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A festival procession on a street in Tiruvannamalai. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap and a red-and-white garland, facing away and holding a golden ritual object toward a decorated golden palanquin. The palanquin, draped with a bright garland arch of red, yellow and purple flowers, carries two deity murtis dressed in flower garlands, and a golden bull or vahana stands at its base on a red cloth. Bowls of red and pink flowers sit at the bottom. Behind, a second decorated chariot with golden figures and hanging bells is visible, along with a crowd of onlookers and roadside stalls with orange awnings.

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A photograph of a temple procession in Tiruvannamalai. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron sari and a red garland, stands with her back to the camera, reaching toward a golden bull-shaped vehicle. Behind her, a deity murti decorated with a dense canopy of red, yellow and white flower garlands sits on a gold mount, and a golden palanquin with a seated figure in orange and garlands is at left. A tray of red and yellow flowers rests on a red cloth at bottom. Crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts stand along the street, with a temple gopuram and hills behind.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor temple procession with a large decorated ratha (chariot) carrying two deity murtis with garlands and a golden bull (Nandi) figure at its base. A man in saffron/orange robes with a red-and-white garland and gold armband stands on the chariot platform beside a golden bull, holding an offering over it. Decorative orange-and-red umbrellas with floral patterns frame the scene, and a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis watches from the street. Temple gopuram-style structures and a painted banner are visible in the background.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor temple procession at a flower-decorated ratha. A figure in long dark hair and orange saffron robes, with a red beaded mala around the neck, stands on the chariot facing a gold-and-red-draped deity platform. Two deity murti stand in front of a large floral arch of yellow, white, red and pink garlands, the left one with an orange sash. A golden elephant-shaped base supports the platform. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange robes kneels or sits with his back to the camera, and a tray of white flowers rests on red cloth. Crowds of onlookers in white and colourful clothes watch from the street, with a striped umbrella at left.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A festival procession in a crowded street in Tiruvannamalai. In the centre, a tall ornate chariot is decorated with a large arch of multicolored flower garlands in pink, yellow, red and green, with a golden bull (Nandi) mounted on a red-draped platform in front. Two deity murtis are seated within the garland arch. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with red flower garland stands at the base, facing the chariot with hands raised in devotion. A bald man in orange robes stands nearby, and a crowd of devotees in white and light clothing fills the street, many with hands folded. On the left, another palanquin with orange and gold canopy and garlands is visible. Decorated umbrella-style banners with peacock motifs flank the chariot. A hill and temple gopuram appear in the background.2011-12-20