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Black and white night photograph of a temple festival procession. Central focus is a large decorated ratha or vehicle framed by an arch of string lights, with a deity murti at its centre garlanded with flower strands and enclosed by a circular floral halo. A carved lion-faced figure and an elephant-trunk motif flank the deity. Hanging fringed canopies frame the top. Several men stand around the vehicle: one in a white shirt, two bare-chested men in white dhotis with sashes, and another in a white dhoti. A dense crowd of spectators, some holding up phones, fills the foreground.

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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 SamrajyamBlack-and-white photograph of a temple procession. At centre, a large ornate palanquin or ratha canopy with a dark fringed umbrella overhead is decorated with rows of round lamps and garlands, and holds a richly adorned deity murti draped in garlands. Two men stand beside it: the one on the left wears a bare upper body with a shawl draped over the shoulder and a white dhoti, with a beaded necklace; the one on the right wears a dark shirt, a white dhoti and a beaded necklace. A crowd of onlookers fills the street below and at the edges of the frame, and a small figure stands on the left side of the carriage.2017-11-20Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha Samrajyam1978 - Arulmigu Arunachaleshwara Temple2017-11-20 +1 copiesBlack-and-white photograph of a temple procession in a crowded street. A large ornate silver-framed palanquin carries a deity murti adorned with garlands and a crown, with attendants in white dhotis and caps holding ceremonial fans and an umbrella above it. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti walks at the front of the crowd, next to a man with a tilak on his forehead. Many onlookers in white clothes press forward on both sides of the palanquin. +2 copiesKailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamA night street procession in a town setting, with a decorated deity murti at the centre under a colourful fringed canopy of red, green, yellow and pink tassels. The murti is wrapped in a large arch of yellow, white and red garlands with green leaves and sits on a silver palanquin or ratha. Two men stand at its sides: one on the left in a light shirt and dark trousers, and one on the right in a white shirt and white dhoti with a green border. Bright studio lights on poles and smoke rise in the dark street. Shops and buildings line the road, including a sign reading Dr. RAJU and a large Tamil-script storefront.2025-11-23Night procession on a city street with a deity murti in a silver-toned palanquin or vahana, decorated with dense garlands of yellow, orange, white and green flowers forming an arch around the figure. A large canopy above has a green field with pink and white lotus-like motifs and red and green fringed tassels. Men in white dhoti and shirts carry or guide the palanquin; in the foreground a bald man with a red-tipped tilak and beaded mala kneels or stoops beside the platform. A man in white dhoti with a green cloth at the waist stands on the right, and a bystander in a dark shirt is at the bottom right. Illuminated shop signs including Zodiac-style logos and a sign reading 'The' and 'திஷென்' line the street.2025-11-23Night photograph of a temple procession vehicle decorated with flowers and fairy lights, featuring a silver bull-shaped mount (nandi) at the front and a deity murti under a floral arch framed by a colourful garland canopy. Several men sit on the platform in ritual dress: one in an orange robe and tall headdress, others in green, red and white clothing with garlands and sacred threads, some holding ritual items. Men in white and saffron-coloured shawls stand beside the vehicle, and a dense crowd fills the foreground. The setting appears to be the Panchamurti procession at Annamalaiyar Temple in Tiruvannamalai.2017-02-07Night procession at a temple with a richly decorated silver and gold vehicle, its arches strung with lights and framed by floral garlands. A large silver-and-flower-garlanded bull-form vehicle with a pink-and-yellow canopy dominates the centre, with a gilded bull head on the right. Several men in dhotis and saffron cloths gather at the base, some bare-chested, holding and tending the vehicle, with oil lamps burning in front. A man in white dhoti and shirt and another in a yellow shawl stand nearby, and a shrine-like silver structure stands at left. Devotees and attendants are visible in the dark background.2017-02-07 +2 copies