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Night procession at a temple with a richly decorated silver and gold vehicle, its arches strung with lights and framed by floral garlands. A large silver-and-flower-garlanded bull-form vehicle with a pink-and-yellow canopy dominates the centre, with a gilded bull head on the right. Several men in dhotis and saffron cloths gather at the base, some bare-chested, holding and tending the vehicle, with oil lamps burning in front. A man in white dhoti and shirt and another in a yellow shawl stand nearby, and a shrine-like silver structure stands at left. Devotees and attendants are visible in the dark background.

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February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesNight photograph of a temple procession vehicle decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands and strings of lights, carrying a silver bull mount (nandi) in front of an illuminated deity murti framed by a floral arch. Several priests sit on the vehicle wearing tall gold crowns and orange and green garments, some with rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces; one bare-chested man in white beside them holds a lit flame. Several men stand around the base of the vehicle, one in a yellow shawl, and a cluster of onlookers is blurred in the foreground. Shoulders carry the scene, with a silver-decorated palanquin-style structure beneath the murti.2017-02-07 +2 copiesNight photograph of a temple procession vehicle decorated with flowers and fairy lights, featuring a silver bull-shaped mount (nandi) at the front and a deity murti under a floral arch framed by a colourful garland canopy. Several men sit on the platform in ritual dress: one in an orange robe and tall headdress, others in green, red and white clothing with garlands and sacred threads, some holding ritual items. Men in white and saffron-coloured shawls stand beside the vehicle, and a dense crowd fills the foreground. The setting appears to be the Panchamurti procession at Annamalaiyar Temple in Tiruvannamalai.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 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 copies