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Outdoor photo of an Arudra Darshan procession at a temple-style chariot decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, red flowers and green leaf strings draped over a deity murti. A bare-backed man in a white dhoti with a silver-gold waist cloth and a pink-striped shawl walks in the foreground, facing the chariot. The chariot has green, red and orange fabric panels with blue flower motifs, a purple cloth and an orange canopy. A shop sign reading Cambridge and a blue tarpaulin appear behind. Two people are partly visible at the lower left edge.

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A photograph of an Arudra Darshan procession on a street. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stands on a richly decorated chariot, a ratha draped in marigold and jasmine garlands, with a red-and-gold canopy and painted pillars with elephant motifs. Behind him a deity murti is adorned with garlands on a purple cloth. Onlookers in the foreground include a man in sunglasses and a young man in yellow. Shop signs line the street. A timestamp overlay reads 3 Jan 2026 7:59:48 am, Arudra Darshan Mandakpadi, with a note about 100 garlands and #KailasaMadurai.A photograph of an Arudra Darshan procession in Madurai. A bare-chested man in an orange and white dhoti, with a rudraksha mala at his chest, carries a white cloth as he walks past a richly decorated chariot. On the chariot, a deity murti is heavily garlanded with yellow and red flower strands, with a red and green cloth backdrop and ornate blue and red canopy hangings. Onlookers stand at the left edge beside a shuttered shop. Printed Tamil and English text on a signboard and overlay shows the date and event name.Outdoor photo of an Arudra Darshan procession on a decorated ratha chariot. A bare-chested priest in a green silk dhoti with a white upper cloth stands on the chariot, his back to the camera, and holds an offering. Behind him, deity murtis in pink and white silk are heavily garlanded with yellow, orange and red flower strands. Striped red, blue and green chariot pillars with painted elephant motifs frame the scene. A woven basket holds yellow and green cloth, and a devotee's hand is visible at the lower right. A shop sign reading Cambridge is on the left and a man in a pink shirt stands at the edge of the street.A street procession in Madurai shows a decorated wooden chariot with red, green and yellow pillars, draped with orange fabric and garlanded with yellow and white flowers, carrying deity murti figures. Several men in traditional dhotis, one bare-chested with a white cloth over his shoulder and another in a white vest, pull the chariot with thick ropes and wooden poles. Onlookers in white shirts and a man in a green lungi stand along the roadside, and a person holds up a phone to film. Shops with signboards line the street, and a green tarpaulin hangs on a building at the right.A temple procession at dusk in a busy street. A deity murti stands under a red and gold umbrella with tassels, draped in garlands of yellow, white and red flowers, on a green palanquin-style platform with a white cloth spread beneath. A bamboo pole rests in the foreground. At left a bare-chested priest in a striped orange and pink garment and white dhoti leans toward the platform, and at right a figure in red garments is visible. A shop sign behind reads Maragatha Meen. Blue timestamp text along the bottom reads 30 Dec 2025 6:29:40 pm, Mandakpadi offering.A street procession on a city road during Arudra Darshan, with a decorated wooden chariot draped in orange-yellow canopy fabric and red and blue banners. On the chariot, two deity murtis stand adorned with yellow and red flower garlands; one is a figure in white and pink cloth on a green-and-gold base, the other a red-clad figure. Shirtless men in white dhotis pull the chariot ropes, while a man in a maroon shirt and green lungi and another in a yellow shirt walk alongside. Shop signs above read Meenakshi Metal and Maragatha Meenakshi. Several onlookers stand in the foreground, including a person with dark hair seen from behind.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.Outdoor street procession at dusk beneath a red, green and yellow fringed umbrella. A deity murti, dressed in green and red silk with yellow and white flower garlands and a black crown-like headdress, sits on a wooden palanquin. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white and pink dhoti leans forward toward the murti. Beside him a person with hair knotted at the back and a rudraksha mala holds a woven basket of white, yellow and red flowers and green leaves. A figure in an orange turban and orange garment, with a rudraksha mala, stands at the right edge. Shopfronts with signs line the street behind them.2025-12-27Night photograph of a temple procession at a chariot. A bare-chested priest in a yellow, pink and white striped dhoti stands on the green-painted chariot platform, one arm raised to hold a large red and maroon ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe over a decorated deity murti. The murti is draped in white and gold cloth and garlanded with white jasmine and yellow-orange flower strings and green leaves. A dark-haired person in the lower left is partly visible beside the chariot, and a person in the right foreground is seen from behind. Shop signs and a building facade line the street behind them. A blue timestamp in the lower right reads 30 Dec 2025 6:30:10 pm, with the caption Mandakpadi offering and a hashtag reading Kailasa Madurai.A night photo of a temple procession vehicle decorated with garlands of yellow and red flowers. A deity murti with a red and gold face and a crown-like headdress sits on the vehicle, draped in red cloth. In the foreground, a person in white clothing with curly grey-black hair holds a flowered garland and stands at the edge of the frame. Part of a red and gold banner hangs across the top. Blue overlay text in the lower right reads the date and time, Mandakpadi offering, Madurai Meenakshi Temple Brahmotsavam and #Kailasa Madurai.A photograph at dusk of a temple chariot procession. A bare-chested man in a striped yellow, pink and white dhoti stands on the chariot platform, leaning forward to reach toward a deity murti decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and green leaves. A red and blue fringed umbrella shelters the chariot. A second person sits partly visible at the lower left, and a person's head is visible in the right foreground. A green-painted platform and a wooden pole are in the foreground, with shop signs and building facades behind. Blue on-screen text overlays the lower right.Night street scene during a temple chariot procession. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a striped multicolour border stands on the wooden platform beside a green and gold deity murti (likely a Devi form) draped in white and gold cloth, garlanded with white and red flowers and green leaves. A large red and multicolour umbrella with tassels shelters the murti. A man with a shaved head and a rudraksha-style necklace sits at the lower right, his back to the camera. Shops with signs stand behind. A blue overlay reads 30 Dec 2025 6:30:18 pm, Mandakpadi offering, #Kailasa Madurai #LunchFull.