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A festival procession at a stone temple, with a large floral-decorated palanquin carrying two gold-coloured deity murtis, one standing and one seated, under a red and yellow canopy. Marigolds and red-and-white garlands cover the palanquin. Crowds of men in shirts and lungis surround it, and a man in a light green sleeve in the left foreground gestures near a bright torch flame. Uniformed police stand at the edges. One man at right wears an orange shawl. Blue-and-white striped poles and a blue tarpaulin frame the scene.

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A festival procession at a South Indian temple moves a deity murti on a flower-decorated palanquin under a red-and-yellow canopy. The murti is adorned with yellow and red garlands and sits on a green cloth. Men in casual shirts and white shirts, with a few policemen in khaki uniforms, carry or walk beside the palanquin, and a burning torch or lamp flame is visible at left. Blue-and-white striped pillars and a blue tarpaulin frame the carved stone temple gopuram walls behind the crowd.2022-12-01December 01 20222022-12-01December 01 20222022-12-01A festival procession carries two deity murtis on a flower-covered palanquin. The deities wear gold ornaments and tall crowns, and sit on a green cloth. In the foreground, several men in plain shirts and dhotis lift the palanquin poles on their shoulders, with a crowd pressing behind them. A blue canopy and temple gopuram stonework are visible at the edges.2022-12-01December 01 20222022-12-01Outdoor temple procession photographed from a crowd level. A large utsava murti pair, adorned with dense garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers and topped with a red-and-gold canopy, is carried on a palanquin-style platform through a pillared temple gateway. Behind it stands a uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap, holding a long staff, and many devotees press around the palanquin, some in white dhotis and some in saffron. A bare-shouldered figure with a red sash and a rudraksha-style garland stands at the front of the crowd. Yellow decorative festoons hang in the background, and woven palm-leaf screens line the left side.2022-12-01A crowded outdoor temple procession under a pillared covered walkway with woven palm-leaf screens. At the centre, a deity murti is carried on a palanquin decorated with a dense garland of yellow and orange flowers and a red-and-gold canopy on a pole. Devotees press close, many holding up mobile phones to record. A uniformed police officer in khaki and a cap stands at left, and a man in an orange shirt at right joins his palms in greeting. Some people wear white dhotis and shirts; others wear blue and white.2022-12-01December 01 20222022-12-01A crowded temple procession under a covered colonnade with woven palm-leaf screens. At centre, a deity murti is decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and yellow flowers, carried on a palanquin-style platform beneath a red-and-gold canopy. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at left near the procession. Many devotees fill the foreground: men in white shirts, women in saris and colourful salwar, a woman in orange and a woman in green with a long braid. A man at left holds a phone raised to photograph. Stone pillars and temple gopurams are visible behind.2022-12-01November 30 20222022-11-30A procession outdoors in front of a stone temple gopuram with carved pillars. A deity murti of a seated god with a tall gold crown and gold ornaments is carried on a palanquin decorated with dense garlands of yellow marigolds, red and white flowers, and pink blooms, with a green silk cloth draped beneath. A second smaller figure stands beside the main murti under the same flower canopy. Devotees' hands and heads are visible in the foreground, and a blue tarpaulin canopy stretches overhead. The scene suggests a temple ratha or palanquin procession.2022-12-01November 30 20222022-11-30