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A street procession in a crowded market lane carries a gilded palanquin decorated with pink and white flower garlands and draped cloth. A bare-chested priest in a maroon dhoti stands on the platform, reaching up to adjust the decorations. Below, a shirtless man in a pink-and-maroon cloth and a bare-chested man with a sacred thread and red markings help lift and steady the carriage. Onlookers line the street: a man in a light blue shirt films on a phone, women wear saffron, pink and yellow saris, and a child in a red shirt watches. Shopfronts, a blue tarpaulin and a signboard reading Cambridge stand behind the crowd.

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A street procession in a busy Indian town centre, with a richly decorated wooden ratha or palanquin draped in marigold and pink flower garlands and strings of flowers. A shirtless priest in a maroon dhoti stands on the ratha reaching toward the decorations. Below, a bare-chested man in a white shawl walks beside a woman in a cream sari holding a basket of pink flowers, and a woman in a red and orange sari stands nearby. Men in yellow and white shirts crowd the street, and a red-shirted man pulls on a green-railed cart in front. Shop fronts, a blue tarpaulin and a 'Cambridge' sign line the road, and a timestamp in the corner reads 09-Jul-2024.2024-08-07A street procession in a busy market lane. On an ornately decorated golden chariot draped with pink, white and orange garlands, a bare-chested man in a maroon dhoti and a bearded face stands on the platform, arranging offerings. Below, a woman in a white sari with a grey-streaked bun reaches up to offer a plate of fruit, and beside the chariot a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands near the wheel. Crowds of onlookers in red, pink, blue and white shirts and dhotis press around the cart, and a man on the left holds up a phone to film. Shop fronts, a blue tarpaulin and a timestamp overlay sit in the background.2024-08-07Street procession in a busy Indian town, with a gilded palanquin decorated with pink, red and white flower garlands carried past shops and a blue tarpaulin. A bare-chested man with a long beard and a white cloth over his shoulder stands in front of the palanquin holding a brass lamp. Nearby a man in a white vest and orange dhoti stands with a bare-chested attendant in an orange cloth. A woman in a white sari with gold trim holds a basket of flowers, and a woman in a red and gold sari sits in the foreground beside a yellow bag of offerings. Several onlookers and passersby stand along the street. Shop signs and a Cambridge logo are visible, along with a timestamp reading 09-Jul-2024 6:12:01 pm.2024-08-07SHYAMALAPEETA SARVAJNAPEETAM on 6/4/20222022-06-04 +1 copiesA street procession in a Tamil town. A decorated wooden palanquin-style chariot, draped in green cloth and garlanded with white and orange flower strings, carries deity murtis under a golden arch with a flower canopy on top. A barefoot man in a white dhoti with an orange waist cloth pushes the cart while another bare-chested man in a maroon dhoti walks ahead. A woman in an orange sari and a woman in a yellow kurta stand along the cobbled road, and a white-haired woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari folds her hands in prayer in the foreground. Shops line the street, including a shop sign reading Maragatha Meenakshi Metal.2025-01-06April 14 20242024-04-14Photo 99173172022-06-04 +1 copiesA street procession in a busy Indian town. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and a pink-edged white shawl stands on a golden palanquin decorated with garlands of white, yellow and red flowers, reaching toward a deity murti draped in flowers and a red garland. Around the palanquin, crowds of men in white vests, yellow and green shirts push and reach up to touch the carriage. Behind them shopfronts, a temple gopuram, and a blue signboard with Tamil script line the street. Smoke or incense drifts through the crowd on the right.January 20 20212021-01-20 +1 copiesA street procession in a crowded Indian town. A bare-chested priest in a blue-and-white dhoti stands on a golden, canopied palanquin decorated with orange and gold fabric, red and white floral garlands and green-and-red panels with elephant motifs, holding an open book toward the deity. Dense crowds of men and women, many bare-chested or in white, press around the cart. A man at right carries a green-and-red banner with a painted deity image. A temple gopuram rises in the background above shop fronts with signboards.2024-04-14A street procession in an Indian town passes a golden palanquin decorated with garlands of white and red flowers, carrying a deity murti dressed in red and adorned with flower garlands. Men carry the palanquin poles, and a man in a white vest raises a brass oil lamp with an aarti gesture at left. Shops, shuttered storefronts, balconies and overhead power lines line the street, and a man in a blue shirt watches from a balcony. Onlookers in shirts and dhotis with orange-red shawls and a woman with grey hair walk alongside the procession.January 17 20242024-01-17