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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.

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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.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 copiesA 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 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +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 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05Photo inside a temple hall with stone walls where a palanquin-style festival procession stands. A gold-and-red decorated palanquin canopy with tassels covers a silver-and-gold deity murti garlanded with white and pink flowers, sitting on a gold base. In front, a shaven-headed man in orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl raises his hands in reverence. Beside him, a man in a rust-orange shawl wears a garland and a tilak, hands joined. To the right, a bearded man in orange robes holds a white cloth to his face. A man in white dhoti and green-bordered cloth stands at left, and a man in a white dhoti and gold shawl is near the palanquin.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 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copies