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Outdoor temple procession in a street in Tiruvannamalai. On the right, a decorated wooden temple car (ratha) is heaped with white, yellow and red flower garlands, with red and maroon cloths draped on its frame. Several men stand or sit on the car: one bare-chested man in a white dhoti, another in an orange turban and white clothing seated on the platform, and a man in a green cloth at the front. On the left, devotees in white dhotis and shawls, a man with a long beard and a light-coloured shirt, and a uniformed police officer stand in the crowd. A thatched roof and a blue building with orange trim appear behind, under a large tree. No individual with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable, so the a person field is unsure.

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A 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 copiesOutdoor temple procession in a crowded street in Tiruvannamalai. A decorated wooden chariot with a painted canopy, heavily garlanded with marigolds and flowers, dominates the upper right, carrying a deity murti under a red-and-white canopy. 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Devotees in white and red shirts press around the carriage, and a lit oil lamp is held near the cart's edge. A temple gopuram and boundary wall appear at right.2018-01-16Outdoor temple-procession scene in daylight beside a thatched-roof building. On a decorated wooden chariot draped with garlands of yellow and white flowers, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands atop, while another man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl leans in to offer garlands and flowers. Below, a crowd of shaven-headed men in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, press forward holding flowers and offerings. A uniformed police officer stands at left and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers watches at lower right.2011-01-16Outdoor temple procession scene at Tiruvannamalai. 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Two men in dhotis and saffron-coloured clothing stand at the cart's side, one in a purple checked shirt with a yellow shawl, and a bare-chested man in dhoti works near the front. Wooden poles rest across the cart. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis, women in red and orange saris, and onlookers crowd the road. A police officer in khaki uniform stands among them. Banana plants with green bunches, colourful houses and a parked white car line the street.2018-01-18