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Night procession on a decorated wooden chariot lit by rows of string lights, with a large silver and flower-covered bull vahana carved with a garland-draped head and a gold-yellow and pink floral canopy behind it. Several men stand and sit on the platform: bare-chested men in orange-saffron dhotis and rudraksha-style necklaces, a man in a white dhoti and orange shawl holding a wooden pole, and a man in a dark shirt and white dhoti steadying the canopy. Some people hold lamps and a torch burns at left. Onlookers are visible below the platform. Ratha procession, Thiruvannamalai temple style.

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February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesNight photograph of a temple procession vehicle decorated with flowers and illuminated by a lit arch of bulbs. A large silver and gold bull vahana (Nandi) draped in colourful garlands and fabric dominates the frame. Men in bare torsos and orange-yellow dhotis hold long poles to steady the carriage, while others in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside. A few people seated on the platform hold burning torches or oil lamps. Setting appears to be a street at night with shop fronts behind the procession.2017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copies