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27 ஏப்ரல் 2008 உலகளாவிய இந்து சமுதாயங்கள்

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April 27 20082008-04-27A decorated ratha or chariot procession on a city street in Salem, Tamil Nadu. A tall flower-festooned canopy with white and pink floral panels and blue-edged motifs sits on a metal frame. Two deity murtis, adorned with garlands of yellow, red and green flowers, stand on the platform. Several men in light shirts and lungis climb the frame and hold it steady, and a crowd of devotees gathers below. Multicolored bunting hangs over the street, and a white building and a distant hill appear in the background. The scene shows the procession's chariot being pulled through town.2008-04-27A festival procession with a decorated wooden ratha bearing a deity murti garlanded with thick bands of yellow and red marigold and rose garlands, flower-covered and lit by oil lamps. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands on the ratha steps, reaching down toward a brass vessel. Another shirtless man in white dhoti stands on the platform holding a red pillar. Surrounding devotees in saffron and orange robes, some women in orange and yellow saris, and a uniformed police officer stand at the chariot's edge. Fruit, a kalasha-style pot and offerings sit on the ratha base beneath the car's red and blue frame.2021-01-16 +1 copiesApril 27 20082008-04-27Outdoor temple procession at dusk on a rural roadside. A decorated wooden ratha or palanquin, draped with multicolored embroidered cloth and tassels, carries a deity murti adorned with garlands. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts push and steady the ratha with long poles, and a man in an orange robe stands at the right with a raised arm. A man in a striped shirt stands on the ratha's front. Other men in white stand along the sides, one standing on a rooftop at upper right, and a large saffron-coloured umbrella with floral embroidery is held at the left edge. Iron trident-like finials stand beside a green metal gate at right. The scene is a deity procession for the Brahmotsav festival, with the ratha carrying the deities through the crowd.2005-12-22A decorated festival chariot procession in a street, with a deity murti seated under a floral canopy covered in white and yellow flower strands. The murti wears a crown and layered necklaces and is draped in red and orange garlands. In the foreground, a uniformed police officer in khaki cap and a devotee in orange robe with a gold-coloured garland watch the chariot. Men in white shirts and dhotis handle the chariot's wooden poles, and a man in an orange top stands at the right edge. The white building behind carries a partly legible banner.2008-04-27A festival procession at a temple street. A decorated wooden ratha or palanquin is covered with thick garlands of white, yellow and red flowers around a deity murti. A woman in an orange and saffron sari with a red-and-orange shawl and a long beaded necklace stands on the vehicle, adjusting flowers. Several men in light shirts and dhotis pull or guide the long wooden poles, and a crowd of devotees presses close. A banana tree and colourful houses frame the street.2018-01-18A photograph of a temple procession in a street beside a stone temple gopuram-style entrance. On the left, a golden palanquin or procession car is densely decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands and carries a deity murti. A bare-chested man in a red shirt stands in front, and a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands on the car, holding a pole. Devotees around them include men with bare torsos, sacred ash marks and white dhotis, and women in saris. A figure in an orange robe stands in the background near the temple wall. Other people in white and orange clothing gather along the street.2018-01-16Street photograph of a decorated festival procession in a narrow urban lane. A tall ornate canopy with white and red scalloped trim sits on a red tractor-drawn float, and a deity figure stands under it draped in orange and green garlands. Men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a red and pink sari line the road, and a yellow auto-rickshaw and white vehicles are nearby. Multi-storey pale buildings with balconies frame the scene, and strings of flags hang from the walls on the right.2008-04-27April 05 20122012-04-05A temple procession car with a red and yellow canopy carries a deity murti heavily decorated with white, yellow and purple flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a saffron-edged cloth stands on the car reaching toward the murti. Below, another bare-chested priest in a white dhoti holds a brass vessel near the car, while a man in a white shirt and saffron scarf watches. A man with a rudraksha mala sits at the lower left, and several children stand along the street. A gopuram tower with painted sculptures appears at the right under a pale sky, with a shrine wall behind.2018-01-16November 30 20222022-11-30