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Dusk street procession in Tiruvannamalai with a decorated temple palanquin under a red-and-yellow canopy, heavily garlanded with marigold and rose garlands around a deity murti. Several men surround the vehicle: a bare-chested man in white dhoti at left, a shaved-headed priest in white near the front, a man in a red-and-white checked shirt at right, and a man in an orange cloth at lower centre. Fruit and coconuts lie on the base. A banner at left shows a portrait and Tamil script beside the road, and street lamps and a passing vehicle appear behind.

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Outdoor temple procession at dusk in a street, with a ornate wooden palanquin (ratha) covered in garlands of white, yellow and purple flowers around a deity murti. A shirtless man in white dhoti stands beside the palanquin, another man in white shirt and dhoti holds papers near its roof, and a bare-chested man in a dhoti and orange cloth over his shoulder walks in front. Devotees in saffron and orange clothes, some with rudraksha malas and white-painted foreheads, carry plates of fruit and offerings. Behind them a red wall has large banners showing a bearded figure in a crown and orange robes, with Tamil text. Electric pole and trees visible.2018-01-16A festival procession with a decorated wooden ratha bearing a deity murti garlanded with thick bands of yellow and red marigold and rose garlands, flower-covered and lit by oil lamps. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands on the ratha steps, reaching down toward a brass vessel. Another shirtless man in white dhoti stands on the platform holding a red pillar. Surrounding devotees in saffron and orange robes, some women in orange and yellow saris, and a uniformed police officer stand at the chariot's edge. Fruit, a kalasha-style pot and offerings sit on the ratha base beneath the car's red and blue frame.2021-01-16 +1 copiesJanuary 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16A temple procession car with a red and yellow canopy carries a deity murti heavily decorated with white, yellow and purple flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a saffron-edged cloth stands on the car reaching toward the murti. Below, another bare-chested priest in a white dhoti holds a brass vessel near the car, while a man in a white shirt and saffron scarf watches. A man with a rudraksha mala sits at the lower left, and several children stand along the street. A gopuram tower with painted sculptures appears at the right under a pale sky, with a shrine wall behind.2018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16A decorated temple procession vehicle with a red-and-gold roofed wooden canopy on red pillars, carrying two deity murtis heavily garlanded with layered flower strands in purple, white, yellow and pink. A standing man in a cream shirt and dark trousers walks at the left edge, and a bare-torsoed man with an orange cloth sits at the lower front, partly visible. A paved road and trees form the background.2018-01-16A red-pillared palanquin procession car decorated with heavy flower garlands in pink, purple, yellow and white, carrying two deity murti figures seated under the canopy. Marigold and mixed petal offerings fill the base. Men in white dhoti, a plaid-shirt man steadying a pillar, and a devotee in a saffron-orange head cloth walk alongside in a street procession.2018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16A street procession in Tiruvannamalai at dusk. On the right, a wooden temple car with red pillars and a canopy carries deity murtis draped in dense garlands of white, pink and yellow flowers. Bare-chested men in white dhotis stand at the car, one in the foreground holding a fruit tray, another in an orange turban beside him. Women in orange and red saris carry fruit and flower trays. A uniformed police officer stands at the right edge. Behind them a red wall displays banners reading Nithyananda Gurukul and Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda. A man in an orange-saffron shawl and rudraksha malas at left is visible, but no clear a person cues are present.2018-01-16