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A photograph of a large ornate golden temple chariot (ratha) with a tiered, gilded roof topped by a finial and carved figures, supported by gilded pillars. In front, two silver horses and a silver seated deity murti are displayed. To the right, a man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers stands beside an older man in a cream dhoti and shirt who wears a white forehead mark. A uniformed official in khaki stands at the far left edge. The chariot is inside a dim hall with corrugated metal walls and a brick wall behind it.

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January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph inside a shed with blue corrugated walls and a brick wall behind. Dominating the frame is an ornate gold-coloured temple car (ratha) with a tiered, multi-roofed canopy carved with figures, mounted on a wooden cart with silver horse figures in front and a silver deity figure seated at its base. Three men stand at right: a man in a white shirt and dark trousers with a light vertical mark on his forehead, a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti with white forehead markings and glasses, and at far right a figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap wearing a long garland of yellow and red flowers, with long dark hair visible. Only three visible people appear in the scene.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12Photograph inside a dim temple hall at Arunachala temple, Tiruvannamalai. A large ornate golden palanquin with a multi-tiered roof, carved pillars and gilded angel figures stands at left, beside a silver bull (nandi-style) vahana with a decorated saddle. A man in white shirt and dhoti with a tilak on his forehead stands centre, next to a man in a light blue shirt. At right, a figure in a bright orange turban and orange-red shawl with gold border wears a heavy garland of yellow and red flowers and holds a hand of another man. Several other men stand in the background.2007-01-12August 03 20092009-08-03July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13August 03 20092009-08-03A photograph of an ornate gold-plated temple chariot (ratha) standing indoors against brown and grey marble walls. The chariot has a tiered canopy with a kalasha-like finial, carved pillars, and gold horse heads at the front, hung with bells and garlands of blue, purple and orange beads. Multicoloured tassel festoons in pink, white, blue, orange, green, yellow and red hang from the canopy corners. A single man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands at the right edge, bending toward the chariot. A red cabinet is visible beside him.2012-08-20 +1 copiesAugust 08 20092009-08-08A gilded wooden temple chariot with ornate golden canopy and carved pillars stands beside a blue metal gate at a temple precinct. Beside it, a smiling person in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban wears a heavy garland of yellow and red flowers and holds a small object, while a man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands next to them and a man in a green shirt with a tilak mark on his forehead watches. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands between them. A silver figure of a deity stands on the chariot base. The chariot is decorated with gold and silver figures and yellow wheels. Several other people in white dhotis are at the left edge. Crowd count visible: about 6-7 people.2007-01-12