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April 09 2011

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A festival procession float (ratha/palanquin) decorated with dense garlands of yellow and white marigolds, pink and red flowers, and green leaves. Two metal utsava murthi deity figures stand inside the canopy, the left one wearing a tall crown. A red and orange canopy with gold trim and hanging decorations frames the float. Men and boys in yellow and white clothing walk alongside, one man in a yellow shirt holding a long ceremonial fan or whisk, and a boy in a white dhoti stands near the front. A green basket and a brass lamp sit at the base of the float among the crowd.2011-12-08January 16 20212021-01-16 +1 copiesA temple palanquin procession vehicle with a red-and-gold roofed canopy and red pillars carries deity murtis heavily decorated with white, purple, pink and yellow flower garlands and rose petals spread across its base. A standing man in a red-and-blue checked shirt and dark lungi stands at the right beside the carriage. At left, a bare-chested man wearing a rudraksha-style mala and white cloth attends the carriage, and a shaved-headed man in an orange head cloth stands at lower left near a basket of flowers. Outdoor street setting with trees behind.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.2018-01-16A 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.2018-01-16November 05 20062006-11-05Night procession on a decorated temple chariot with a lit canopy, strung bulbs and marigold and rose garlands framing a deity murti seated under a green cloth. A young shirtless attendant in an orange dhoti and a rudraksha-style necklace stands at the front, beside a man in a white shirt and red sash. Two seated men in light shirts and jeans sit at the front edge near a yellow decorated bull figure with green lights and a carved gilt figure of a deity holding a staff. Ritual procession at Annamalaiyar temple context, not a named event beyond the visible chariot.2017-02-07 +2 copiesJanuary 15 20212021-01-15 +1 copiesJanuary 16 20182018-01-16A dense street crowd gathers around a decorated festival float with an ornate canopy hung with orange and white flower garlands. On the float stand deity murtis with trident-bearing figures and a standing sannyasi-like figure in saffron, with a seated figure visible beneath the canopy. Devotees crowd the roadside: a man in a blue shirt holds a mobile phone, women wear sarees in pink, red and orange with jasmine garlands in their hair, and men in white dhotis and shirts walk nearby. Parked trucks, shuttered shop fronts and banana plants line the street.A night procession photo in a temple corridor showing a golden wooden palanquin draped with white jasmine garlands and orange marigold strings, mounted on a yellow wheeled cart. A man in a checked shirt with a mustache stands in front in the foreground, a second man beside him has a white tilak on his forehead, and several people crowd behind the palanquin. Ornate gold and red canopy panels and stone pillars frame the scene, with a colourful decorated banner at the left edge.2012-06-05January 16 20182018-01-16