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A temple procession car with a red and yellow canopy carries a deity murti heavily decorated with white, yellow and purple flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a saffron-edged cloth stands on the car reaching toward the murti. Below, another bare-chested priest in a white dhoti holds a brass vessel near the car, while a man in a white shirt and saffron scarf watches. A man with a rudraksha mala sits at the lower left, and several children stand along the street. A gopuram tower with painted sculptures appears at the right under a pale sky, with a shrine wall behind.

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January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor temple procession at a decorated palanquin car draped in garlands of marigold and jasmine, with a deity murti under a curved gold arch. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and red-bordered cloth leans over the car to tend the deity. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and orange-saffron shawl holds a green pole and stands beside the car. To the right, a young man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, stands with devotees, some with white vibhuti on their forereheads. Behind them, a carved gopuram tower with painted sculptures rises against an overcast sky, and a Tamil-script sign is visible on a building wall.2018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16A festival procession with a decorated wooden ratha bearing a deity murti garlanded with thick bands of yellow and red marigold and rose garlands, flower-covered and lit by oil lamps. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands on the ratha steps, reaching down toward a brass vessel. Another shirtless man in white dhoti stands on the platform holding a red pillar. Surrounding devotees in saffron and orange robes, some women in orange and yellow saris, and a uniformed police officer stand at the chariot's edge. Fruit, a kalasha-style pot and offerings sit on the ratha base beneath the car's red and blue frame.2021-01-16 +1 copiesOutdoor temple-procession scene in daylight beside a thatched-roof building. On a decorated wooden chariot draped with garlands of yellow and white flowers, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands atop, while another man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl leans in to offer garlands and flowers. Below, a crowd of shaven-headed men in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, press forward holding flowers and offerings. A uniformed police officer stands at left and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers watches at lower right.2011-01-16January 16 20212021-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16A photograph of a temple procession in a street beside a stone temple gopuram-style entrance. On the left, a golden palanquin or procession car is densely decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands and carries a deity murti. A bare-chested man in a red shirt stands in front, and a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands on the car, holding a pole. Devotees around them include men with bare torsos, sacred ash marks and white dhotis, and women in saris. A figure in an orange robe stands in the background near the temple wall. Other people in white and orange clothing gather along the street.2018-01-16Dusk street procession in Tiruvannamalai with a decorated temple palanquin under a red-and-yellow canopy, heavily garlanded with marigold and rose garlands around a deity murti. Several men surround the vehicle: a bare-chested man in white dhoti at left, a shaved-headed priest in white near the front, a man in a red-and-white checked shirt at right, and a man in an orange cloth at lower centre. Fruit and coconuts lie on the base. A banner at left shows a portrait and Tamil script beside the road, and street lamps and a passing vehicle appear behind.2018-01-16A street procession in Tiruvannamalai centres on a decorated temple car carrying deity murtis garlanded with thick bands of white, yellow and purple flowers under a canopy. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and a man in a white shirt with an orange-yellow shawl lean in from the car's side. Around them, devotees in white shirts, a bare-chested man with a sacred thread and sandalwood-smeared torso, and sadhus with long matted hair and orange garments press close. A shaved-headed man wears a yellow flower garland and white markings on his forehead. Stone temple gopuram carvings and a whitewashed wall stand behind the crowd.2018-01-16January 16 20212021-01-16A temple palanquin procession vehicle with a red-and-gold roofed canopy and red pillars carries deity murtis heavily decorated with white, purple, pink and yellow flower garlands and rose petals spread across its base. A standing man in a red-and-blue checked shirt and dark lungi stands at the right beside the carriage. At left, a bare-chested man wearing a rudraksha-style mala and white cloth attends the carriage, and a shaved-headed man in an orange head cloth stands at lower left near a basket of flowers. Outdoor street setting with trees behind.2018-01-16