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Night 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.

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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.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Night photograph of a temple procession. A golden multi-tiered ratha (chariot) decorated with flower garlands, string lights and gilded figures of animals and deities is pulled by a red tractor. A young man in a white shirt sits at the tractor's wheel. To the right, a person in an orange-saffron garment with a visible orange head covering stands with hands folded in reverence, and a white-clad person stands beside them near a dark tree and red wall.2015-05-01Night procession at a temple festival: a tall golden ratha/chariot with a multi-tiered tower, lit with string lights and hung with colourful tassels, carries a deity murti under a canopy. Golden horse figures are fixed to its base, and gold figurines stand at its corners. A red tractor pulls the chariot. Around it, men in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in an orange sari, and other devotees in light clothing stand on dirt ground watching and folding hands. A smaller decorated golden chariot is visible at the left edge.2015-05-01November 22 20152015-11-22 +1 copiesOctober 03 20142014-10-03Night 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.2014-10-03May 01 20152015-05-01Night 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.2014-10-03May 01 20152015-05-01February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesDecember 24 20132013-12-24