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A temple procession scene in front of a golden palanquin decorated with white and pink flower garlands. In the foreground, a long-haired person in a red sleeveless top and orange cloth, hands folded in anjali, faces the palanquin. Beside them, a man in a white shirt and a bare-chested man in a grey dhoti tend the deity murti area, one pouring or carrying a vessel. Other devotees with folded hands stand around, and temple stone pillars with carvings frame the background along with a gopuram-style tower.

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Outdoor temple procession photographed from behind a crowd. A gilded palanquin with pink and white garland drapery is carried forward, with a silver-coloured bull figure (nandi) beside it wrapped in white and pink flower garlands. A bare-chested man with a bearded face and a turban-style cloth stands on the bull-side, and devotees in white shirts and dhotis with folded hands line the foreground. A woman in a bright orange-red sleeveless top with long dark hair stands at right with palms pressed together. Temple pillars with carved stonework frame the right edge, and a tall unfinished building rises behind.2009-08-06Photo of a temple procession at Arunachaleshwara Temple, Tiruvannamalai. A golden palanquin-style shrine (ratha/palanquin) decorated with pink and white flower garlands carries a deity murti. A silver silver-toned bull or vahana figure with flower garlands and pink flowers is pulled forward near the palanquin. Devotees with folded hands face the procession; a man in a white shirt on the left and a woman in a long-haired red-orange saree are prominent. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands near the palanquin, and a stone temple pillar with carvings frames the right side, with a high-rise building behind.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor photo at a temple gateway in Tiruvannamalai. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless top with a white tilak and an orange shawl stands in profile, facing left toward others. Beside him, a man with a moustache wears a white shirt and orange shawl, and a younger man in white with an orange shawl stands near. On the left, men in white shirts gesture as they talk. Behind them, a gilded palanquin with pink and white flower garlands carries a deity murti, and a stone bull statue with a flower garland stands nearby. A bare-chested priest in a saffron dhoti and rudraksha mala stands in the middle. The tall gopuram tower rises in the background.2009-08-06Outdoor temple procession at a South Indian shrine. A golden palanquin-style canopy (ratha-like structure) decorated with pink and white flower garlands is carried forward. A silver Nandi (bull) murti with white and red garlands is pulled or pushed ahead of it. Bare-chested temple attendants in white dhotis with sacred threads, some with vibhuti or tilak marks, guide and carry the figures. A man in a red sleeveless top stands at right with long dark hair and a white forehead mark. Onlookers in white shirts crowd the foreground. A tall gopuram-like building with scaffolding rises in the background.2009-08-06Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with stone pillars and a gold palanquin decorated with pink and white flower garlands. A bare-shouldered figure with long swept-back dark hair, white forehead paste and an orange-red garment with a large green-and-red leaf and flower garland smiles with hands pressed in anjali. Around him, devotees in white shirts and dhotis crowd close; a man in white and a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with tilak and a rudraksha mala kneels and touches the ground. Several people stand nearby holding orange cloth and a mobile phone is visible.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor temple scene in front of a gopuram-style temple entrance. In the upper left, a golden palanquin decorated with red and white flower garlands carries a deity murti. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and beard holds a brass tray of bananas and green leaves while a man in a red-orange sleeveless top with long dark hair, and a man in an orange shawl, stand beside him. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris watch around them. Stone pillars with carvings frame the background.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06