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A crowded temple procession inside a stone-pillared hall. In the foreground a shaved-headed man wearing a gold headband and an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder stands with his back to the camera, bare-chested with a gold necklace. Beside him a man in a yellow T-shirt printed with partial lettering pushes or steadies an ornate palanquin with a red and gold embroidered canopy and a red cushioned seat. Other men in white shirts and white dhotis, and a man in a white shirt holding a video camera, surround the palanquin. A bare-chested priest in ochre cloth stands at right, and a man in a white dhoti with a fringed cloth holds a long metal staff. Green and yellow bangles wrap a raised arm at left, and a garland of white and orange flowers hangs at lower right.

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A crowded temple procession inside a pillared hall. Center-left, a richly embroidered red, green and gold palanquin with a painted panel of a seated figure is carried by men in white and yellow shirts. Foreground, a man in a yellow 'SKL EXPORT TIRUPPUR' t-shirt faces away. Right, a bald priest with a rudraksha mala and orange cloth stands beside a bare-chested man wearing a sacred thread and holding a tripundra-marked forehead; a man in white shirt and spectacles walks nearby. Orange-garlanded devotees and marigold garlands hang overhead. Many onlookers fill the background.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA crowded procession inside a temple corridor with orange marigold garlands strung overhead. In the foreground a richly embroidered red and gold palanquin with fringed canopy is carried by men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a yellow shirt. A bare-chested man with white vibhuti markings and a rudraksha mala stands in the center, with a bald man in orange cloth and a rudraksha necklace nearby. Several men in white shirts and a man in a green striped shirt crowd around the palanquin. A camera operator films from behind, and stone pillars frame the scene.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded temple procession inside a pillared hall decorated with orange marigold garlands. At the centre, a palanquin draped in red, gold and black embroidered cloth carries a framed deity image, with a bright red and gold cloth hanging below it. Devotees press around it: a bald man in a white dhoti with gold necklaces and a shaven head, a man in a yellow t-shirt, a bearded man with bare chest and tilak, a woman with a rudraksha-bead hair ornament and a red and orange flower garland, and men in white shirts and dhotis. A cameraman with a shoulder camera films from the right, and a sadhu on the far right holds a small metal vessel. The scene suggests a palanquin procession. Other people are visible in the background, and several hands are raised.2012-06-05 +1 copiesPhoto inside a temple hall during a procession ritual. A golden palanquin decorated with red and pink flower garlands carries a deity murti, under a red and gold canopy. A bare-torso priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands at left with his back to the camera. Beside the palanquin, three men in saffron and orange robes stand: one bald man with a shawl and a tall figure with long hair, a crown-like headpiece and gold beaded garlands wearing an orange cloth over the shoulder, and a bearded man with long hair, rudraksha malas and an orange shawl with gold border at right. Other devotees in white stand in the background.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA dense crowd of men carries a palanquin through an indoor temple corridor hung with orange marigold garlands. The palanquin has a red and gold embroidered canopy and a deity image on its front panel, with a green cloth draped over its side. Men in vests, white shirts and dhotis, one in a yellow shirt and one in a maroon shirt, push and reach toward the palanquin. Stone pillars painted with blue and yellow flower motifs line the hall, and tube lights hang overhead.2012-06-05 +1 copiesCrowded temple-hall scene at a palanquin procession inside a decorated pavilion with striped pillars, hanging garlands and orange and green streamers. A bare-chested man in an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads stands near a red-draped palanquin, while men in white dhotis and shirts and bare-chested priests in yellow veshti crowd around it. Women in saris stand at the right edge. A small golden deity murti sits at the left. The ritual appears to be a palanquin procession with devotees gathered around the decorated seat.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA temple procession inside a pillared hall hung with colourful striped and orange fabric drapes and banana plants. A large deity murti sits on a palanquin decorated with pink and white flower garlands and a purple cloth, carried on wooden poles by a dense crowd of men in white shirts, red shirts and dhotis. A bare-chested man in the lower right raises his arms. A videographer with a camera stands at left. The crowd presses closely around the palanquin, and a bald priest in white is visible among the devotees.2012-04-05A photograph inside a temple hall of a festival procession with a gilded palanquin covered in garlands of red and pink flowers and white cloth, carrying a silver-coloured utsava murti. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and green-bordered cloth stands at left, reaching toward the palanquin. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl, orange and gold garlands, a headband and a forehead tilak smiles while holding his hands together near the palanquin. Beside him, a shaved-headed sannyasi in orange garments raises a hand in greeting. Devotees in white and orange stand behind them, and a red and blue canopy with tassels hangs overhead.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05