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A gold-decorated ceremonial vehicle with a canopy is draped in yellow marigold garlands and purple flower strands, moving past a tall white gopuram temple tower with carved figures. A wooden scaffold rises beside the tower and a palm tree stands in front. A man in white sits in the vehicle's open front, one hand raised in greeting, with a framed portrait mounted on the vehicle's side. An orange flag is attached to the vehicle. In the foreground, several men in white and orange clothing and a man in white dhoti walk near stalls of produce. The scene suggests a procession around a temple.

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A photograph of a gilded decorated ratha-style vehicle parked before a tall white gopuram temple tower with a wooden scaffold structure beside it. The vehicle is wrapped in yellow and purple marigold garlands and has a small framed picture of a deity on its side and an orange flag with a blue emblem. A man in white clothes sits in the driver's compartment, and several people in white and dark clothing stand or walk in the foreground. Market stalls with heaped spices and grains in bowls line the lower left, under bright sunlight.2009-01-12Outdoor street scene before a white gopuram temple tower with carved figures, beside a wooden scaffolded ratha chariot draped in blue-trimmed dark wood. Bystanders in white dhotis and orange shawls walk near the vehicle, and a red-orange flag is attached to its side. A market stall in the foreground sells heaps of dried goods, spices and grains in blue bowls and tins. A palm tree stands beside the temple. Several men are visible, including one with a video camera on his shoulder.2009-01-12Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple gopuram with a golden palanquin decorated with pink and white garlands on the left, carrying a deity murti. In the centre a man in saffron/orange robes and a large floral garland stands with an orange-clad bearded sadhu beside him holding a tall silver staff. Around them men in white dhotis and shirts, one wearing a yellow shawl, and a woman in sunglasses stand in the crowd, with a printed Tamil sign on the temple building. Appearance-based a person: long hair, saffron robes and garland, at the temple procession.2009-08-06January 12 20092009-01-12August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor photograph of a temple complex under bright blue sky. On the left, a tall wooden scaffolded chariot structure, a ratha, stands with a golden figure at its summit and green leaf festoons hanging on its frame. On the right, a towering white gopuram covered in carved sculptures of deities and figures rises above the grounds. A palm tree and a leafy tree with fresh green foliage stand in front. No people are visible in the scene.2009-01-12Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple with a tall white gopuram behind. A gilded palanquin with pink and white flower garlands and a deity murti sits at left. A man in an orange robe with a long flower garland and a gold necklace, with a tilak on his forehead, stands among devotees holding a long pole. Beside him an older bearded man in an orange robe holds a pole. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand around, one with a yellow shawl and one in a white shirt with a sacred thread. A woman in sunglasses and a red blouse and a woman in a cream sari are visible at left. A sign in Tamil script hangs on the building at right.2009-08-06January 12 20092009-01-12A decorated ceremonial float with a pink and white painted canopy and colourful geometric panels rides past a white gopuram temple tower with tiered carved sculptures under a pale sky. Three men in orange-saffron robes sit on the float: one in the foreground has a grey beard and wears a white floral garland, a second wears an orange turban and a garland, and a third at the front right wears orange clothing with a wrapped scarf. Strings of small lights hang above the tower and a speaker sits at the left. A green and white banner runs along the bottom edge. The scene shows a procession near a temple.2010-01-29A crowd walks through a temple precinct beneath two tall white gopuram towers carved with figures. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a bare upper body and a large multicoloured floral garland stands among devotees in saffron-orange shawls, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk around them, and a stone pillared colonnade with orange-painted walls lies to the right.2012-08-17December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Photograph of a temple courtyard with tall, ornately carved white gopuram towers in the background, one on the left and one on the right. A small golden canopied palanquin with red and white fringe stands in the centre, surrounded by a crowd of devotees. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, some in orange and others in colourful saris and kurtas. Orange-red ceremonial carpet runners cross the stone-paved courtyard, and a yellow barrier is visible at the right edge. Light pillars and a street lamp stand nearby under a pale sky.2009-08-06