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October 03 20142014-10-03Night photograph of a golden ratha, a decorated festival chariot, lit with white and green fairy lights. A tall tiered golden shrine-tower with carved celestial figures and warm lamps rises above a flat golden platform. Inside the shrine, a deity murti in red and gold draped garments sits on a throne framed by a golden arch, with garlands of red, orange, green and white flowers hanging on the pillars. Golden horses with lit harness are attached at the front. Standing at the platform are golden statues of attendant figures, and a robed man in white dhoti and a female figure in pale clothing stand near the shrine. A red building and a tractor appear at the edge of the scene.2015-09-24October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Night procession of an illuminated golden ratha/chariot with a multi-tiered, gilded canopy topped by a finial and winged cherub figures. Inside the lit shrine stands a deity murti draped in garlands and a red cloth, flanked by two standing golden attendant figures. Two men in white dhotis and orange headwear stand on the platform, one with palms pressed together in namaskar and the other with arms lowered, both wearing rudraksha-style malas. Colourful tassel garlands in red, orange, yellow, blue and green hang from the canopy pillars. A seated golden Ganesha figure and two golden bull statues decorate the base. A man in a white shirt and a man in red clothing sit at the lower edge of the frame. Strings of white lights outline the structure.2014-10-03Night photograph of an illuminated processional ratha, a tall tiered chariot shrine lit with warm yellow lamps and green and white strings of lights, decorated with multicoloured tassels and garlands in red, yellow and green. A seated deity murti with a heavy garland is visible in the central shrine niche, with gilded horse figures and attendant statues at the base. A man in a white dhoti stands at the left side of the chariot base, and a figure in dark clothing sits near the bottom of the frame, with a crowd of onlookers at the edges of the scene under a dark sky.2015-02-17Night photograph of an ornate golden chariot (ratha) lit with fairy lights, its tiered gilded canopy topped with carved figures and decorated with multicoloured flower garlands hanging on the pillars. Inside the shrine a deity murti sits adorned with garlands. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders stand on the chariot with hands folded in namaskar, and a small seated Ganesha figure with a golden rudraksha-style necklace sits at the front. Golden horse figures flank the base, and a partly visible man stands at lower left.2014-10-03September 24 20152015-09-24October 03 20142014-10-03Night photograph of an illuminated temple chariot (ratha) with a tall multi-tiered gold-and-red canopy strung with coloured fairy lights. Inside the shrine niche sits a gold-clad deity murti adorned with garlands and a large beaded necklace. Gold figures of a seated four-armed deity and standing attendants decorate the cart's base, flanked by rearing horse sculptures outlined in white lights. A red Massey Ferguson tractor is parked in front, pulling or positioned beside the chariot, with a dark silhouette of a driver visible. Hanging tassels of red, yellow, green and white flowers frame the sides. No a person candidate is visible; the figures are statues and the scene has no clearly visible people.2015-03-02 +1 copiesA night procession of a golden ratha chariot, brightly lit with fairy lights and hung with multicoloured garland festoons. Inside the illuminated golden shrine canopy stands a deity murti decorated with garlands, flanked by two attendants in white dhotis. The chariot is drawn by a golden horse figure and golden guardian statues, with a driver seated at the front wrapped in a banana-leaf and flower-garlanded cart. Devotees in orange and red saris and saffron dhotis walk alongside on the left and right, with banana leaves and palm fronds decorating the scene.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03 +1 copies