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October 19 20132013-10-19Photograph taken in a dim, unfinished room with exposed concrete-block walls. A wooden ratha-style chariot with large spoked golden wheels and carved panels stands on the right. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti with green border faces the chariot; a woman in a white top with a green cloth lifts a hand toward it, and another person in white stands behind. A figure in a brown robe with a headdress stands near the centre. A woman in a red sari with beads sits at left beside a metal vessel. Several people are visible, watching the chariot.2013-10-05A gilded wooden temple chariot with ornate golden canopy and carved pillars stands beside a blue metal gate at a temple precinct. Beside it, a smiling person in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban wears a heavy garland of yellow and red flowers and holds a small object, while a man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands next to them and a man in a green shirt with a tilak mark on his forehead watches. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands between them. A silver figure of a deity stands on the chariot base. The chariot is decorated with gold and silver figures and yellow wheels. Several other people in white dhotis are at the left edge. Crowd count visible: about 6-7 people.2007-01-12October 05 20132013-10-05August 06 20142014-08-06Night procession at a temple-style event. A golden wheeled ratha or chariot carries a decorated deity murti garlanded with pink and red flowers, with a standing figure in saffron-orange robes atop it. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a maroon-brown dhoti holds a staff or ceremonial item and walks beside the chariot. On the right, several women in saffron and orange and a woman in a patterned sari stand with hands together. Teal construction netting and bright floodlights frame the scene.2018-03-02June 05 20122012-06-05Night outdoor ritual before a decorated deity murti on a wheeled wooden cart. The gilt metal murti sits under a tall ornate arch and a large orange and teal canopy, draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a gold Nandi-like form and a pink cloth behind. A shaved-headed priest in a rust-red dhoti and a sacred thread stands at right, raising a lamp or light toward the murti, while a woman in a maroon sari-style wrap stands at left facing the deity with her back to the camera. Two men in shirts stand in the background at left. Ganesha reliefs decorate the cart's side panels, and white ceremonial cloth lies on the platform.2013-09-05Night outdoor scene of a temple procession. A deity murti, adorned with yellow and orange garlands and a decorated silver-gold arch, is placed on a wheeled wooden cart with carved panels showing Ganesha, under an orange canopy. Two people in dark maroon robes stand in front with their backs to the camera: a woman with hair in a bun and hands joined in prayer, and a shaved-headed person in a maroon wrap with gold trim, holding a ritual object near the deity. Two men in casual shirts stand to the left, and a bundle of white cloth lies on the cart. Dark background with a corner of a stage or tent structure.2013-09-05July 13 20092009-07-13Night photograph of a golden processional chariot (ratha) with a tiered, pyramidal canopy lit by warm lights, decorated with colourful garlands and a deity murti seated inside, drawn on a small wheeled cart. In the foreground, a woman in a red-orange sari with a gold border stands with her back to the camera facing a small table draped in orange cloth with ritual items. To the left, two women in red and white saris and a man in white stand near the steps of a red-walled building under a metal awning. A blue and gold umbrella stands at the left edge. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2014-10-03September 23 20062006-09-23