timestamp reads 07/06/2025 18:29. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2025-07-06April 12 20242024-04-12