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A festival procession at a South Indian temple: a golden palanquin-style chariot draped with pink and white flower garlands carries a deity murti decorated with flowers. Two silver-coloured bull figures pulled by garlands stand at the front of the chariot. In the foreground a person with long dark hair wearing an orange sleeveless top and white garland stands watching, with other people in orange and white clothing behind. Crowds press at the left, and a tall gopuram tower and colourful temple shrine roofs are visible in the background under bright sky.

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Outdoor temple procession scene. Silver nandi bulls draped in white jasmine garlands and pink and red flower garlands pull or stand beside a golden palanquin carrying a deity murti adorned with flower garlands. A man in an orange robe with long dark hair and a tilak on his forehead, wearing a gold-toned beaded necklace, stands with hands folded in front of the bulls. Other devotees in white and orange-toned clothing crowd behind, and a stone gopuram tower and temple pillars appear in the background under bright sun.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor temple procession scene at a South Indian temple. Two large silver metal horse figures decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink and red flower garlands stand on a gilded wooden cart or ratha platform with gold-painted frame. A tall man with long, dark, curly hair and a white forehead mark, wearing an orange saffron robe and a gold necklace, stands with palms pressed together in front of the horses. Behind him, several men in orange and saffron robes and in red checked shirts stand among onlookers. Ornate temple gopurams and a colourful painted shrine dome are visible in the background under bright sunlight.2009-08-06A photograph of a temple procession at Tiruvannamalai. On the left, a golden palanquin with a deity murti draped in garlands of pink and white flowers is drawn by two silver-plated bull figures decorated with garlands and pink flower headdresses. On the right, a person in an orange-saffron top with a long swept-back hair and a white forehead band stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, with a garland around the neck. Behind is a gopuram temple tower and a crowd of devotees in the background. Appearance-based label: a person is not applied since the figure is a devotee-like person with only partial cues, so this is a devotee with palms joined before a palanquin.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06A crowd of devotees gathers around a golden palanquin carrying a deity murti decorated with pink and white flower garlands. Two silver sculpted bulls with garlands stand at the front of the palanquin. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in a bright orange-red robe with a gold waist ornament faces the palanquin with hands folded in prayer, while devotees in white shirts and dhotis nearby also stand with folded hands. Temple architecture and a shop sign are visible behind the crowd.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor temple procession at a South Indian shrine. A golden palanquin-style canopy (ratha-like structure) decorated with pink and white flower garlands is carried forward. A silver Nandi (bull) murti with white and red garlands is pulled or pushed ahead of it. Bare-chested temple attendants in white dhotis with sacred threads, some with vibhuti or tilak marks, guide and carry the figures. A man in a red sleeveless top stands at right with long dark hair and a white forehead mark. Onlookers in white shirts crowd the foreground. A tall gopuram-like building with scaffolding rises in the background.2009-08-06Photo of a temple procession at Arunachaleshwara Temple, Tiruvannamalai. A golden palanquin-style shrine (ratha/palanquin) decorated with pink and white flower garlands carries a deity murti. A silver silver-toned bull or vahana figure with flower garlands and pink flowers is pulled forward near the palanquin. Devotees with folded hands face the procession; a man in a white shirt on the left and a woman in a long-haired red-orange saree are prominent. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands near the palanquin, and a stone temple pillar with carvings frames the right side, with a high-rise building behind.2009-08-06Outdoor temple procession photographed from behind a crowd. A gilded palanquin with pink and white garland drapery is carried forward, with a silver-coloured bull figure (nandi) beside it wrapped in white and pink flower garlands. A bare-chested man with a bearded face and a turban-style cloth stands on the bull-side, and devotees in white shirts and dhotis with folded hands line the foreground. A woman in a bright orange-red sleeveless top with long dark hair stands at right with palms pressed together. Temple pillars with carved stonework frame the right edge, and a tall unfinished building rises behind.2009-08-06A temple procession scene in front of a golden palanquin decorated with white and pink flower garlands. In the foreground, a long-haired person in a red sleeveless top and orange cloth, hands folded in anjali, faces the palanquin. Beside them, a man in a white shirt and a bare-chested man in a grey dhoti tend the deity murti area, one pouring or carrying a vessel. Other devotees with folded hands stand around, and temple stone pillars with carvings frame the background along with a gopuram-style tower.2009-08-06A temple scene in daylight at a stone colonnaded entrance. In the foreground a silver-plated bull or Nandi-style vahana, draped with white jasmine garlands and pink flower garlands, stands on a dark wooden base. On the right, a man with long dark hair, white forehead markings and an orange robe with a gold-beaded garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him, another man in orange robes with a red tilak and folded hands stands near a man in a red-and-white checked shirt, also with hands joined. Other devotees crowd behind. A colourful domed gopuram-style structure and carved stone pillars appear in the background.2009-08-06