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A festival procession in a crowded street. A shirtless priest in a red and white dhoti stands on the wooden base of an ornate golden palanquin, leaning over to adjust the seated deity murti covered in garlands and orange silk. Shirtless devotees with sacred marks push and steady the wooden poles beneath it, and a coconut, bananas and flower garlands sit on a leaf on the platform. Shop fronts with Tamil signage line the street behind the crowd.

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June 03 20122012-06-03 +1 copiesJune 03 20122012-06-03 +1 copiesJune 03 20122012-06-03 +1 copiesA street procession in a busy Tamil town. A golden palanquin-style shrine carries a seated deity murti draped in a red backdrop and garlanded with white and pink flowers, with orange cloth below and tall decorated pillars with floral patterns at its sides. Men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with vibhuti and rudraksha malas carry poles beneath it, and a crowd lines the road in front of shops and storefronts, one showing the sign ஸ்ரீ ராதாஸ். Smoke or incense drifts through the scene, and a white-uniformed police officer stands at the right edge.2012-06-03June 04 20122012-06-04 +1 copiesJune 03 20122012-06-03 +1 copiesA golden processional palanquin carries a deity murti seated under a red canopy, decorated with a garland of pink and white flowers. Two colourful striped ceremonial banners stand at the sides, one bearing a blue and red pattern. In the foreground a bare-armed man in a green top raises a silver aarti lamp toward the deity, and a bare-chested devotee in a white cloth with folded hands stands at right. Bananas, flower offerings and a plate sit on the cart. Shops and buildings line the street behind the procession.2012-06-03A street procession in a Tamil town. A golden palanquin with a red and gold canopy and a green-wrapped pole carries a deity image beneath a red cloth panel showing a standing figure. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside it, a bare-chested man in a red cloth wears rudraksha, and a man in orange dhoti pushes the palanquin. A police officer stands among onlookers and shops with Tamil signage line the road. No figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable, so this is a festival procession with devotees and crowd.2012-06-05A procession on a city street shows a golden palanquin (ratha-style canopy) carrying a deity murti dressed in orange cloth and garlanded with pink and white flower garlands and a pink flower. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and white upper cloth stands on the palanquin, placing a pink flower on the murti's head. Ornate red, green and blue decorated pillars frame the canopy. Partially visible onlookers in the foreground include a man with a sandalwood or vibhuti mark on his forehead. Shopfronts with Tamil signage line the street.2012-06-04April 14 20242024-04-14January 16 20182018-01-16April 14 20242024-04-14