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Outdoor 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.

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A festival procession at a temple entrance. A large palanquin decorated with dense garlands of yellow, orange, white and red flowers carries two deity murtis, with a red and gold canopy above. Dozens of devotees crowd around it, many in white shirts and dhotis, one man in a green-patterned lungi, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at left holding a staff. Some devotees film with cameras and phones, and the gopuram and banners are visible in the background.2022-12-01December 01 20222022-12-01A crowded temple procession under a covered colonnade with woven palm-leaf screens. At centre, a deity murti is decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and yellow flowers, carried on a palanquin-style platform beneath a red-and-gold canopy. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at left near the procession. Many devotees fill the foreground: men in white shirts, women in saris and colourful salwar, a woman in orange and a woman in green with a long braid. A man at left holds a phone raised to photograph. Stone pillars and temple gopurams are visible behind.2022-12-01A 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.2022-12-01A festival procession at a South Indian temple moves a deity murti on a flower-decorated palanquin under a red-and-yellow canopy. The murti is adorned with yellow and red garlands and sits on a green cloth. Men in casual shirts and white shirts, with a few policemen in khaki uniforms, carry or walk beside the palanquin, and a burning torch or lamp flame is visible at left. Blue-and-white striped pillars and a blue tarpaulin frame the carved stone temple gopuram walls behind the crowd.2022-12-01December 01 20222022-12-01A festival procession at a stone temple, with a large floral-decorated palanquin carrying two gold-coloured deity murtis, one standing and one seated, under a red and yellow canopy. Marigolds and red-and-white garlands cover the palanquin. Crowds of men in shirts and lungis surround it, and a man in a light green sleeve in the left foreground gestures near a bright torch flame. Uniformed police stand at the edges. One man at right wears an orange shawl. Blue-and-white striped poles and a blue tarpaulin frame the scene.2022-12-01A 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.2022-11-28Procession at a South Indian temple during Karthigai Deepam celebrations. A large ornate deity murti on a garlanded palanquin with yellow and white marigold garlands and a green cloth is carried beneath a pink, yellow and maroon fringed canopy. A white bull vahana with decorated harness stands at its side. Several men in white dhotis and bare or orange-sashed upper bodies lift and steady the palanquin, and a bare-chested priest in a red-bordered dhoti stands near the front. Ornately painted pillars, lion figures and colourful ceiling patterns frame the scene, with a crowd and police officers visible at the bottom edge.2022-12-01Photograph of a crowded temple interior at night showing a deity murti decorated with a large horseshoe-shaped arch of garlands in red, white, yellow and purple flowers. Green and gold banners with red floral emblems hang on either side, and a multicoloured floral canopy with orange and blue trim spans the top. Several men in white shirts, orange and green clothing crowd around the murti, some with hands raised toward it. Stone carvings and a bright floodlight are visible on the left.2022-11-30A festival procession carries two deity murtis on a flower-covered palanquin. The deities wear gold ornaments and tall crowns, and sit on a green cloth. In the foreground, several men in plain shirts and dhotis lift the palanquin poles on their shoulders, with a crowd pressing behind them. A blue canopy and temple gopuram stonework are visible at the edges.2022-12-01December 01 20222022-12-01