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June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA golden processional ratha with an ornate arched canopy and a red-and-gold fringed umbrella overhead carries a central figure seated on a white horse-form vahana. The figure wears a maroon turban, a red-and-gold garment, layered gold necklaces and a red tilak, with yellow marigold garlands and red flower strings draped over the horse and figure. Behind the cart a shirtless man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands beside the wooden structure, and a green-and-red embroidered cushion backs the seat. A brass oil lamp rests on the golden draped platform, and a red vehicle is partly visible in the foreground. Photographed outdoors near red-washed buildings.2016-12-05July 15 20112011-07-15A 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.2012-06-05December 22 20102010-12-22November 05 20162016-11-05November 05 20162016-11-05A golden ratha-style chariot with a carved elephant-head prow and canopy hung with tassels in green, pink, orange and purple is carried through a crowd beneath coconut palms. A figure with long dark hair in a gold-trimmed saffron cloth stands on the chariot, hands joined in anjali, and an orange-robed attendant at right holds a tray of fruit. Garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigold and purple flowers drape the chariot, and a red flag is held at left by a white-clad devotee. The chariot is carried in procession by people in white and orange clothing.2010-02-12March 02 20132013-03-02Night procession photograph of a gilded palanquin decorated with marigold and orange flower garlands and a teal-and-orange canopy with tassels. A smiling person wearing an ornate gold crown, gold necklaces and a red-and-white flower garland sits in the palanquin, raising one arm. A shaven-headed man in saffron-orange clothing with a beaded necklace sits at the left edge beside the gold railings, and another man in orange stands behind. A figure in white garments with a gold-tasselled fringe appears at the right edge. Ceremonial ratha procession scene with flowers and gold ornamentation.2013-02-12January 08 20172017-01-08February 17 20162016-02-17