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Outdoor photo of a richly decorated ratha or palanquin-style chariot under a clear sky with coconut palms around it. The canopy is painted and embroidered in red, orange, yellow and blue with floral and geometric motifs, topped by a golden parasol and kalasha-like finial. Orange and yellow marigold garlands hang from its pillars. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow shawls, stand at its base and push or steady it, while other devotees in white crowd the front. To the right, a golden-yellow vehicle carries a deity murti with ornaments and garlands. A bird flies at upper left.2009-12-29A photograph of a colourful multi-tiered South Indian temple gopuram, painted in bbbright teal, pink, yellow and green with stucco figures, wrapped in bamboo scaffolding during renovation. Below, a dense crowd of devotees in white and saffron clothing fills the courtyard and walkways, with uniformed police officers visible among them. Tall trees and a white spire stand behind the tower, and a large signboard with a picture is mounted at right.2017-02-06December 03 20222022-12-03February 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesPhoto 11710633Photo 11710618A photo of a temple procession in a South Indian setting. A deity murti is seated on an ornate palanquin with a red and orange canopy, its gold-framed arch, and a large garland of marigolds and red flowers draped around it. Several men carry the palanquin with long wooden poles: one in a cream shirt and white dhoti on the left, one in a white shirt with a green cloth on the right, and bare-chested men in saffron/orange cloths and bare-chested attire at the front. A man in a blue shirt and a man in a cream shirt with a mobile phone stand near the base. A gopuram with colourful painted sculptures and a rocky hill rise in the background under a clear blue sky, with yellow umbrellas visible at left. Approximately six to eight people are visible.2022-02-17A richly decorated ceremonial ratha or palanquin canopy with a red, orange and yellow patterned roof, tiered fringes, a golden finial, and pillars wrapped in blue, yellow and red panels with white-and-blue bird motifs. Marigold garlands hang from the roof edge. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing yellow shawls, stand around and beneath the canopy, with a few more in the foreground. Coconut palms and a clear sky frame the procession scene, and a shrine with deity murtis is visible at the right edge.2009-12-29Photo 11710608Photo 11710630December 03 20222022-12-03February 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copies