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A gilded processional chariot, a ratha or palanquin-style canopy, decorated with pink and white flower garlands draped along its tiered golden roof and eaves. Small gold figures and carvings adorn the tower and pillars. Behind it stands a temple gopuram tower and a stone temple hall with a green doorway. Blurred devotees' heads are visible at the bottom edge. Two signboards with printed text are mounted on the temple wall beside the chariot. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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August 06 20092009-08-06A golden ceremonial palanquin under a open-sided shelter, decorated with white jasmine garlands and magenta and yellow flower strands draped along its gilded base. A gold finial and kalasha-like top rise above a canopy of hanging tassels in orange, red, maroon and green, and a yellow fringed parasol stands at the left. A seat with a red cushion sits in the centre. No people are visible; palm trees and orange festoon flags appear beyond the structure.2010-12-22February 18 20082008-02-18August 06 20092009-08-06May 10 20122012-05-10A large golden tiered shrine structure, a peetha-like pedestal with stepped gold tiers, decorated with garlands of red and pink flowers, white jasmine strands and green leaves, and scattered pink, yellow and white flowers across its tiers. Carved relief panels show an elephant and a cobra-hooded figure at the base. A white ceiling fan and carved wooden pillars surround it inside a temple hall. No people are visible.2023-01-03A gilded, ornately carved float or ratha decorated with garlands of white jasmine, orange and pink flowers, and marigold strings along its canopy. Beneath the canopy sits a deity murti draped in flower garlands, with a red curtain behind and a pink cloth on the platform. A man in white clothes stands at the left edge near the saffron flags. The float's lower panel displays a row of framed photographs with Tamil captions. Trees and a tall building stand behind the float on an overcast day.2006-11-03A photograph of an ornate gold-plated shrine canopy with a pointed finial top and arched frame, enclosing a mass of white jasmine garlands and pink flower petals. Gold dancing Nataraja figure with raised arm stands at the left edge. A red-flowered arrangement sits at the right beside a small red-painted deity figure. In the foreground, several polished silver cups stand in a row, and a partly visible hand holds a brass implement at the upper left. Green leaves and scattered pink petals lie on the altar base. Priests' hands are visible at the edges, but no full person is shown.2012-05-11February 06 20142014-02-06 +1 copiesJuly 31 20152015-07-31A photograph of a procession with a gilded wooden ratha (chariot) decorated with white jasmine garlands and orange-red flower strands along its roof edge. Inside the open shrine-like canopy stand two deity murtis draped in red and garlanded, with a gold crown-like headpiece and gold necklaces. Carved gold panels, a small relief of a seated couple above, a red flag, and white flags frame the chariot. A dense crowd of devotees surrounds the ratha on a street lined with multi-storey buildings; many people in the foreground have their hands folded in namaskar. No individual can be clearly identified as a person in the visible portion, so the figures at the chariot are deity murtis rather than a person.2006-09-24A golden, ornately carved ratha (chariot) stands in a crowded street before a towering gopuram of a temple. The chariot's canopy is draped with red and white garlands and hung with white flags printed with a blue emblem. Inside, a deity murti is decorated with flower garlands and a dark shawl. A seated man in white clothes sits beside the murti on the chariot platform, while onlookers, some in white shirts, stand at the base of the cart. Orange and red flags flutter above. The scene shows a chariot procession at a temple.2006-09-24