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A street-side photo of a chariot procession at dusk. In the centre, a deity murti stands under a red and gold umbrella, draped in green and white garlands and a red-and-green silk cloth. In the foreground, a woman in an orange headwrap and orange top faces left, with a gold-beaded necklace visible. To her right, a bearded man in a light shirt with green tilak marks looks toward the camera, and another man stands behind him. Shop fronts with lit interiors and a signboard line the street behind the procession.

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Night 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.Outdoor street scene during a procession. Three people are seen from behind: two bare-chested men on the left and right, and a central figure wearing a saffron-orange cloth wrapped over the head and shoulders, with a gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha mala. Behind them a deity murti, dressed in green, red and gold garments with yellow garlands and a dark crown, stands under a red and blue ornate umbrella. A shop front with a yellow and teal sign, Maragatha Meenakshi, lies beside them. A timestamp overlay reads 27 Dec 2025 6:06:07 pm, Mandakpadi offering, #Kailasa Madurai #LunchFull.2025-12-27Photo taken upside down of a street-side ritual procession. A silver-coloured ceremonial pole with a twisted handle dominates the right side. Beneath a small orange and red canopy hangs a deity murti or small figure hung with green and orange garlands. Men wearing orange and saffron cloths and red turbans crowd the frame, one holding a long pole. Above, shop signage and a green-roofed structure are visible, with a tiled shop front and a building facade behind the procession. A blue caption on the lower right reads a date and Mandakpadi offering.2025-01-07Outdoor 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.2025-12-27KAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesNight street procession in a crowded Indian city street. A decorated deity murti is carried on a green wooden palanquin under a multicoloured umbrella with red and yellow tassels, its white and gold figure draped in red cloth and garlanded with flowers. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stands at the left edge of the frame. In the right foreground a person in an orange-saffron robe, orange head wrap and beaded necklaces holds a tray of fruit. A man in a checked shirt and red-green lungi stands near the palanquin, with a dense crowd of devotees behind. Shop signs and streetlights line the road, and a timestamp reads 28 Dec 2025 6:28:20 pm. +1 copiesA 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.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.Night photograph of a temple procession in Madurai. A deity murti of a goddess, dressed in a green sari with a red and green border and garlanded with white and yellow flowers, is seated on a wooden chariot (ratha) under a red fringed umbrella. Men in white dhotis and bare torsos stand near the front of the chariot and are partially visible on the left. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers gathers beside a shop with a teal sign. Baskets of fruit and coconuts sit at the lower left, and a wooden pole and lit lamps appear at the lower right. The green chariot base bears the repeated word Siva. A blue timestamp reads 30 Dec 2025 6:30:48 pm, Mandakpadi offering, #Kailasa Madurai #LunchFull.KAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesNight 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.2025-01-07Night street procession in a crowded Madurai lane, with a dense crowd of men and a few women pressing close around a green wooden cart. On the left a decorated figure in white and gold sits under a multicoloured canopy, garlanded with flowers. In the foreground a person in an orange-red headwrap and orange garment stands with their back to the camera, facing the procession. Shop signs and street lights line the road, and a tall temple gopuram rises in the distance under a dusky sky. A timestamp reads 28 Dec 2025 6:27:48 pm with a Kailasa Madurai hashtag. +1 copies