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A street procession in a town centre with a decorated golden palanquin-style float (ratha) under a red canopy with yellow tassels, carrying a deity murti garlanded with flowers. Men in yellow and purple shirts with orange cloths pull the wooden poles of the float. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and orange-yellow dhoti walks with his back to the camera. On the right, a young boy with dark hair, sacred ash on his forehead and orange cloth and rudraksha beads around his neck looks down. A red and green cloth banner hangs from the float, and a person watches from a balcony above. Shops and buildings line the street under a blue sky.

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A street procession in a busy Tamil town, with a golden palanquin-style float (ratha) under a red and yellow fringed canopy, decorated with garlands and a deity murti. Men in yellow and purple shirts with orange or cream dhotis pull the float on long wooden poles beside a green-wheeled cart. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and yellow dhoti, with a white tilak on his forehead, walks past. Shopfronts, hanging lanterns and a balcony with a watching man line the street. A timestamp reads 09/02/2025 10:29.2025-08-02A street procession in a city lane where a golden palanquin-style float with a red and yellow fringed canopy carries a deity murti adorned with orange and yellow flower garlands. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands on the float near the canopy. In front, a man in a yellow and purple shirt and orange dhoti pushes the wooden float frame, while a bare-chested man with a shaved head, white vibhuti marks, rudraksha necklace and white shawl walks beside it. 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Shops and signboards line the street.2025-09-02A street procession in a crowded market lane. Several men carry a palanquin decorated with white and red flower garlands, green cloth and a gold arched canopy, carrying deity murti figures inside. A bare-chested priest in a red dhoti stands at the palanquin. In the foreground, a man in a white vest with an orange-and-grey cloth tied at the waist shoulders the pole, and a bare-chested man wears rudraksha beads and a white shawl. A man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers walks beside the palanquin, and a boy with white forehead marks and an orange cloth stands at right. Shops line the street, including signs for Maragatha Meenakshi Metal and SK Lark.2025-01-06A street procession in a crowded Indian market lane. A gilded palanquin with a green cloth backdrop, decorated with white and red flower garlands, carries two deity murtis in an ornate golden arch. Men carry the palanquin on wooden poles; a bare-shouldered man in a white vest and a shaved-headed young man in an orange sash with rudraksha beads stand nearby. Shops, shuttered storefronts, hanging wires and a balcony with onlookers surround the scene. A timestamp reads 02/06/2025 18:25.2025-01-06A street procession in Madurai shows a golden palanquin with a red and gold canopy trimmed with yellow tassels, carrying a deity murti draped in garlands. A man in a yellow polo shirt with an orange waist cloth and green dhoti walks beside the wooden pole, his hand resting on the palanquin. An older man in a peach shirt with a tilak on his forehead stands at right. The palanquin rests on a green wheeled cart, with shopfronts and a timestamp of 10/02/2025 09:44 visible behind.2025-09-02A street procession in Madurai on a busy urban lane lined with multi-storey buildings and shops. A green wooden-framed cart with long poles carries a richly garlanded deity murti draped in red cloth with gold borders, under an orange and purple fringed umbrella held aloft by a shirtless man in a blue dhoti. Another man in a white shirt and beige dhoti steadies the canopy. A young boy in an orange cloth and rudraksha mala sits at the front of the cart, and several men in white vests and dhotis stand nearby among onlookers. Shop signs and a timestamp 07/06/2025 18:29 appear in the frame. No a person candidate is visible.2025-07-06A 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 in a crowded Indian town. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti pulls a thick white rope attached to a green wooden cart. On the cart, an ornate golden deity murti under an orange and purple fringed umbrella is decorated with white and orange flower garlands and a teal cloth. Beside it, a shirtless man in a white cloth stands on the cart. A boy in a checked shirt and onlookers in street clothes watch from the roadside. Above, a man in an orange dhoti watches from a balcony. Shops line the street, and a timestamp reads 06/06/2025 18:22.2025-06-06A 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.2025-07-06