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Night photo of a temple procession in a crowded street. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a striped orange-and-pink cloth and white dhoti stands on a wooden chariot, holding a brass plate with his right hand and extending his left arm toward the crowd. Beside him a man in a white shirt holds a brass vessel and wears a garland. To the right a man in an orange turban and orange cloth stands among devotees. Behind them a decorated deity murti in gold and flower garlands is set on the chariot, under a red canopy. A golden shrine figure is visible on the right, below a sign reading kailasa.

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Night street scene in a busy market at a religious procession. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a striped orange-and-pink cloth wrapped at the waist stands beside a red and black ceremonial umbrella, near a flower-garlanded palanquin or float. Behind him a man in a white shirt sits by a wooden platform, and a person with a red forehead mark and saffron-red cloth sits near a brass pot. Shops line the street, including a metal vessel store and a KAILASA shop with a gold-framed deity image, and a gold-decorated deity murti is visible in the shop window. Crowds of onlookers fill the street under bright lights.Night street scene in Madurai during a temple procession. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a striped red-and-gold veshti and white dhoti stands on a wooden platform, with garlands of orange and white flowers hanging beside him. A red and orange umbrella is at left. A man in a grey shirt and a bare-chested older man in white sit on the bamboo-framed cart, one holding a brass tray or plate. Shops line the street, including a 'Sankar Metals' vessels sales store with hanging brass and steel utensils. On the right a large sign reads 'kailasa' with an illustrated deity figure, and a golden ornate palanquin or chariot section is visible beside it.Night street scene in a busy market area, with a shop front for Sankar Metals selling vessels above a stall and a large red-and-white KAILASA signboard on the right. A garlanded deity murti with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands stands on the left under a red umbrella. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and bare upper body carries a gold-coloured ceremonial cloth or shawl with rudraksha beads around his neck. Beside him, a person with an orange-red turban, white clothing and beaded necklaces stands near a wooden table, and a man in a grey shirt sits at the far right. A golden ornate throne-like structure with carved figures is at the right edge. Several onlookers and passersby are visible in the background.Night street scene in Madurai outside a KAILASA Madurai storefront, with a decorated wooden chariot or palanquin at left draped in white cloth and garlanded with white and yellow flowers, carrying a deity murti. A large illuminated sign above the entrance shows a golden deity image and the name kailasa madu... in Tamil and English. At right, a gold-ornamented doorway frames a golden deity figure. Several men stand and sit along the street; one bare-chested man with a white cloth and folded hands stands near the center, a seated man in a white shirt holds a mobile phone, and a man in an orange turban stands at right near a flame. Shops behind display metal vessels and utensils, and a sign reads Sankar Metals, Vessels Sales. Lamps and a torch-like flame light the procession.Night street scene in front of a shop with a large cream signboard reading கைலாசா மதுரை and kailasa madurai, with a golden deity emblem and a portrait of a smiling man in orange at the top right. A man in saffron robes, rudraksha mala and orange turban stands at center holding a brass tray of offerings, next to a wooden palanquin draped in red cloth with an elephant painting and a garland-decorated deity murti inside. A man in a white shirt holds a phone nearby, and a man in a white t-shirt and a woman in a green sari stand at right. Brass vessels and a gold-decorated doorway are visible inside the shop.Night street procession in Madurai. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a dark rudraksha mala, gold pendant necklace, white sacred thread and a white-and-maroon dhoti holds a brass lamp with three burning wicks, beside a basket of bananas and fruit. Behind him, a second shirtless man in a blue cloth stands on a decorated palanquin-style float beneath an orange and blue canopy, near a deity murti garlanded with white and red flowers. Onlookers in saris and tank tops watch from the roadside beside brightly lit shops, including a blue Nataraja Stores sign.2025-08-06Night street procession in Madurai at a shop-lined road. A golden palanquin with a decorated arched canopy carries a deity murti draped in white and red flower garlands, under an orange and blue fringed canopy. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and a red-maroon cloth stands on the palanquin at left. Below, a shirtless man in white dhoti and a maroon cloth holds a long maroon cloth over the deity, while a crowd of devotees in white shirts, yellow and teal clothes walks beside it. Storefronts with bright lights and signboards line the background, including a blue Nataraja Stores sign.2025-08-06Night street photo in Madurai outside a shop front. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a maroon cloth and a dark rudraksha-style cord holds a brass plate and is making an offering over a flame, with a small oil lamp burning. Beside him a man in a dark green shirt holds a metal vessel. Behind them a palanquin or ratha is decorated with white and red garlands under an orange-fringed canopy, with a bare-chested attendant standing on it. Nataraja Store signboards in Tamil and English and bright shop lights frame the scene, with people gathered on the cobbled street.2025-08-06KAILASA MADURAI On December 28, 2025 +1 copiesNight street scene in a busy Madurai market lane. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and green cloth stands on a red palanquin or ratha topped by a red-and-gold canopy, garlanded with flowers and holding a deity murti. Around him, many men crowd the road; in the foreground a man in saffron with an orange headcloth and rudraksha mala faces the palanquin, and a man in white with a turban stands nearby. Green tables hold oil lamps and offerings. Shop signs, including Maragatha Meenakshi and Cambridge, line the street. Blue on-screen text reads 'Mandakpadi offering'.2025-01-07Night street procession in Madurai. A bearded man in a saffron-yellow shawl and red dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala, walks in the foreground. Behind him, a shirtless priest in a blue cloth stands atop a float beneath an orange and blue fringed canopy, beside a deity murti decorated with white jasmine garlands and red-and-green flower strings. Other men in white and devotees line the street under bright shop lights, with a Nataraja Store signboard and lit sign above.2025-08-06Night street scene outside a shop with a gold-framed entrance and signage reading "kailasa madu..." above. On the left, a wooden palanquin with a red cloth panel showing a painted elephant sits on bamboo poles, decorated with a white garland. In the center, a woman in saffron-orange sari and matching head wrap wears red and white beaded garlands and holds a woven tray of fruit and offerings. Beside her, a man in a white shirt and trousers holds up a phone to photograph her. Shelves of brass vessels and a red-and-gold deity image are visible in the background.