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A decorated golden silver palanquin procession on a street in daylight. A golden-hued deity murti with a crown sits under a dark red, orange and black canopy fringed with tassels and netting. Garlands of pink, red and white flowers drape the figure, and white and orange cloth hangs from the palanquin's golden railings. Red flags with a small blue emblem flank the canopy, and overhead electric wires and utility poles line the street. No physical people are clearly visible, only the edge of a crowd at the bottom of the frame.

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June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA gilded wooden palanquin, a silver-toned pallakku, is carried in procession past a Tamil-lettered sign. Its seat is draped with an orange cloth bordered in green and a white cloth, and it is strung with white and pink garlands and red flowers. A red ceremonial flag hangs at the left and a dark velvet cushion is visible. Rope handles lash the poles, and several men's hands grip the poles and rope from below, including one in a white shirt and another with a red thread on the wrist. No a person candidate is visible; the seated figure is not shown.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA golden palanquin procession decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands, purple and white flower strings, tassels and hanging bells. A seated figure in orange and blue robes with a gold crown sits on the palanquin with hands raised to the face in prayer. A man in a white shirt holds a lit oil lamp in the foreground. Devotees in orange and saffron clothing press palms together along the procession, with orange flags on poles behind them and a green tree and iron gate in the background.2011-07-15January 01 20122012-01-01A decorated silver palanquin procession at night. Inside an ornate gilded canopy, a seated figure in a golden-orange and green draped cloth is almost entirely covered by thick garlands of white jasmine, red and pink flowers and marigolds. Hanging festoons of white flowers and orange marigold strands frame the palanquin, with a red and gold canopy overhead and a red-and-green fabric banner on the left. Pink roses sit in the lower right corner. Small golden lights glow along the carved silver base. No people are clearly visible; the scene is a ratha/palanquin procession of a religious figure, not a person-centred ceremony.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJuly 15 20112011-07-15A festival procession on a street lined with police officers in khaki uniforms and dark caps. At the centre, a seated figure in orange-gold robes and a garlanded shawl sits on an ornate decorated palanquin draped with marigold garlands and bells, under a large gold fringed umbrella. A bare-chested attendant in white dhoti holds up a long-handled fan or chowri beside the seat, while a bald man in saffron-brown robes with a rudraksha mala walks alongside the palanquin. Red flags, orange and blue parasols and bunting fill the scene. Faint printed portraits appear at the edges.2016-04-18June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA decorated ceremonial palanquin or ratha in a street procession, topped by a red and gold embroidered canopy with sequin-like ornamentation and gold fringe. Beneath it sits a deity murti, with a green and red adorned face, wearing a garland, flanked by two smaller figures in silver-toned attire on a gold draped backdrop inside an ornate gilded frame. The base is heaped with purple, white and red lilies and flowers. Yellow and pink flags flutter on poles against a pale sky with trees behind.2016-04-18 +1 copiesMay 21 20162016-05-21April 18 20162016-04-18