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February 27 20142014-02-27February 27 20142014-02-27December 24 20132013-12-24February 27 20142014-02-27February 27 20142014-02-27A night photograph of an ornate golden ratha, a tiered chariot-shrine lit with rows of small bulbs and decorated with colourful striped and tasselled fabric pillars and garlands. Its upper tiers hold carved figures and a finial with a lamp, and the base is flanked by two white-lit bull statues with garlands. A golden Ganesha figure sits at the front of the base. At the lower right a man in a checked shirt sits at the wheel area of a vehicle, and a partially visible woman stands at the lower left. The chariot is the main subject, rising against a dark sky.2013-12-24February 27 20142014-02-27February 27 20142014-02-27January 13 20152015-01-13Night procession of a golden ratha chariot decorated with multicoloured garlands and streamers in red, green, white and blue. A deity murti sits under the golden canopy, with a golden Nandi bull figure at each lower corner and a small golden seated figure on the base. Two men in the foreground, one wearing a checked shirt, watch the chariot. The photograph shows a festival procession with no clearly identifiable a person present.2013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24Night 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.2015-02-17