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Night photograph of a processional deity murti seated on a golden-red palanquin or vahana, draped in a white dhoti-style cloth with gold-and-red borders and heavily adorned with golden jewellery, a tall gold crown and a garland of yellow and white flowers with green leaves. A large red and multicoloured umbrella with tasselled fringe is held above it. Lit shop fronts and a building with illuminated signage are in the background. A partly visible person with glasses stands at the left edge, out of focus. The procession appears to be taking place in the street at night.

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A night street procession in a crowded Indian city. At centre, a decorated wooden palanquin or ratha carries an illuminated deity murti draped in white and garlanded with flowers, under a multicoloured canopy. Two men in white dhotis, one bare-chested, reach up to steady or hold the vehicle. Beside them, a person in an orange-red garment and orange head covering stands at the front of the procession. Shopfronts, electric lights and power lines frame the street, and a crowd of onlookers stands behind. A blue timestamp in the lower right reads 28 Dec 2025 6:27:40 pm, with the hashtags #Kailasa Madurai and #Devalaya. +1 copiesA night photograph of a decorated chariot procession in a temple street. A deity murti in green and gold garments, adorned with white and yellow flower garlands, sits on a green chariot draped with white cloth. A large red and gold umbrella with tassels shelters it. Lit oil lamps are held at the right edge by a person whose arm is visible, and a basket of fruit sits at the lower left. Several devotees stand behind the chariot along a shop front with Tamil signage. A blue timestamp reads 30 Dec 2025 6:30:50 pm and Mandakpadi offering. The deity appears to be a Meenakshi murti, though the iconography is partly obscured.A night street procession photographed from a vehicle, showing a deity murti of a goddess standing on a decorated palanquin or chariot beneath a large red and green canopy umbrella with tasselled edges. The murti wears a green and gold sari with a red-and-green border, a gold necklace and belt, and is framed by white and yellow flower garlands with green leaves. The palanquin is draped in cream and gold fabric. Behind it, a crowd of people stands along the street lined with shops and lit signs. No a person candidate is visible in the image.Night street procession in Madurai. At the centre, a deity murti decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and draped cloth is carried beneath a red and gold canopy, a palanquin-style ratha. In the foreground a shirtless man in a green cloth carries or supports the platform, with a dark-clothed devotee in front of him. Several people in dark and blue shirts stand along the street under a bright street lamp, with signboards visible at right. The image is dim and blurred.2025-01-07Night street scene in a Madurai-style urban lane with a lit temple procession. Behind two men in the foreground, a palanquin or ratha is covered by a red, orange and green embroidered canopy with gold tassels, and below it a brightly lit deity murti or utsava figure is visible. A shirtless man stands at the left edge beside the float. In the foreground, a smiling man in a black shirt stands beside a man in a light blue checked shirt, orange waistcloth and green-bordered dhoti, marked with a white forehead line. A GK Jewellers sign and shopfronts line the street, and a timestamp reads 28 Dec 2025 8:08:14 pm. The scene shows a procession in progress with several people visible at the edges of the frame.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.KAILASA 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. A timestamp reads 28 Dec 2025 6:28:19 pm. +1 copiesNight street photograph of a festival procession in Madurai. Under a large red and multicoloured parasol with fringed tassels, a deity murti is carried on a decorated palanquin draped in green and red cloth and garlanded with white and green flower garlands. In the foreground, a man in a white vest and a man in a light shirt with sindoor marks on his forehead stand near the procession, and a man in a white shirt holds a phone at the lower left. Illuminated shopfronts line the street, with a sign reading MARA and a Tamil-script signboard. A blue timestamp reads 30 Dec 2025 6:31:15 pm, Mandakpadi offering, #Kailasa Maduraj #LunchFull.Night street procession in a crowded Indian town street lit by bright lights and signboards. At left, a deity murti in white and gold garlands sits on a green wooden ratha or palanquin under a multicoloured canopy, with a shirtless priest in a green cloth leaning over it. Along the right and centre, many devotees and onlookers in white, red and dark clothing press close around the vehicle, while a man in a striped shirt reaches toward it and a woman in a red top and a figure in orange robes stand near. A large gopuram tower rises in the distance. A blue timestamp reads 28 Dec 2025 6:27:43 pm and a hashtag. +1 copiesA night photograph of a temple chariot procession. A bare-chested priest with grey hair and a striped yellow-and-magenta dhoti over white dhoti stands on a green-painted platform, one hand resting on a decorated deity murti of a standing figure in green and gold, garlanded with white jasmine and yellow-orange flowers and draped with a green and gold silk cloth. A red and gold canopy with tassels shelters the deity. Behind and below, a few devotees sit on the platform, one wearing a red garment in the foreground. A signboard reading Sri Meenakshi above it is partly visible, with a blue timestamp overlay in the corner.Night street procession in a busy Madurai lane lit by shop lights and strings of bulbs. A decorated golden palanquin with a red and blue embroidered cloth panel is on the left, showing a painted deity figure. Ahead, a red and gold canopy umbrella shades a deity murti draped in red and gold cloth, carried through the crowd. Devotees walk alongside: a woman in a yellow blouse with a long braid in the foreground, a man in a pink shirt, a bare-shouldered man in a white vest and white dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace, and a man in a white striped shirt on the right. A timestamp reads 26 Dec 2025 7:48:44 pm.2025-01-07