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April 24 2013

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Night photograph of a gilded processional palanquin (ratha-style vahana) carrying a deity murti dressed in a blue-green garment and heavily adorned with garlands of pink, red and white flowers. The ornate gold canopy arch and carved gold base are hung with tasselled fringes in purple, yellow, turquoise and pink. In the lower right, a bare-chested priest in an orange-red cloth, with a rudraksha-style neck cord, holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward the palanquin. A green cloth drapes behind the deity and a tiled roof is visible overhead. No a person candidate is identifiable in the visible scene.2013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesNight photograph of an ornate golden ratha or palanquin-style procession vehicle with a deity murti seated in its centre, decorated with dense garlands of white, yellow and red flowers, and hanging tassels in pink, green, blue, yellow and purple. A gold canopy with scalloped fringe covers the top, and gold ornamental figures and a bell-cluster ornament flank the sides. A red cloth drapes behind the murti. Partly visible at the edges are a few onlookers and a loudspeaker on the right, with a gold staff or ornament at the far right. The darkness and stage lighting leave the background mostly black.2013-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph of an ornate gold palanquin or ratha-style chariot canopy at night under a corrugated roof. Inside, a deity murti or utsava image is decorated with red, orange and white flower garlands and draped in green and red cloth. Gold-colored carved railings and tassels in pink, teal, orange and black hang from the frame. A bare-skinned person's back is partly visible behind the carrying structure, but no face is visible.2013-04-24October 30 20112011-10-30A man with a shaved head, wearing a reddish-orange cloth draped over his torso and bare-chested, leans over a richly gilded wooden ratha or chariot. He is adjusting or steadying the structure with one hand while gripping a wooden pole. Behind him stands a deity murti dressed in teal garments and layered gold necklaces, framed by garlands of pink, yellow, red and purple flowers. Orange and yellow tassels hang from the chariot's upper frame, and a gold-toned decorated canopy structure surrounds the scene in what appears to be a nighttime procession setting.2013-04-24May 03 20122012-05-03Night procession scene: a golden palanquin-style vehicle with a deity murti decorated with flower garlands, a golden umbrella canopy above, and a carved golden figure of an animal mount at the front, all garlanded with marigold and jasmine strands. A man in orange and saffron robes with a silver-trimmed white headdress stands on a raised orange-draped platform at the left, hand resting on the vehicle, with oil lamps and flower offerings at the base. The background is dark with a few distant lights.2011-10-30A photo inside a dim temple shrine showing a deity murti draped in a blue garment and adorned with a silver crown and ornaments, framed by red, white and yellow garlands. In the foreground a figure seated on an ornate gold palanquin-like seat, bare-backed with a reddish-orange cloth draped over the shoulders, leans toward the image with hands near the deity. Gold-plated pillars, hanging orange and pink tassels, a gold kalasha-style finial and a light fixture on a wooden stand surround the scene.2013-04-24Night photograph of a ratha (chariot) procession at a temple festival. A richly decorated golden canopied shrine on a chariot is hung with garlands and multicoloured tassels, lit by bulbs. Inside, a deity murti adorned with gold ornaments and flower garlands sits on a pink-draped platform. Two men attend the chariot: one in a brown garment on the left and one in white dhoti with a cloth wrap on the right, holding a cloth and standing at the edge of the platform. A carved figure decorates the base, and the black background surrounds the lit chariot.2014-12-02May 31 20182018-05-31