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A festival procession moves down a colonnaded temple street lined with white pillars and strings of orange and yellow marigold garlands. A man seated in a flower-decorated palanquin wears a gold ceremonial crown and a red and gold ornate garment with a garland, raised on a carried palanquin by bearers in white. Dense crowds of devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some in saffron cloth, press along both sides. Hanging festoons in red, blue and pink decorate the roofline, and cameras are visible at the front. a person is the central seated figure in the palanquin, identified by gold crown, ornate red clothing and garlands.

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February 18 20082008-02-18A crowded temple procession at a Hindu shrine with white stone pillars and carved silver-toned railings. A large palanquin or ratha decorated with orange, yellow, white and pink marigold garlands is carried through a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis. Several people in the crowd hold cameras and phones. A figure seated in the palanquin wears orange and saffron clothing; the figure is in the distance and not clearly identifiable, so the a person flag is unsure. Garlands drape the silver pillars on the right, and a white feathered fan or chamara is visible on the palanquin.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18A large crowd fills a temple street lined with white stone pillars and carved dark stone figures during a procession. At the centre, a figure seated on an elevated palanquin wears a gold crown and red-and-gold clothing, and is surrounded by heaped garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers. Men in white shirts, orange and saffron cloths and white dhotis press around the palanquin, and a cameraman with a video camera films from the left. Overhead, strings of orange marigold garlands and red, white and green bunting hang between the pillars, and a tiered white shrine structure stands in the background. The scene reads as a temple festival procession.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18A dense crowd fills a white stone temple colonnade decorated with orange and marigold garlands strung along the pillars. At right, a white canopied palanquin or ratha with pink, yellow and orange floral garlands stands in front of a bare-chested priest in ochre cloth and devotees in saffron robes performing a ceremony. Men in white dhotis and shirts, women in colourful saris, and uniformed police officers press around the palanquin. A sign on the left pillar carries a printed caption partly reading Nithyananda Paramashivam. Several people in the crowd hold up hands in greeting.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18A dense crowd fills a covered colonnade of white stone pillars at a temple, with marigold garlands strung along the arches and a small pale shrine or palanquin with pink and yellow flower garlands at right. Many devotees wear saffron and orange robes or white dhotis and sarees; several uniformed police officers in khaki stand at left beside a dark deity statue draped in marigolds. Hands are raised and folded in greeting as people press toward the center of the procession, where a man in white clothes stands among the crowd.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18A crowded temple corridor filled with a dense mass of devotees, many in white dhotis and kurtas and women in bright saris, pressing toward a silver-white palanquin-style shrine decorated with pink, yellow and orange flower garlands. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand near the palanquin, and garlanded deity murtis or ornamental pillars line the white pillared hall, with marigold and flower garlands strung along the ceiling. Some devotees raise their hands in folded or waving gestures, and police in khaki uniforms stand among the crowd.2008-02-18A flower-decorated palanquin is carried through a crowded temple street lined with stone pillars. Garlands of white, yellow, pink and orange flowers drape its canopy. A seated figure wears a golden crown, a maroon garment and orange drapes, and holds ceremonial items beside him. Men in saffron and orange robes walk alongside, pushing and steadying the poles, while a dense crowd of devotees in white and bright clothing reaches out and claps. Some on the right raise their hands in greeting. A large crowd with many hundreds of people fills the procession route.2008-02-18A festive procession through a temple colonnade. A seated figure in a gold crown, maroon and red ceremonial robe with orange shawl is carried in a flower-decorated palanquin with yellow, orange and pink garlands and a pink canopy. Bearers in saffron and white clothing hold the poles while a large crowd presses in around the palanquin. Several people in white, including men with folded hands, stand along the pillars above, and a figure in orange holds a garland at the upper right. The palanquin is decorated in marigolds and white jasmine strands.2008-02-18