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A decorated ratha or palanquin-style festival chariot dominates the frame, its tiered roof draped in striped cloth and wrapped with yellow, orange and white marigold garlands. Large orange-and-white triangular flags on poles rise around it. Pink and red pillars hold up a blue-edged canopy hung with banana leaves, bananas and white jasmine strands. A person in orange-red cloth stands partly hidden behind the pillars at the left, and a dome-topped shrine structure sits at the top. Bright green foliage and blue sky complete the scene.

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January 13 20102010-01-13January 13 20102010-01-13 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20102010-01-13 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20102010-01-13 +1 copiesA decorated festival ratha or chariot stands on a dirt ground, its canopy covered in red, blue, yellow and green painted cloth with bird motifs, orange valances and flower garlands. The canopy top reads NITHYANANDA in gold letters. Inside, a golden ornate throne with a red velvet seat and cushions sits at the front, flanked by marigold and jasmine garlands. Behind it a small deity murti adorned with red flowers and a garland is seen under a painted backdrop showing a Shiva lingam between two bulls. Banana leaves decorate the sides. A man in a light shirt and some partly visible people in white stand near the cart, and a signboard reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam is partly visible on the right.2010-12-26December 03 20222022-12-03Outdoor 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 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.2009-12-29A richly decorated festival chariot (ratha) with a tiered, multicoloured canopy of red, orange, yellow and blue cloth with floral and bird motifs, topped by a golden finial and hung with marigold garlands. Banana leaves frame the sides. Inside the open shrine stands a deity murti with a Shiva lingam and bull motifs on the back panel, and an empty ornate gold-and-red throne sits at the front of the platform decorated with flower garlands. A woman in a cream sari with a yellow shawl stands at left, and a man in white kurta stands at right near the chariot. A red rope barrier runs along the foreground. A red building with a Kannada sign and a banner reading Nithyanandapuram-style signage appears behind.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26January 09 20182018-01-09