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A street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu market lane at dusk. A deity murti is carried on a flower-decked palanquin with an ornate gold arch and a canopy of red and white garlands. The murti is draped in orange and purple cloth and heavily garlanded with white jasmine and green-yellow flower strings. Men in white shirts and dhotis and a man in a white vest walk alongside, and a bystander holds up a phone to film. Shop signs and lit storefronts line the street, including a Maragatha Meenakshi Metals shop.

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A street procession at dusk on a crowded market road. A golden utsava murti of a deity stands on a green wooden cart draped in orange silk and garlanded with white and orange flowers, with a flower-decorated umbrella overhead. A bare-chested priest in a purple shawl and white dhoti pulls the cart with a thick wooden pole, while a man in a grey shirt stands on the cart steadying the murti and a man in a white vest pushes from the right. Onlookers line the street and watch from a balcony above shops. The green cart is painted with repeated 'Siva' lettering. Shop signs and a timestamp of 31/05/2025 18:41 are visible.2025-06-04 +1 copiesStreet procession at dusk in a busy Indian market lane. A deity murti sits on a gold-framed palanquin decorated with white jasmine garlands, red flowers and a red and green canopy, draped in orange and pink cloth. A bare-chested man with a sandalwood forehead mark and a black rudraksha mala holds a green and gold silk cloth over the palanquin pole, while a shirtless man in the foreground, with a gold chain, helps. A man in a red shirt stands on the palanquin at right. Shop signs, a shop selling Maragatha jewellery, and a balcony with onlookers line the street. Timestamp 01/06/2025 18:28 appears at lower right.2025-06-04A 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.2025-07-06Street procession in a busy Indian town at dusk. A deity murti in a golden canopied palanquin, decorated with white and orange garlands and marigolds, is carried on a green wooden cart pulled by several men in dhotis and shirts. In the foreground, a bare-chested elderly man with a white beard and rudraksha mala wears an orange shawl and walks beside the cart. Shops line the street, including Maragatha Meenakshi Metal, with glowing signs and overhead power lines. Onlookers and devotees crowd the roadside.2025-06-30Street procession photographed outdoors in an Indian town, with a golden palanquin-style deity canopy decorated with red flowers and white jasmine garlands. A bare-chested priest in a green-and-gold dhoti stands on the platform adjusting a green cloth over the golden structure, while another man in an orange-red shirt steadies it from behind. Around the base, men in light blue shirts and a boy in an orange garment watch, with a green wooden carrying pole and a green cart with Tamil lettering below. Shops, a blue tarpaulin and a 'Cambridge' signboard line the street, and a timestamp reads 01/06/2025 18:28.2025-06-04A street procession in Madurai at dusk, with a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti under an orange and purple fringed canopy. The murti is adorned with white and yellow flower garlands and sits on a red cloth draped over a green wooden cart. A shirtless man in a blue dhoti stands on the palanquin tending the murti, while another man in a cream shirt steadies the canopy from behind. In the foreground a man in a white vest and orange dhoti holds a basket of flowers, and a woman in a green saree with red blouse walks beside him. A woman in an orange top with a braid faces the cart. Shops and buildings line the street, and a man in a yellow shirt stands on a balcony above. Timestamp 07/06/2025 18:30 appears at the lower right.2025-07-06Evening street procession on a narrow city road lined with multi-storey buildings, shops and overhead wires. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a purple sash stands on a green wooden cart with a long timber pole, steadying a golden palanquin. The palanquin has a golden arched canopy topped with a red, yellow and white flower garland umbrella, and holds a deity murti draped in orange cloth and white and red garlands. Onlookers crowd the cart and balconies, and a man in a grey shirt stands behind the palanquin. A cart with the word Siva printed repeatedly on its side is visible, and a timestamp reads 31/05/2025 18:42.2025-06-04 +1 copiesStreet procession in a busy Madurai market lane at dusk. A deity murti in a golden-framed palanquin with garlands of white flowers and a canopy with orange and blue fringed parasol is carried on a green wheeled cart. A shaven-headed, bare-chested priest in an orange-striped dhoti walks at the front holding a long white rod, and attendants in white vests and red-patterned cloths pull the cart. Onlookers line the street, a few men watch from a balcony, and a woman in a purple sari with a white flower in her hair stands at right. Shops with signs including Maragatha Meenakshi Metal line the road. No person in the scene is identifiable as a person.2025-06-06A 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 a crowded Tamil Nadu market lane shows a decorated wooden palanquin carrying two garlanded deity murtis dressed in red cloth with gold crowns, under a large orange-and-purple fringed canopy. Men in dhotis carry the palanquin on long wooden poles, and a man in a white vest waves a fan of palm-leaf or feather whisk. In the foreground, two people in saffron/orange cloth, one a woman with a braid, look on from the side. Shop fronts, signboards and hanging wires line the street, and a timestamp reads 07/06/2025 18:29.2025-07-06A 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.2025-01-06KAILASA MADURAI On 30/5/20252025-06-04 +1 copies