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June 05 2012

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A gilded wooden palanquin, a silver-toned pallakku, is carried in procession past a Tamil-lettered sign. Its seat is draped with an orange cloth bordered in green and a white cloth, and it is strung with white and pink garlands and red flowers. A red ceremonial flag hangs at the left and a dark velvet cushion is visible. Rope handles lash the poles, and several men's hands grip the poles and rope from below, including one in a white shirt and another with a red thread on the wrist. No a person candidate is visible; the seated figure is not shown.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesEvening street procession on a narrow city road lined with multi-storey buildings, shops and overhead wires. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a purple sash stands on a green wooden cart with a long timber pole, steadying a golden palanquin. The palanquin has a golden arched canopy topped with a red, yellow and white flower garland umbrella, and holds a deity murti draped in orange cloth and white and red garlands. Onlookers crowd the cart and balconies, and a man in a grey shirt stands behind the palanquin. A cart with the word Siva printed repeatedly on its side is visible, and a timestamp reads 31/05/2025 18:42.2025-06-04 +1 copiesA night-time temple scene at a golden ratha or chariot. A man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands on the gilded base, reaching toward a wooden platform draped in orange silk and heavily garlanded with yellow, orange and red flowers and green leaves. Golden deity figures flank the structure. Several devotees below reach upward with raised hands, including a woman in a white garment and a man with a shaved head in orange cloth. A rudraksha-style bead necklace is visible on one standing figure. Approximately six people are visible.2013-12-24A dense crowd of devotees surrounds a golden-hued ornate palanquin-style ratha with carved pillars and a gilded canopy, decorated with red and white flower garlands. Inside, a large deity murti is adorned with a flower garland and draped in a blue and green silk cloth. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl stands with hands folded in namaskar, while others in white clothes press forward, some raising a long pole. Gopuram tower and white flags with a bird emblem appear in the background.2006-09-24A procession on a city street shows a golden palanquin (ratha-style canopy) carrying a deity murti dressed in orange cloth and garlanded with pink and white flower garlands and a pink flower. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and white upper cloth stands on the palanquin, placing a pink flower on the murti's head. Ornate red, green and blue decorated pillars frame the canopy. Partially visible onlookers in the foreground include a man with a sandalwood or vibhuti mark on his forehead. Shopfronts with Tamil signage line the street.2012-06-04A street procession in a busy Tamil town, with a golden palanquin-style float (ratha) under a red and yellow fringed canopy, decorated with garlands and a deity murti. Men in yellow and purple shirts with orange or cream dhotis pull the float on long wooden poles beside a green-wheeled cart. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and yellow dhoti, with a white tilak on his forehead, walks past. Shopfronts, hanging lanterns and a balcony with a watching man line the street. A timestamp reads 09/02/2025 10:29.2025-08-02June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesNight street procession in a busy Tamil town. A shirtless man in a purple and white dhoti stands on a green wooden cart with a sivalinga-marked frame, steadying a golden deity murti on a throne-like frame draped with an orange cloth and white and red garlands, with a flower canopy overhead. Another man in a dark shirt holds the canopy pole. Two men in white vests pull the cart by its wooden poles along the road. Spectators watch from shops and balconies, and shopfronts and street lights line the street in the evening.2025-06-04 +1 copiesMarch 27 20132013-03-27A golden palanquin-style ratha decorated with white, orange, pink and purple flower garlands, tassels and a golden canopy is carried through an outdoor procession among trees. Many men in white dhotis and shirts push and lift the ratha with poles, with one man in saffron cloth and rudraksha mala holding a brass pot near the front. A figure seated on the ratha wears saffron clothing and a garland. Many onlookers stand around in white and light clothing under a bright sky.2010-12-22December 24 20132013-12-24