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A photograph of a crowded temple entrance with a procession. At the center, a palanquin decorated with red and yellow flower garlands carries a deity murti under a large striped umbrella with fringe. Uniformed police officers in khaki and peaked caps stand around it, and devotees and men in white and saffron-tinted clothing press close. On the left, a blue sign reads Way to Dharshan, and a red Emergency Exit sign hangs on the right wall. A small flame is visible near the right side of the crowd.

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Photograph inside a temple entrance corridor at Arunachaleshwara, with a crowd of people moving through a stone passage. A large deity palanquin with red and gold garlands is carried under a striped red, maroon and yellow canopy with fringe. Uniformed police officers in khaki with caps stand guard on both sides. A blue sign reads WAY TO DARSHAN in English, Tamil and Hindi, and a red sign marks an EMERGENCY EXIT. A man in an orange-yellow shawl and rudraksha-style beads stands at the right edge. Timestamp 28 November 2022 10:06 am appears in the lower left.2022-11-28November 28 20222022-11-28Photograph of a temple procession passing through a stone gateway at a Hindu temple. A gopuram tower with white painted sculptures rises behind the courtyard, with a mountain behind it. At center, a palanquin decorated with marigold and flower garlands carries a deity murti beneath a red, yellow and purple striped canopy. Uniformed police officers in khaki and blue caps line the path. Several devotees walk alongside, including a bare-chested man with a sacred thread and a man in a maroon shirt. A sign reads Deepam Ghee Donation Place. Timestamp reads 28 November 2022 10:08 am.2022-11-28Outdoor temple scene at a gated temple entrance with an orange-and-red decorated deity murti or palanquin behind the gate, under a striped umbrella, with incense smoke drifting. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand in the foreground. A bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti and rudraksha-style white markings stands with hands folded in front of the gate, and a man in white dhoti and shirt with a shawl stands nearby. Devotees in saffron and red saris and plain shirts crowd the courtyard, and a woman in a red sari holds a garland. Blue and white striped poles frame the entrance under a carved temple roofline with sculpted figures. Overlay reads 28 November 2022 10:14 am.2022-11-28A crowded outdoor procession at a South Indian temple. In the centre a richly decorated palanquin or ratha, covered with garlands of yellow and orange flowers and topped with a purple and gold canopy, is carried forward through the street. Uniformed police officers in khaki shirts and caps line the route, and many devotees and onlookers in casual clothes press forward, some photographing with phones. At the lower right a bare-chested man with a shaved head and a sandalwood-and-vibhuti forehead mark wears rudraksha beads and a saffron cloth, a brief candidate whose appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity. Ornate temple gopurams, carved pillars and a mountain rise behind the scene under an overcast sky.2022-11-28November 28 20222022-11-28A temple procession in a stone-pillared colonnade. At the centre, a deity murti is seated within a palanquin-style float densely decorated with red, yellow and orange flower garlands, with a striped red-and-black canopy above. Crowds of devotees and uniformed police officers in khaki surround the float, many holding up mobile phones. Palm-leaf fronds decorate the pillars, and a banner with a repeating pattern hangs along the far wall, with ornate temple gopuram carvings behind. Foreground figures include bald and grey-haired men and women in saris, some in yellow and green.2022-11-28November 28 20222022-11-28A crowded outdoor temple procession under a pillared covered walkway with woven palm-leaf screens. At the centre, a deity murti is carried on a palanquin decorated with a dense garland of yellow and orange flowers and a red-and-gold canopy on a pole. Devotees press close, many holding up mobile phones to record. A uniformed police officer in khaki and a cap stands at left, and a man in an orange shirt at right joins his palms in greeting. Some people wear white dhotis and shirts; others wear blue and white.2022-12-01Outdoor temple procession photographed from a crowd level. A large utsava murti pair, adorned with dense garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers and topped with a red-and-gold canopy, is carried on a palanquin-style platform through a pillared temple gateway. Behind it stands a uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap, holding a long staff, and many devotees press around the palanquin, some in white dhotis and some in saffron. A bare-shouldered figure with a red sash and a rudraksha-style garland stands at the front of the crowd. Yellow decorative festoons hang in the background, and woven palm-leaf screens line the left side.2022-12-01Outdoor temple procession at a Hindu temple gopuram courtyard with a tall stone wall and forested hills behind. A decorated palanquin-style vahana carries a deity murti under a canopy with a purple, magenta and pink fringed umbrella, the figure framed by dense garlands of orange, red and yellow flowers. Crowds of devotees and uniformed police officers in peaked caps stand in the foreground, and a few people are visible near the gopuram. A timestamp and copyright credit appear in the lower corners.2022-11-28A temple procession in a street beside a colourful gopuram tower. A utsava murti deity is carried on a palanquin-like float decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a multicoloured canopy with pink, purple and yellow fringe. Men in white shirts, a pink shirt and dhotis, one with a rudraksha mala, walk and steady the float among a crowd of devotees. A shirtless man in white dhoti holds a small object. Mountains and temple halls with pillars form the background.2022-11-28