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July 13 2013

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A decorated wooden cart or ratha in a dim setting, shown in side view. Its two wheels are contrasting: the left wheel is embossed brass with ornate scrollwork and red spokes marked with white symbols, while the right wheel is painted red with white and blue floral motifs and white symbols on its spokes. The cart body has painted panels in blue, red and white showing flower pots and floral designs, edged with gold-coloured metal trim. No people are visible.2013-07-13Close view of a chariot wheel in a dim shed. The hub is a brass-capped wooden cylinder, and the rim is a gold-coloured embossed metal band with scrolling floral patterns. Red-painted spokes bear white urdhva-pundra style markings. Part of a red-and-gold painted chariot body with floral and deity panels is visible behind, and a second red wheel with blue and white flowers stands at the right edge. No people are visible.2013-07-13 +1 copiesOctober 06 20112011-10-06February 24 20132013-02-24 +1 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23Night outdoor procession on a dirt ground at a temple-style festival. A decorated wooden ratha cart with a colourful multi-panelled canopy in red, yellow and blue, lit from within, carries a deity murti seated on a red-draped platform. Around ten men stand in a line before the cart with hands folded in respect, most in white dhoti and shawl and others in orange-red cloth, some with bare upper bodies. A tree and dark sky sit behind; a standing person in white at left and a seated person in white at lower right complete the scene.2013-03-02December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesApril 24 20132013-04-24November 01 20112011-11-01September 04 20132013-09-04A night procession on a flat-bed trailer pulled by a red tractor. A golden palanquin-style vehicle with a fringed golden canopy and a carved golden body is garlanded with red, white and yellow flower strings, with green tassels and bells. Inside the palanquin sits a deity murti decorated with garlands. A man in a white dhoti and shawl, with a bare upper body and a light-coloured cap, stands at the right beside a black speaker, while another figure in an orange-and-white outfit sits at the back of the palanquin. An orange cloth covers the trailer, and an orange-brick building stands in the background.2011-10-30A photograph of an empty ornate processional chariot (ratha) with a domed canopy against a dusky sky. The canopy is covered in colourful patterned fabric with red and yellow tassels and rows of small red and white pennants, and a red flag tops its finial. Its carved golden wooden body and wheels are silhouetted against a red-brown boundary wall, with a white tent roof behind. A panel on the canopy shows painted figures. No people are visible in the frame.2016-12-11 +1 copies