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July 13 2013

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Close view of a chariot wheel in a dim shed. The hub is a brass-capped wooden cylinder, and the rim is a gold-coloured embossed metal band with scrolling floral patterns. Red-painted spokes bear white urdhva-pundra style markings. Part of a red-and-gold painted chariot body with floral and deity panels is visible behind, and a second red wheel with blue and white flowers stands at the right edge. No people are visible.2013-07-13July 13 20132013-07-13A decorated wooden cart or ratha in a dim setting, shown in side view. Its two wheels are contrasting: the left wheel is embossed brass with ornate scrollwork and red spokes marked with white symbols, while the right wheel is painted red with white and blue floral motifs and white symbols on its spokes. The cart body has painted panels in blue, red and white showing flower pots and floral designs, edged with gold-coloured metal trim. No people are visible.2013-07-13July 14 20132013-07-14October 03 20142014-10-03Night outdoor procession on a dirt ground at a temple-style festival. A decorated wooden ratha cart with a colourful multi-panelled canopy in red, yellow and blue, lit from within, carries a deity murti seated on a red-draped platform. Around ten men stand in a line before the cart with hands folded in respect, most in white dhoti and shawl and others in orange-red cloth, some with bare upper bodies. A tree and dark sky sit behind; a standing person in white at left and a seated person in white at lower right complete the scene.2013-03-02A night procession on a flat-bed trailer pulled by a red tractor. A golden palanquin-style vehicle with a fringed golden canopy and a carved golden body is garlanded with red, white and yellow flower strings, with green tassels and bells. Inside the palanquin sits a deity murti decorated with garlands. A man in a white dhoti and shawl, with a bare upper body and a light-coloured cap, stands at the right beside a black speaker, while another figure in an orange-and-white outfit sits at the back of the palanquin. An orange cloth covers the trailer, and an orange-brick building stands in the background.2011-10-30April 24 20132013-04-24Close-up photograph of a metal ritual object: a copper-toned circular openwork medallion carved with a radiating lotus-like rosette of layered petals, mounted on a tapering gilt-brass spire or finial with ribbed, fluted surfaces and side scroll ornaments. The background is plain dark. No people are visible. The object appears to be part of a ceremonial metal structure or deity vahana/ornament.December 20 20172017-12-20April 29 20152015-04-29Night procession on a road with a decorated golden cart carrying a canopy and kalasha-like ornaments. Women in deep red saris and garlands walk beside the cart, holding orange-red flags bearing a printed figure. A man in white shirt and white dhoti with a red sash holds a pole and a megaphone at the front, while men in white dhotis with red sashes and white headbands follow. A large tassel-decorated ornament hangs at the cart's side. The setting is dark, lit by the cart and streetlights.2015-09-15 +1 copies