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Black-and-white archival photograph of a temple procession in an old town street. A large ornate wooden chariot (ratha) with a carved front panel of deity figures and sculpted reliefs is pulled forward, topped by a fringed canopy with draped cloth. Tall flagpoles with banners rise at left. Dense crowds of people, many in white dhotis and light clothing, fill the foreground and street, and multi-storey buildings with shop fronts line the background.

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1978 - Arulmigu Arunachaleshwara Temple2017-11-201978 - Arulmigu Arunachaleshwara Temple +1 copiesBlack-and-white photograph of a temple procession. At centre, a large ornate palanquin or ratha canopy with a dark fringed umbrella overhead is decorated with rows of round lamps and garlands, and holds a richly adorned deity murti draped in garlands. Two men stand beside it: the one on the left wears a bare upper body with a shawl draped over the shoulder and a white dhoti, with a beaded necklace; the one on the right wears a dark shirt, a white dhoti and a beaded necklace. A crowd of onlookers fills the street below and at the edges of the frame, and a small figure stands on the left side of the carriage.2017-11-201978 - Arulmigu Arunachaleshwara Temple2017-11-20 +1 copiesBlack-and-white photograph of a temple procession in a crowded street. A large ornate silver-framed palanquin carries a deity murti adorned with garlands and a crown, with attendants in white dhotis and caps holding ceremonial fans and an umbrella above it. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti walks at the front of the crowd, next to a man with a tilak on his forehead. Many onlookers in white clothes press forward on both sides of the palanquin. +2 copies1978 - Arulmigu Arunachaleshwara Temple2017-11-20 +2 copiesBlack-and-white photograph of a temple procession. A large ornate canopy with a fan-shaped top and fringed borders shelters a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti heavily garlanded with flowers, with an arched halo behind it. Two men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies sit on the palanquin beside the deity. A dense crowd of men in white clothes and white head cloths walks around it, some with bald or shaved heads, and a tall gopuram rises at right. No printed names or captions are visible.2017-11-201978 - Arulmigu Arunachaleshwara Temple1978 - Arulmigu Arunachaleshwara TempleBlack and white archival photograph of an ornately decorated temple chariot or palanquin with a large canopy-like arched superstructure topped with a finial, carrying a deity murti under an elaborate ornamental frame. Several figures stand or walk at the base beside the vehicle on a paved street, and a tall pole or umbrella rises at the right edge.1978 - Arulmigu Arunachaleshwara Temple1978 - Arulmigu Arunachaleshwara Temple