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May 17 20162016-05-17August 03 20092009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03Night photograph of a richly decorated ceremonial ratha or chariot drawn by five silver-grey horse statues, each adorned with garlands of yellow and red marigolds and flower strands. The chariot canopy is wrapped in red and yellow flower garlands and has a red inner panel. Strings of lights are draped along the base. A man in a dark shirt stands at the left edge, and a parked silver car and a red-brick building are in the background. No clearly identifiable person is seated on the chariot.2017-05-08November 28 20162016-11-28A close view of a large polished silver ceremonial elephant figure used in a procession, shown from the rear and side. Its trunk and body are covered in embossed floral and leaf patterns, with a rope-like silver garland and tassels hanging near the head. A red-topped silver howdah with a canopy sits on its back. To the right stands a smaller ornate silver shrine-like canopy with arched pillars, and a second silver elephant figure is partly visible at the left in dim light. No people are visible.A 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.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph inside a shed with blue corrugated walls and a brick wall behind. Dominating the frame is an ornate gold-coloured temple car (ratha) with a tiered, multi-roofed canopy carved with figures, mounted on a wooden cart with silver horse figures in front and a silver deity figure seated at its base. Three men stand at right: a man in a white shirt and dark trousers with a light vertical mark on his forehead, a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti with white forehead markings and glasses, and at far right a figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap wearing a long garland of yellow and red flowers, with long dark hair visible. Only three visible people appear in the scene.2007-01-12June 20 20162016-06-20November 25 20162016-11-25A golden horse statue stands on a green and gold wooden chariot base draped with a red cloth, under a white canopy and brown drapes. Beside it at right is a golden bull or nandi figure on a wheeled cart. At left, a pink umbrella with fringed edging and a red flag with a printed portrait of a bearded man in a turban. No people are visible in the scene.2016-04-24