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Outdoor evening procession scene: a golden float cart draped with an orange cloth carries a golden elephant figure supporting a deity murti seated in red garments, decorated with garlands of yellow, red and white flowers and a multicoloured fringed canopy above. A bald man in white dhoti with a gold necklace sits cross-legged on the left beside brass bells and a small offering vessel. A young man in white dhoti with a red border stands at the right by a black speaker. A signboard in Kannada script stands behind, and a yellow-and-white sign reads Photography, Video Camera. A ganesha relief decorates the cart's side panel.

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August 28 20112011-08-28A procession float (ratha) on an outdoor ground carries a golden deity murti seated atop a gold elephant-shaped base beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy. The murti is garlanded with red, white and yellow flowers and dressed in orange cloth. On the orange-draped flatbed, a standing priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a bare upper body holds a lit lamp (aarti) and a bell, with a small offering plate of flowers and betel nut beside him. Parked cars and buildings are visible behind. A woman and another person stand at the edges of the float.2011-08-28 +1 copiesAugust 28 20112011-08-28Outdoor evening procession on a golden-framed wheeled float with an orange cloth. A tall multicoloured canopy with red fringe shelters a seated deity murti on a throne, garlanded with marigold and white flower strands, and a golden elephant stands at its base. A priest in white dhoti with gold border and a sacred thread stands on the float, holding a lit lamp in one hand and ringing a handbell with the other. Several spectators stand at the left edge, and a man in pink shirt stands at the right beside the cart. Parked white and red cars and red-roofed buildings are in the background.2011-08-28 +1 copiesOutdoor evening procession scene. A young shaven-headed man in white dhoti with gold border and white upper cloth stands at left, holding a long-handled fan or chamara-like implement above a deity murti. The murti, an elephant-headed form with orange cloth and garlands of red, white, yellow and green flowers, sits on a gold elephant-shaped vehicle on a wooden platform. Above is a large multicoloured umbrella with red, green, yellow and black panels, fringed in tassels, over an ornate gold arch. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background on a open grounds with buildings and trees beyond, under an overcast sky.2011-08-28 +1 copiesOutdoor evening procession on a decorated float: a deity murti of Ganesha seated on a golden elephant-shaped pedestal, garlanded with red, white and yellow flower strands, wearing an orange cloth and a silver crown and necklace, with a multicoloured fringed canopy above. Orange-draped platform with a brass bell, a plate of flowers, a bowl and a small brass lamp. Two men attend: one in a red shirt and orange cap standing at left, one in a pink shirt seated beside the pedestal.2011-08-28 +1 copiesAugust 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copiesDusk procession scene with a golden decorated float (ratha) carrying a golden elephant mount topped by a seated deity murti in orange and gold garments, adorned with marigold and yellow flower garlands and a large ornate ceremonial umbrella with multicoloured fringe. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stands at the left of the float attending to the murti. In the foreground a kneeling woman in an orange sari sits near the float, and a man in white with a shawl and beaded necklace stands at the right with palms pressed together in namaskar. A smaller shrine with lit lamps appears behind the float under a darkening pink-tinged sky.2016-12-11 +1 copiesA procession float (ratha) carrying a decorated deity murti of a warrior form seated on a golden peacock-like vahana, shielded by a large golden umbrella and framed by a dense arch of red, yellow and white marigold garlands. In front, a man in a tall patterned conical headdress and orange robes with a saffron-and-gold garland stands on the float, one arm extended toward the murti. Beside him, a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl with white ash markings on his arms stands at the float's edge. On the float's surface lie a turquoise silk cloth, two swords, a brass tray with bells and a ritual vessel, and a folded orange cloth. Trees and an orange building stand behind.2011-10-31November 11 20102010-11-11February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA procession palanquin carrying a Ganesha murti sits outdoors under a large multicoloured fringed canopy in red, yellow, green, purple and white. The deity is seated in an ornate gilded frame draped with garlands of red roses, white flowers and yellow marigolds, with an orange-red headdress and a gold-and-red garment. Below stands a golden elephant figure on the platform, with rose petals scattered around the base. Behind it, a hanging banner with Kannada text and a white van are visible among trees and a low building.2011-08-28 +1 copies