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A large crowd fills a temple street lined with white stone pillars and carved dark stone figures during a procession. At the centre, a figure seated on an elevated palanquin wears a gold crown and red-and-gold clothing, and is surrounded by heaped garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers. Men in white shirts, orange and saffron cloths and white dhotis press around the palanquin, and a cameraman with a video camera films from the left. Overhead, strings of orange marigold garlands and red, white and green bunting hang between the pillars, and a tiered white shrine structure stands in the background. The scene reads as a temple festival procession.

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February 18 20082008-02-18A photograph of a festival procession at a temple entrance. A seated figure in a crimson and gold robe and a gold crown is carried on a wooden palanquin under a canopy of marigold and pink flower garlands, with the carriers' poles visible at the sides. Men in saffron and white clothes and women in sarees crowd close, many with hands raised or pressed together in greeting. Stone pillars and garlanded arches frame the scene. The person in the crown appears to be a person, seated in the palanquin in ceremonial dress. Photo credit overlay in the lower right corner.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18A flower-decorated palanquin is carried through a crowded temple street lined with stone pillars. Garlands of white, yellow, pink and orange flowers drape its canopy. A seated figure wears a golden crown, a maroon garment and orange drapes, and holds ceremonial items beside him. Men in saffron and orange robes walk alongside, pushing and steadying the poles, while a dense crowd of devotees in white and bright clothing reaches out and claps. Some on the right raise their hands in greeting. A large crowd with many hundreds of people fills the procession route.2008-02-18A flower-decorated palanquin is carried through a dense crowd inside a temple corridor. The palanquin is draped with orange, yellow, pink and white garlands and marigold strings, and a seated figure in a red and gold garment and a tall gold crown rides beneath the canopy. Orange-robed sannyasis and white-clad men carry the poles, while devotees press forward with raised hands along stone pillars hung with orange garlands. Two garlanded deity murti stand on pedestals to the right.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18A dense crowd fills a white stone temple corridor lined with marigold garlands hung on pillars and dark stone deity sculptures. In the foreground, a silver and gold palanquin decorated with pink, yellow and red flower garlands is carried through the crowd. Many devotees wear saffron and orange robes, while others wear white clothes, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands near the palanquin. On the left, people in saffron and yellow saris and white shirts press forward. The scene suggests a procession or temple festival at a Hindu shrine. Several hundred people are visible, though many are only partly shown.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18December 29 20102010-12-29February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18A large crowd in a temple courtyard at Arunachaleswara temple, with a gopuram tower behind. At centre, a golden palanquin with red and pink draping carries a deity murti adorned with flowers. Many people in white traditional clothes, some in orange shawls and orange sashes, walk around it. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a bead mala stands near the centre. A man in a cream shirt with an orange shawl holds up a camera and photographs the procession. Women in red and orange saris are visible at right, and stone pillars line the courtyard.2009-08-06