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January 12 2007

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A gilded wooden temple chariot with ornate golden canopy and carved pillars stands beside a blue metal gate at a temple precinct. Beside it, a smiling person in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban wears a heavy garland of yellow and red flowers and holds a small object, while a man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands next to them and a man in a green shirt with a tilak mark on his forehead watches. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands between them. A silver figure of a deity stands on the chariot base. The chariot is decorated with gold and silver figures and yellow wheels. Several other people in white dhotis are at the left edge. Crowd count visible: about 6-7 people.2007-01-12July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a large ornate golden temple chariot (ratha) with a tiered, gilded roof topped by a finial and carved figures, supported by gilded pillars. In front, two silver horses and a silver seated deity murti are displayed. To the right, a man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers stands beside an older man in a cream dhoti and shirt who wears a white forehead mark. A uniformed official in khaki stands at the far left edge. The chariot is inside a dim hall with corrugated metal walls and a brick wall behind it.2007-01-12Photograph inside a dim temple hall at Arunachala temple, Tiruvannamalai. A large ornate golden palanquin with a multi-tiered roof, carved pillars and gilded angel figures stands at left, beside a silver bull (nandi-style) vahana with a decorated saddle. A man in white shirt and dhoti with a tilak on his forehead stands centre, next to a man in a light blue shirt. At right, a figure in a bright orange turban and orange-red shawl with gold border wears a heavy garland of yellow and red flowers and holds a hand of another man. Several other men stand in the background.2007-01-12Night procession of an illuminated golden ratha/chariot with a multi-tiered, gilded canopy topped by a finial and winged cherub figures. Inside the lit shrine stands a deity murti draped in garlands and a red cloth, flanked by two standing golden attendant figures. Two men in white dhotis and orange headwear stand on the platform, one with palms pressed together in namaskar and the other with arms lowered, both wearing rudraksha-style malas. Colourful tassel garlands in red, orange, yellow, blue and green hang from the canopy pillars. A seated golden Ganesha figure and two golden bull statues decorate the base. A man in a white shirt and a man in red clothing sit at the lower edge of the frame. Strings of white lights outline the structure.2014-10-03A 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.2012-06-05A photograph of an ornate gold-plated temple chariot (ratha) standing indoors against brown and grey marble walls. The chariot has a tiered canopy with a kalasha-like finial, carved pillars, and gold horse heads at the front, hung with bells and garlands of blue, purple and orange beads. Multicoloured tassel festoons in pink, white, blue, orange, green, yellow and red hang from the canopy corners. A single man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands at the right edge, bending toward the chariot. A red cabinet is visible beside him.2012-08-20 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05July 13 20092009-07-13January 12 20072007-01-12July 13 20092009-07-13Night photograph of a golden ratha chariot illuminated with string lights and hung with red and maroon tassels, carrying a shrine-like canopy with deity murtis inside. Golden horse and bull figures flank the base, and a figure in white dhoti stands on the platform near a lit lamp. In the foreground, several devotees in orange and saffron clothing and dark-haired people watch and film from below, with one person raising a phone. The scene suggests a night procession with ratha and aarti lights.2014-10-03