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Night street procession in a crowded market lane, lit by green stage lights. A lit palanquin-style ratha with golden canopy and a deity murti moves through the crowd beneath a striped umbrella. Men in white shirts and dhotis fill the foreground with rudraksha malas visible. A bare-shouldered figure in an orange saffron cloth stands near the center, with a second figure in dark clothing beside them; their faces and identity cannot be confirmed from appearance. Shop fronts with signboards, paper stores and hanging garments line the street. Several dozen people are visible.

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June 05 20122012-06-05A night procession in a narrow market street lined with shops. Several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and flower garlands stand with their backs to the camera, facing a glowing palanquin-like shrine decorated with gold canopy and a deity murti illuminated by green light. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a flower garland, and a white-clad figure on the right holds a tray. Shop signs including Chilpakkam and a sari shop stand on the sides. Crowd members in shirts line the procession.2012-06-05January 16 20112011-01-16Night street procession in a Tamil town lined with shops and neon signs, with a temple gopuram lit in green in the background. In the foreground, a long-haired bearded man in an orange silk sleeveless wrap and layered beaded necklaces stands with palms pressed together, facing a bare-shouldered man in an orange garment seen from behind. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis stand along the street, one holding a white flower garland, and a golden palanquin-like canopy glows near the temple entrance. Roughly twenty people are visible.2012-06-05A night street procession in a Tamil Nadu town. In the foreground, a bearded man with a shaved-looking head wears an orange saffron dhoti and a long rudraksha-style mala, with tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a person in a red-brown sari with a white flower garland and gold-trimmed pallu stands, hands joined. At right, a figure in orange saffron robes with dark rudraksha beads and long swept-back hair holds hands together, while devotees in white dhotis and shirts surround them. Behind the crowd, a golden canopied palanquin lit with green and white lights carries a deity image, and shops with signboards line the street.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Night street procession outside a temple in a busy market lane. A man in a rust-coloured dhoti and shawl, wearing a thick gold necklace, a white flower garland, a sandalwood forehead mark and a headband, stands smiling among priests in orange silk robes. Behind them a crowd gathers beneath a red and multicoloured fringed umbrella, and an ornate gold palanquin with a deity murti glows under lights in the temple gateway. Shops line both sides of the street, with a green light beam crossing the scene. The visible people number roughly twenty.2012-06-05Night street procession in a Tamil town. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk among a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts. A bald man in orange clothes with a red rudraksha mala and a shawl stands at the centre, beside a bearded man in orange with a red bead necklace and a garland. A woman in an orange sari with a green bangle walks at left. Behind them rises a glowing illuminated palanquin-like canopy and a decorated flag with saffron fabric. Shop fronts line the street.2012-06-05February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesA dense night crowd fills a festival ground lit with coloured lights, blue and green tints washing over the scene. Many devotees wear white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha malas around their necks, and several women wear white saris. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a mala stands at centre, and others around him raise hands and sway in celebration. Tall flagpoles and decorated festival structures with lit canopies rise in the background. The atmosphere suggests a jubilant procession or gathering, though no individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-12-23A nighttime street procession in a crowded Tamil town. In the centre, a gilded, canopied palanquin with red and white draping and lit garlands carries a deity murti or decorated image, lit by strings of bulbs. A dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some with saffron scarves, walks around it. Strings of white flags with small portraits line the street overhead. On the left a sign reads Vasan Eye Care, and a painted banner hangs on the right building.2008-11-11June 03 20122012-06-03 +1 copies