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August 31 2011

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August 31 20112011-08-31December 26 20102010-12-26October 06 20112011-10-06December 26 20102010-12-26December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesAugust 31 20112011-08-31October 06 20112011-10-06December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A 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.2010-12-26March 02 20132013-03-02A photograph of a richly decorated outdoor festival canopy or ratha-style shrine with a tiered, multicoloured fabric roof in red, yellow, green and blue with floral and lotus patterns and yellow fringe. Inside, a bronze Ganesha murti stands in an ornate gilded arch, draped in garlands of yellow marigold and red and purple flowers, wearing a crown and holding objects in its hands. Below the shrine sits a dark gold-patterned cloth platform with brass vessels, a bell and a small offering plate. A painted panel above shows two bulls flanking a Shiva lingam. No physical people are visible.2011-08-31