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August 03 20092009-08-03Indoor photo of a small golden ratha-style shrine on a wheeled cart, decorated with marigold and multicolour garlands and tassels, with two silver horses in front and a silver deity murti seated inside an illuminated golden canopy. Two people in the foreground, an elderly man with white beard and bare shoulders in white dhoti on the left, and a person in orange garment with dark hair on the right, face the cart. Ratha procession vehicle, deity murti, garlands, and oil lamps visible.2009-08-03A 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.2007-01-12A painted wooden temple chariot, ratha, stands indoors against a white wall beside a brown curtain. Its multi-tiered canopy is decorated with colourful carved figures, red pillars and gold-trimmed arches. A seated four-armed deity murti in a lotus seat sits at the centre of the chariot, flanked by two white horses with pink details and blue wheels. A small standing attendant figure in red stands on the right. The scene is a statue display with no physical people present.2008-10-15November 22 20152015-11-22Night photograph of an illuminated golden temple chariot (ratha) decorated with multicoloured tassel garlands in red, orange, green, blue and white, with a tiered domed canopy topped by a finial and winged cherub figures. Inside the canopy sits a deity murti draped in an orange cloth beneath a golden arch. Lower front tiers hold golden statues of a seated figure with raised hands, a bull (Nandi) and attendant figures, all garlanded with flowers. Fairy lights outline the structure against a black sky. No living people are clearly visible.2015-11-22October 03 20142014-10-03A 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 copiesA photograph of an ornate gilded ratha, a golden temple chariot, indoors against marble and reddish-brown stone walls. The chariot has a tiered golden canopy with carved finials and a domed top, supported by four decorated pillars. Two gilded horse figures with bridles and bells stand at the front, and multicoloured tassel hangings in red, white, green, orange, yellow and pink hang from the canopy. Garlands in purple and white drape the central structure, and small oil lamps are placed on the platform. No people are visible.2012-08-20July 13 20092009-07-13May 17 20162016-05-17 +1 copiesNight photograph of a golden ratha, a decorated festival chariot, lit with white and green fairy lights. A tall tiered golden shrine-tower with carved celestial figures and warm lamps rises above a flat golden platform. Inside the shrine, a deity murti in red and gold draped garments sits on a throne framed by a golden arch, with garlands of red, orange, green and white flowers hanging on the pillars. Golden horses with lit harness are attached at the front. Standing at the platform are golden statues of attendant figures, and a robed man in white dhoti and a female figure in pale clothing stand near the shrine. A red building and a tractor appear at the edge of the scene.2015-09-24