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Outdoor temple procession in a crowded street with a stone hillside behind. On the right foreground, a smiling man in saffron-orange robes wears long red and white flower garlands, lime-green fruit-studded beads, and a gold armlet; he raises one hand toward the crowd. Behind him, a decorated ratha chariot with golden finials and orange flags is pulled along, with several bare-chested men in pink dhotis standing on it. Crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts fill the road, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands near the chariot. A small umbrella with striped panels appears at left. The scene reads as a temple chariot festival procession.

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A large outdoor festival procession in front of a tall gopuram temple tower at Arunachaleswarar Temple, with a hill in the background. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange cloth, rudraksha-style beaded garlands of red flowers and yellow fruit, and ornate gold armlets, raises one hand in greeting toward the crowd while smiling. Behind him, decorated chariots with orange and yellow flags carry deity murti under ornate canopies, pulled by devotees. Dense crowds of men in white dhotis and orange garments fill the street, with uniformed police officers visible. A photo credit overlay reads '' along the image2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor temple procession in a crowded street with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing white or khaki. Ornate processional chariots decorated with gold and colourful painted panels and orange flags are pulled through the street. A tall gopuram tower of a temple stands on the left, with a mountain behind. On the right, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long garland of red flowers and a rudraksha-style mala of large beads, and gold armlets, raises one hand in greeting while standing on a raised platform; this is a person by appearance (long swept hair, saffron robe, ceremonial garlands and beads). A barefoot man in pink dhoti stands near the chariot, and uniformed police officers are visible in the crowd.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor festival procession in a crowded street before a tall gopuram temple tower. A man on the right with long swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron garment and a heavy garland of red flowers and green-yellow fruit, raising one hand in greeting; the visible cues are ornate ceremonial dress and long hair, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) figure seen from behind and beside, in person. A decorated ratha/chariot with yellow-gold deity motifs, orange flags and floral arches carries a seated figure in purple, while bare-chested and white-clad men in pink dhotis stand on it. Police in khaki uniforms and a large crowd of devotees in white surround the procession, and a banner with a printed portrait is held near the cart.2011-12-20Outdoor procession in front of a tall gopuram temple tower with a mountain behind it, at a Tamil Nadu temple. A dense crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, some in saffron and orange cloth, fills the street. Decorated carts and floats with orange and red flags, marigold garlands and gold-painted deity figures move through the crowd. On the right foreground, a man in saffron robes with a red and yellow rudraksha-style garland and gold bracelet faces the procession. Two bare-chested men in pink dhotis stand on the float, and drummers and a police officer in khaki uniform are nearby. Printed banner text is visible on a float.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A street procession in front of a large gopuram temple tower in Tiruvannamalai. In the right foreground, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment, a rudraksha-style red and green garland, a gold bracelet and a gold necklace, and points forward with one hand. Ahead, two bare-chested men in pink dhotis lead a decorated ratha chariot with arched white and pink frames, gold deity figures and red flags. Men in white dhotis and shirts, police officers in khaki uniforms and a crowd fill the road, with another ornate chariot and a multi-tiered tower visible behind.2011-12-20A large street procession in front of a gopuram temple tower near a mountain. A decorated chariot with orange and red flags and floral garlands carries a bare-chested man in pink dhoti and a second man in white shirt and white dhoti standing on it. In the foreground at right, a person in orange robes with a rudraksha-bead mala and gold bracelet holds a long garland. Crowds in white shirts and dhotis surround the procession, with uniformed police officers visible. Several people in white clothing are seen lining the street.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20