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Night photograph of a temple procession in Tiruvannamalai. A richly decorated silver-and-gold palanquin carrying a deity murti sits on a wheeled vehicle with a large carved elephant-shaped structure and colourful floral garlands, lit by strings of bulbs. Priests in white dhotis and a bare-chested man in orange cloth stand near offering trays, oil lamps and brass vessels in the foreground. A second decorated chariot with a tall pinnacle stands behind. Several dozen onlookers crowd the street in the dark, with shop signs and a billboard visible at left. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible in appearance.

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February 07 20172017-02-07Night photograph of an illuminated temple procession with a crowd in the foreground. A large ornate wooden chariot, decorated with gilded carvings and lit by string lights, stands at left, while a silver-and-colourful elephant-shaped vehicle with a large embroidered canopy stands at right. Several men in white dhotis and orange cloth move around the carts; one bare-chested man in orange garments and a man in a white shirt stand near the elephant-form carriage. Onlookers are silhouetted in the dark foreground.2017-02-07 +3 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesNight photograph of a temple procession on a crowded street, with a richly decorated ratha (chariot) lit by string lights and a large ornate umbrella overhead. A deity murti sits on a raised platform, with a multi-coloured decorated arch and elephant-shaped float beside it. Several men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees stand and sit on the platform, some holding lamps and offerings, while a large crowd of onlookers fills the foreground. Shops and signboards line the background street.2017-02-07 +3 copiesNight photograph of a temple procession in Thiruvannamalai. A richly decorated golden palanquin and a floral-covered vahana with a carved mythical beast head and pink and yellow garlands are lit by strings of bulbs. Men in saffron dhotis and white clothing stand on the platform, one bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and shawl at centre-left. A dense crowd of devotees fills the foreground under a large white decorative canopy with red and yellow floral motifs.2017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07Night temple procession with a brightly decorated ornate golden palanquin and a large colourful vahana shaped like an animal with a pink-and-white decorated canopy, lit by string lights. Several men in white and saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand on and around the carriage, one bare-chested man in orange holding a cloth, and a man in white near the rear. Dense crowds of devotees fill the foreground street under warm lamps, with a painted deity murti and kalasha-like ornaments on the left carriage. The scene is a nighttime panchamurti-style utsava procession.2017-02-07 +1 copies