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A photograph of a flower-decorated ceremonial chariot in front of a large black Shiva lingam with water streaming from it. A man with long hair sits on a red cushioned seat, wearing an orange robe and a white and red garland. The chariot is heavily garlanded with yellow, orange, purple and marigold flowers, and a golden staff with a finial stands at its side. Drummers and onlookers stand in the background, with a tiered seating area and trees beyond. Water sprays from the lingam and from fountains on either side. The chariot is surrounded by white-clad devotees and a bright sunlit sky.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a large black stone lingam with flower garlands on its base, water spraying from it into a pool. A decorated flower-covered float with a yellow and orange garland-draped structure carries a seated person in orange robes with a red and white shawl, facing forward, flanked by ceremonial staffs topped with golden finials. Crowds of devotees in white and yellow garlands stand and wade in the water, with a stepped stone bank lined with spectators behind. A partial 'RATHAM' lettering appears on the float's side. a person candidate present; the seated figure wears orange robes and a shawl but the appearance is too uncertain to confirm.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange robes with a white garland and a red-and-white shawl sits on a red-cushioned throne-like seat on a float decorated with yellow, orange, and purple flower garlands and greenery. 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Several white-clad attendants and devotees stand or sit along the steps. a person seated centrally, identified by saffron robes with beaded garland, a seated position on a flower-decked dais, and the central honoured place within a crowd of devotees.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure on a golden throne (peetha) with a red cushion, draped in flower garlands of white, orange and pink blooms and yellow marigold strings. The seated person wears orange-saffron robes and a multi-stranded red and white garland, and is flanked by a standing trident (trishul) on the left. A man in orange robes sits cross-legged at the lower left beside floral-decorated pillars. Water jets from a black stone fountain at the upper left, and tiered red steps lined with dark lamps rise behind. A standing attendant in white with a dark shawl stands near the back right.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a large black stone Shivalinga at the water's edge of a sacred tank, its upper column wrapped in marigold and yellow flower garlands and marked with a white band. Water sprays from fountains around it. A decorated floral platform in front holds a seated figure in saffron-orange clothing with a flower garland, surrounded by marigold, yellow and purple garlands, with a trident-like ritual staff at the left edge. Devotees wade in the water and crowd the red-stepped ghats in white clothes, and onlookers line the foreground. A photographer stands at the right edge, and a concrete building and trees form the background.2010-01-02 +1 copiesLarge black stone Shivalingam in a pool, draped with orange, yellow and marigold garlands, with water pouring from its base into the water. 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