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February 09 2013

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April 16 20162016-04-16A gilded wooden palanquin with ornate carved golden panels and a curved arched canopy frame shaped like makara heads at each end, hung with multicoloured tassels in green, red, purple, yellow and orange and small gold bells. It sits on a flat wooden transport platform outdoors beneath a white tent, with trees and a red cloth awning visible behind. No people are present.2016-04-16An outdoor festival scene at a pilgrimage camp showing an ornate gilded palanquin mounted on a green-draped wheeled cart. The golden carriage has carved panels, a curled serpent-like arched frame with red, pink, green and blue tassels, and an orange umbrella with teal fringe and a black leaf motif. Black speaker boxes flank the cart and a steel truss bridge spans the background under a pale sky. Several people walk nearby: a man in a blue shirt and dark trousers, a person in a red robe, and others partly visible at the edges. A small portrait is affixed to a pole at right. The palanquin appears to be a ratha for procession.2013-02-14December 31 20092009-12-31A photograph of a gilded ceremonial ratha or chariot at a temple procession, decorated with long garlands of white, yellow, orange and purple flowers and hanging tassels in green, pink, blue and red. A golden dragon-headed prow curves over the cart, with brass bells dangling from the tassels. A multicoloured ceremonial umbrella stands at the right. Several people in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing saffron-toned clothing, stand near the cart under a corrugated roof. No person is identifiable as a person from the visible evidence.2011-12-15A gilded ceremonial palanquin or ratha-style chariot stands under a covered pavilion, decorated with white jasmine garlands, purple and magenta flower swags, and hanging tassels in green, yellow, orange and red. A golden ornamental canopy with an orange fringed umbrella sits above the carriage, with small brass kalasha finials on the poles. Behind it is an orange-painted temple wall with a sign reading Sri Andeshwara Temple, and a poster beside it shows a portrait labelled Ananda Sava. Triangular orange and white bunting hangs overhead. A few people stand at the right edge, and a decorated umbrella is visible in the foreground, with marigold garlands on the base.2010-12-22A golden ceremonial palanquin with a curved canopy frame decorated with garlands of marigold-yellow flowers, bells and multicoloured tassels in red, green, orange and blue. A large fringed golden parasol stands at left. Within the palanquin an orange and saffron cloth drapes a seated figure, and a shadowy figure in white appears beside it. Dozens of people in casual clothes crowd the foreground, and a small palm tree and a red-tiled roofed building stand behind the procession.2011-12-06A photograph of a gilded ceremonial chariot procession outdoors beside an orange-washed building with a thatched roof. A golden ratha with curved dragon-headed finials is draped in yellow, orange, purple and white marigold garlands and hung with tasselled bells. An orange fringed umbrella shades a seated figure in orange and gold robes at the rear of the chariot, with a round orange fan or shield at the side. Around the chariot, crowds in white and yellow shirts and saris press close, and a striped multicoloured umbrella is held at the left edge.2010-02-12A golden ceremonial palanquin or ratha is decorated with garlands of white and yellow flowers, purple and orange marigold strings, and hanging tassels in red, orange, blue, green and purple. An orange umbrella with a leaf motif shades the vehicle, and an ornate golden makara-style head curves over the top. Two men stand at the right edge in white clothes with yellow shawls, and a figure in orange robes appears at the far left beside palm trees. The scene appears to be an outdoor procession setting.2010-02-12A golden ornamental vehicle. A multicoloured canopy umbrella rises over the rear of the vehicle. Two people in white clothing and one person in orange stand in the background near a palm tree and a red-brick building, with a sign reading in Kannada beside a portrait of a smiling man in a framed photo. The scene looks like a procession outdoors.2011-12-15February 12 20132013-02-12December 27 20092009-12-27