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Outdoor procession on a dry open ground in front of a red brick wall. A large group of people in white dhotis and white shirts walks in a line, many holding large decorated umbrellas in red, orange and yellow. On the left, a green-framed wooden cart carries an ornate golden canopy with a red cloth and a deity murti decorated with garlands. On the right, a red-draped table holds a golden throne-like seat with ornate gold canopy and a seated figure, with a standing man in a maroon robe beside it. Trees and a red-roofed building are behind.

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Outdoor procession on a dry open field in front of a red-walled building with green trees. On the left, a green-bodied wooden cart carries a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers, with two attendants beside it. A long line of men and boys in white dhotis and white shirts walks forward carrying umbrellas and ceremonial banners, some with saffron-coloured cloth. On the right, a golden ornate throne stands on a red-draped platform under a canopy, where a seated figure wears a red and gold turban and saffron-orange robes, flanked by attendants with umbrellas and standing figures in white. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16Outdoor ceremony on a dry grass lawn in front of a long red-roofed building with green trees behind it. A figure in saffron-orange robes walks across the open ground toward a central golden-carved throne platform draped in a red cloth, where a seated person in red and orange sits under an ornate gold canopy. Lines of people in white dhotis and white shirts stand on both sides, many holding decorated umbrellas in red, white and yellow. A few people in orange and saffron clothing stand near the throne. The scene resembles a ceremonial welcome or procession, with the page noting a Tamil talk on Aadhi Saivam.2015-11-16A photograph of an outdoor procession on a leafy campus lane. At the left, a gold-and-orange ratha chariot decorated with flower garlands and an ornate canopy carries a seated figure in orange clothing. Surrounding it, a large crowd of people wears mostly white ritual clothes, with some women in saris and salwar. Several people hold colourful striped umbrellas on poles, and a blue vehicle is parked behind the crowd. Trees and flowering plants frame the foreground, with orange-brick buildings behind.2011-01-01Outdoor procession with a large crowd of devotees in white, cream and saffron clothing moving among trees and tall grass. Several multicoloured striped umbrellas with tassels are held aloft over the crowd. In the centre-left, a decorated palanquin or ratha with orange-red flower garlands and a small figure seated on it is visible under a pink umbrella. A woman in an orange sari and women in white saris are prominent in the foreground, and a child in pink and yellow stands near the front. Orange and red buildings with yellow canopies line the background under a pale sky.2011-01-01A procession crosses a grassy dirt field under a pale sky with scattered trees. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk in front, carrying ornate ceremonial parasols with orange and gold fringes and blue-and-red embroidered panels. Behind them, a group in white clothing walks along, including a figure in white with an orange shawl near the centre. A white-and-red striped canopy umbrella is held aloft in the middle. Dozens of people, many in white, follow along the path, with some children visible in the crowd.2006-10-21Outdoor procession under a bright sky. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with a red vermilion mark on his forehead walks toward the camera. Behind him, men in white clothes carry a red-draped object, and a woman in an orange-bordered sari stands at left under a multicoloured tasselled parasol. Beyond them a golden ratha/chariot decorated with garlands, purple and pink flower strings, and colourful tassels carries a seated figure wearing a white cap and a golden garment. Several onlookers stand to the right near water tanks and trees.2011-01-01December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor festival procession on a dusty path under a pale sky. In the foreground a boy in a white shirt holds a tall yellow-tipped pole, while behind him a bald man in a white kurta and a man in a dark shirt walk among devotees. Several parasols with red, teal and yellow canopies rise over the crowd, and a decorated palanquin draped in red and white flowers, marigold garlands and yellow fabric is carried forward. Men in yellow-and-orange lungis with red-and-white striped shawls and black headdresses, who appear to be drummers or performers, walk beside the palanquin. Water tanks and a tiled building stand in the background, and a crowd of onlookers gathers on the left slope.2011-01-01January 01 20112011-01-01December 22 20102010-12-22November 16 20152015-11-16