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February 27 2014

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Night photograph of an illuminated golden ratha or palanquin-style chariot decorated with garlands of red, yellow, orange and purple flowers and strings of white and green fairy lights. A golden deity murti or ornate golden figure sits within a carved golden shrine canopy, with a golden peetha-like seat below. A blurred white fan or chamara is waved by a figure at the left, whose white dhoti and rudraksha mala are partly visible. Golden pillars, carved lion heads and decorative lamp lights frame the scene.2015-02-19October 03 20142014-10-03Night photograph of an illuminated golden ratha, a temple-style chariot with a tiered, pyramidal roof decorated with gilded figures, string lights and tall multicolour fabric banners with tassels. Garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flower strands hang from the tower. Inside the shrine a deity murti is decorated with flowers. In the foreground a golden horse and a golden standing figure stand beside the chariot, and a man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with white markings on his forehead holds a white fly-whisk or cloth toward the deity. A small figure in pale clothes sits at the horse's head. Overlay text reads Nithyananda Paramashivam and2013-12-24Night photograph, low angle, of an ornate golden ratha or procession chariot with a tall canopied golden tower. Multicoloured draped cloth bands in blue, red, yellow and cream with bird and floral motifs hang from the sides, and garlands of marigolds, roses and mixed flowers decorate the structure. A large golden statue of a standing female figure with a jewelled headdress and garland stands beside the tower, and a golden deity murti with a garland appears at the lower right. Bamboo leaf decorations and string lights hang inside the canopy. A seated figure in orange-red cloth is partly visible within the tower, and the black night sky surrounds the scene.2013-12-24Night photograph of an illuminated golden temple chariot (ratha) in procession, its multi-tiered tower lit with white and warm lights and draped with colourful striped cloth and marigold garlands. A seated deity murti sits within the central shrine niche, flanked by golden pillars and small figures, with horses and a standing golden deity at the base. Two devotees hold up long brass ceremonial trumpets at the bottom edge, and a dark sky frames the tower. No people are clearly visible beyond the raised hands holding the horns.2013-12-24February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20142014-02-27December 24 20132013-12-24January 10 20152015-01-10Night photograph of an ornate golden ratha chariot lit with small bulbs and draped with colourful garlands in red, orange, yellow, green and white. A gilded multi-tiered canopy with a kalasha finial sits above a golden horse with yellow flower garlands, and a standing golden deity murti stands beside the canopy. A single person in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl stands on the chariot, raising an arm toward the canopy and holding a white fan-like object near a garlanded pillar. Bamboo leaves decorate the canopy opening, and a painted fabric banner hangs at the left side. A small seated figure with a crown and garland, appearing to be a deity murti, sits on the horse's back. Dark sky forms the background.2013-12-24February 19 20152015-02-19 +2 copiesSeptember 24 20152015-09-24