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February 27 20142014-02-27December 24 20132013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24A 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.2013-12-24Night 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.2013-12-24October 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.2015-09-24December 24 20132013-12-24A 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.2014-10-03December 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of an illuminated golden ratha chariot in procession, with a multi-tiered gilded tower lit by strings of lights and hung with colourful tassel garlands. Inside the shrine, a deity murti is visible under a canopy. Golden horse figures and a gilded attendant figure stand on the chariot base, and a red Massey Ferguson tractor pulls it, driven by a man in a checked shirt. A smaller figure of a deity seated on the platform is visible, and an onlooker in a striped shirt stands at right. No one on the chariot is identifiable as a person, and the scene shows no clear a person candidate.2013-12-24December 09 20162016-12-09