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December 11 20162016-12-11A photograph of an empty ornate processional chariot (ratha) with a domed canopy against a dusky sky. The canopy is covered in colourful patterned fabric with red and yellow tassels and rows of small red and white pennants, and a red flag tops its finial. Its carved golden wooden body and wheels are silhouetted against a red-brown boundary wall, with a white tent roof behind. A panel on the canopy shows painted figures. No people are visible in the frame.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 15 20112011-12-15A decorated ceremonial vehicle stands on a dirt ground for a procession. It is a flatbed cart with two wheels visible, draped with marigold garlands and orange and purple fabric, topped by a canopy frame with a large orange umbrella-like parasol, tassels, hanging bells and multicoloured tassel decorations. Ornate golden finials curl at the front and rear of the canopy. Behind it, men in white shirts and white dhotis walk and stand near a red-striped tent and a brick wall. Two men in white uniforms stand beside the cart, one pointing toward it. No one is seated on the vehicle, and no portrait or identifiable figure appears on it.2010-01-01Dusk photograph of a richly decorated open palanquin or ratha canopy with a tiered, pointed roof draped in red, orange, yellow and blue fabric with floral and geometric embroidery, bird motifs on the pillars, and garlands along the edges. Oil lamps glow beneath the canopy. Inside, a seated figure in a pink robe, wearing a golden crown and a flower garland, sits on a raised seat. Banana leaves frame the scene and dark silhouettes of onlookers fill the foreground.2010-12-26A golden ratha chariot shrine at dusk, decorated with multicoloured tassel garlands in red, orange, green, blue and white hanging from its corners and strung with small bulbs. Inside the canopy, a silver-clad deity murti stands with a crown and a long garland of yellow and orange flowers, flanked by two smaller attendant figures on a red-draped backdrop. A partially visible person in white clothing stands at the left edge beside the chariot. Golden lion and figure carvings decorate the top and corners, and a golden figure sits at the lower left.2015-07-31December 27 20092009-12-27An ornate golden ratha, a festival chariot, is decorated with garlands of marigold and tassels, with a multicoloured umbrella overhead and carved golden dragon-head ends. A man in a white shirt stands inside the chariot, with a seated attendant in red at the front. Palm trees and a signboard stand behind, and a few other people in white and orange are visible in the background.2011-12-15A golden ceremonial palanquin or ratha is decorated with garlands of white and yellow flowers, purple and orange marigold strings, and hanging tassels in red, orange, blue, green and purple. An orange umbrella with a leaf motif shades the vehicle, and an ornate golden makara-style head curves over the top. Two men stand at the right edge in white clothes with yellow shawls, and a figure in orange robes appears at the far left beside palm trees. The scene appears to be an outdoor procession setting.2010-02-12December 15 20112011-12-15Night photograph of an ornate, illuminated processional ratha or palanquin with a domed canopy of patterned fabric in red, orange, yellow and blue, hung with fringed tassels and small orange pennants, and outlined with strings of white lights. A red flag rises from the apex. A large crowd of people fills the street in front, some holding yellow and green umbrellas, with fog and bright floodlights behind the scene.2016-05-17