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A street procession at a temple palanquin decorated with heaps of marigold and rose garlands in yellow, orange, red and white, with a deity murti at the centre under a canopy. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands on the palanquin tending it. Smoke or incense drifts through the scene. Around the palanquin, devotees stand close together: a man with a beard in a red-and-white cloth, a man in an orange shawl, and men in white shirts and dhotis with hands folded in namaskar. A man on the right wears a garland of yellow and red flowers. A blue sign with white Tamil lettering is visible beside a building, and trees stand in the background.

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A temple procession scene with smoke from incense rising across the frame. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands on a raised platform beside a deity murti heavily decorated with garlands of white, orange and red flowers. A man in a white shirt and an orange cloth tied on his head sits near the platform, and devotees with folded hands and bare chests gather in the foreground. A standing man in a cream shirt and brown trousers watches from the left. Gopuram sculptures and trees appear behind the temple structure.2018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16A temple procession at a shrine with a deity murti heavily decorated with marigold and red flower garlands under an orange-and-red canopy on a wheeled cart. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands on the left of the cart, hands raised in greeting, beside a man in white shirt and dhoti. In the foreground a crowd of men and young men press forward; one man in a saffron-orange head cloth and white shirt raises a hand, another in orange cloth gestures upward. Incense smoke drifts across the scene, a tray of offerings and bananas sits at the base of the cart, and the temple gopuram-style shrine with painted deity figures is behind. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor temple procession on a decorated ratha-style cart with a golden and turquoise base, its upper structure heavily garlanded with marigolds and purple flowers around a deity murti. Smoke or incense drifts across the frame. A man in a white shirt and orange-saffron dhoti with an orange headcloth sits on the cart's edge with hands folded. Beside him a bare-chested man in a saffron shawl and white dhoti with a sacred thread and tilak stands with palms joined. At right, a man with a red and yellow flower garland and rudraksha beads holds his hands together in devotion. Other devotees in white shirts stand behind, with leafy trees in the background.2018-01-16Outdoor temple procession in Tamil Nadu with a decorated deity palanquin at left, draped in garlands of marigold and red flowers and topped with an orange-and-gold canopy. Smoke or incense drifts from a figure at centre-right near a painted pillar. In the foreground, a man with hands pressed together in namaskar wears a white shawl, rudraksha beads and marigold garland. Around them, devotees in white dhotis, orange cloths and pink shirts stand near bare trees, with a bare-chested man in a dhoti holding a lit object at centre. Dreadlocked people face the camera at the lower edges.2018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor temple procession scene beside a decorated wooden palanquin draped with thick garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers, with a deity murti adorned in flowers visible on its platform. Smoke or incense drifts through the air. A man in a white shirt and orange dhoti with an orange head-cloth sits on the palanquin's edge. Nearby, a bare-chested man wears an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, and bearded men in orange and white cloth stand among devotees. Trees, a temple gopuram and palms are in the background.2018-01-16