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September 23 20062006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23Night photograph of a golden ceremonial chariot with an ornate gilded canopy and carved pillars, carrying a large golden deity murti draped in red cloth. White-clad attendants stand on and beside the chariot, handling the deity and red drapery under bright lights. In the foreground at right, a long-haired man with bare upper back wears a saffron/orange cloth, seen from behind. Gilded panels and a side banner with Tamil text and photographs line the chariot base.2006-09-23January 1st 2013September 23 20062006-09-23Night procession photographed from the crowd. A brightly illuminated ratha/chariot covered in marigold and purple flower garlands, with a golden canopy hung with multicolour tassels, carries a deity murti and attendants. Two men stand on the chariot at left: one in orange robe with rudraksha mala and orange head cloth, the other in white dhoti with a torch. Devotees in white and dark clothing press around the chariot base, and a tall flagpole with a yellow flag and a decorated palanquin-style canopy stand at right under tent cloth. a person candidate not clearly identifiable by appearance at this distance.2015-01-13February 10 20132013-02-10September 01 20162016-09-01A dimly lit night procession scene with a decorated palanquin or ratha covered in marigold garlands and red and orange flower strings. At the centre stands a figure of a bearded man with an orange turban and an orange sash, dressed in ornate beaded necklaces, seemingly a statue or murti on the vehicle. To the right a priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth holds a long-handled fan or chamara and a small ritual object. Two silhouetted people in the foreground watch from below, and a metal lamp glows near the base of the palanquin.April 24 20132013-04-24January 08 20172017-01-08A night procession at a temple chariot (ratha) in Tamil Nadu. A decorated wooden ratha carries an illuminated shrine with deity murtis draped in flower garlands and marigold strands, and a small framed portrait is mounted on its left side. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts crowd around, several with orange cloth draped over their shoulders, and some wear rudraksha malas. In the left foreground a man in a pale yellow shirt and dark trousers stands near a figure in pale clothing. A small portrait on the left shows a bearded man in a white turban, and the ratha's upper section bears an illuminated Tamil-script banner. Visible people number roughly fifteen to twenty.2006-10-28