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A night photograph of an ornate golden-brown temple chariot or vahana, its carved wooden or metal panels lit by warm lamps. Two carved arched niches show a seated elephant-headed deity with a large belly and a standing deity with flowers, mounted on an animal. Garlands of yellow flowers hang beside the figures. Twisted pillars frame the panel, and a string of electric bulbs runs along the canopy edge. No people are visible.

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Night photograph of an ornate orange-painted wooden structure. The left panel shows a seated elephant-headed figure, and the right panel shows a dancing or striding deity figure with a crown and marigold garlands. Gold-colored turned pillars rise at the corners, strings of electric lights run along the roof edge, and yellow flower garlands hang from the carvings. No people are visible in the frame.2006-11-23Night photograph of an ornate orange-painted ceremonial chariot or palanquin structure lit by string lights. Carved relief panels on the cube-shaped upper section show a seated deity figure on the left and a standing figure with a flowering garland, possibly on an animal mount, on the right, with gold-painted pillars and flower garlands draped on the sides. No people are visible in the frame.2006-11-23Night photograph of an ornate golden-orange temple column or dhwajasthambha-like pillar at a South Indian temple. Its top carries a framed relief of a deity seated on an animal mount. Strings of electric lights and leafy garlands decorate the roof frame above. No people are visible.2006-11-23September 05 20162016-09-05September 05 20162016-09-05September 05 20162016-09-05November 23 20062006-11-23October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Night photograph of an illuminated golden ratha chariot with a tiered, pillared canopy decorated with strings of coloured lights. Inside the shrine, a deity murti is adorned with flower garlands in red, green and white. A man with a bare upper body, wearing an orange dhoti and a white sacred thread, stands at the left edge lifting his arm toward the chariot, apparently holding a lamp. Golden statues of a standing female figure and a horse-shaped element flank the chariot, with leafy branches at the upper left.2017-02-09 +1 copiesMarch 03 20152015-03-03 +2 copies