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Street procession outside a temple with a richly decorated wooden ratha-style palanquin carrying a deity murti heavily garlanded in white, pink, purple and yellow flowers under a red-and-yellow canopy. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk with tilak and rudraksha malas; the central figure in orange robes wears a long flower garland and holds a small object. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala, a man in white dhoti with a saffron shawl, and a man in white and gold guide the procession past a gopuram with painted sculptures. Crowd of onlookers lines the street.

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January 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.2018-01-16Outdoor 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.2011-01-16August 06 20092009-08-06January 11 20172017-01-11Outdoor temple procession beside a decorated palanquin draped in dense garlands of white, yellow and purple flowers, carrying small deity figures under a canopy. A bare-chested man in white dhoti kneels at the palanquin holding a brass pot, while a shirtless man in orange cloth and a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, white ash marks on his arms. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels nearby with folded hands. On the right, several men with white horizontal tilak lines and long hair, one in orange cloth with flower garland, stand among onlookers. A gray-haired woman and a young girl are at the left edge. Temple walls with carved pillars rise behind.2018-01-16Outdoor procession at an ashram gate with many saffron-orange flags raised along the road. A golden palanquin decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands stands at left. A man in orange shawl and head wrap, with a long multicoloured flower garland, smiles and raises his hand near the palanquin. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts walk with folded hands. At lower left, a man with curly hair and orange robe with a gold-toned neck ornament faces the palanquin. Right foreground shows men in white shirts and an orange-clad figure with gold beads, plus a silver puja plate with orange flowers. A small domed shrine and red banner are visible behind the crowd.2011-07-15Outdoor temple procession in Tiruvannamalai. On the left, a decorated golden palanquin carrying a deity murti is heavily garlanded with white, yellow and purple flowers. A man in a white shirt and orange dhoti-cloth stands on it with an orange shawl, while a man below rings a brass handbell. Behind, devotees in orange and saffron clothing, some with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, press forward with folded hands. A stone temple gateway with carved sculptures and a signboard in Tamil script stands at right. Several men wear white and orange dhotis and rudraksha malas, and one man in a white shirt stands centre with a red-and-white cloth at his waist.2018-01-16December 23 20082008-12-23Photograph of a temple procession at a shrine with a deity murti decorated with a large floral garland in multicolour blooms and an ornate jewelled face. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and bare-chested devotees carry the murti or its palanquin, with one man holding a flower garland and others lifting a bundle of offerings. A yellow and red canopy with a ceremonial parasol shades the shrine, and a bright yellow decorated palanquin with marigold garlands stands at the right. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands near the center, and a man in white ritual cloth stands at the left with folded hands. A woman in an orange sari stands at the right edge. Brass lamps and a metal stand sit at the far right, with a red-walled compound behind.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 16 20182018-01-16