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A 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.

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Night procession of a gilded chariot-style ratha topped by a tiered golden shrine with ornate carved figures and a deity murti under a canopy, decorated with multicoloured tassel hangings. Women in orange-saffron sarees with rudraksha malas carry a yellow-and-red pennant and a golden trident staff, walking alongside. Men and young people in saffron-orange robes follow along the road. A man in a red shirt stands at right, and a banana-leaf and flower-garland decorated shivalingam-style base sits beneath the chariot. The scene is lit by warm electric lights against a dark sky.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Night photograph of an illuminated festival chariot (ratha) lit with warm golden light, its tiered tower decorated with garlands in red, orange and white and standing figures carved on its upper levels. Lit horse figures with glowing outlines pull the cart, while a few white-clad people walk beside and behind it along a dark road. Other lit floats and strings of coloured lights appear in the background. A standing figure in yellow stands at the base of the chariot near its lower platform.2015-01-13October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03A brightly illuminated multi-tiered ratha, a temple-style festival chariot, at night, glowing with lamps and strung lights. Tiers are decorated with carved figures and small lit alcoves. A central seated deity murti is framed by garlands of red and orange flowers hanging down the sides. Front of the chariot shows a yellow-lit base with a decorative figure beside it. Several dark silhouettes of people walk around the base, and a fringed decorative element and string lights line the ground. The chariot is pulled by a row of ornamented, lit-up animals at the front. The scene is dark except for the chariot's lights.2015-01-13Night photograph of a golden temple chariot, or ratha, decorated with multicoloured flower garlands and lit by small lights. Its tiered canopy holds a seated deity murti, and a golden Ganesha figure stands on the platform below beside golden bull figures. Several men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees push and steer the chariot, while a man in a white shirt sits at a tractor steering wheel in the foreground. The chariot is decorated for a procession, or thiruther utchavam.2015-05-01Night photograph of a golden ratha chariot illuminated with string lights and hung with red and maroon tassels, carrying a shrine-like canopy with deity murtis inside. Golden horse and bull figures flank the base, and a figure in white dhoti stands on the platform near a lit lamp. In the foreground, several devotees in orange and saffron clothing and dark-haired people watch and film from below, with one person raising a phone. The scene suggests a night procession with ratha and aarti lights.2014-10-03January 13 20152015-01-13November 22 20152015-11-22 +1 copiesDecember 02 20142014-12-02Night photograph of an ornate golden chariot (ratha) lit with fairy lights, its tiered gilded canopy topped with carved figures and decorated with multicoloured flower garlands hanging on the pillars. Inside the shrine a deity murti sits adorned with garlands. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders stand on the chariot with hands folded in namaskar, and a small seated Ganesha figure with a golden rudraksha-style necklace sits at the front. Golden horse figures flank the base, and a partly visible man stands at lower left.2014-10-03