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Black-and-white night photograph of a ornate temple chariot procession on a city street in Tiruvannamalai. A tall, tiered ratha is lit with rows of bulbs and carries a large decorated deity murti with a framed face and garlands. Two white horses with ornamented harnesses pull the chariot. Bare-chested men in dhotis and a uniformed policeman walk beside it, some holding lit torches. A dense crowd of devotees fills the foreground, and shopfronts line the street on the right.

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Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamKailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamKailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamKailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha Samrajyam1978 - Arulmigu Arunachaleshwara Temple2017-11-20 +2 copiesKailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamJune 25 1974Black-and-white photograph of a ornate processional shrine or palanquin carrying a deity murti, decorated with white garlands and draped flower strands. The shrine has a carved arched canopy topped with bird and animal finials, white columns, and a tiered base. The murti is adorned with a crown-like headdress. Several devotees in white clothing crowd closely beneath the shrine, some with faces partly visible.2017-11-20Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha Samrajyam1978 - Arulmigu Arunachaleshwara Temple2017-11-20 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple procession on a street in Tiruvannamalai. A large silver-plated Nandi-style vahana with a decorated canopy and colourful floral garlands is carried on a wooden platform with painted panels. Several men in white dhotis and bare torsos push and hold the platform, and a bare-chested man in white and a man in white shirt tend the flame of a lamp at its front. Police officers in khaki uniforms and a woman in a red sari with a red-orange shawl and a white forehead band stand in the foreground, with a crowd of onlookers taking photographs. Electric lights and shop signs line the street.2017-02-07 +1 copiesBlack-and-white street photograph of a dense crowd filling a town road during a temple procession. On the right, a tall tiered chariot (ratha) decorated with garlands and carved panels carries figures on its upper platform, and a long rope-hauled chariot follows behind. Police officers in khaki uniforms and caps line the front of the crowd. On the left, a multi-storey building has spectators crowding its balconies and roof, and shopfronts display signboards and banners. A white domed shrine structure stands in the middle distance, with a hill rising behind the buildings on the left. Many people in dhotis and saris fill the foreground.