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A decorated chariot float with a pink and white domed canopy, fringed with yellow tassels, set against tall palm trees. Painted figures stand on the platform: a blue-skinned charioteer in a crown and gold-trimmed dress holds reins and a whip, beside a figure in a turban and white garment. A white horse with a blue-and-pink caparison and gold harness is pulled alongside. A kneeling figure with folded hands sits at the front corner, and the wheels are painted with blue, red and gold spoke patterns. A small red flag flies from the canopy top. No living people are visible.

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A painted temple chariot-style sculpture atop a building, shown against tall coconut palms. A white horse with gold harness and a decorated saddle pulls a carriage with a pink and green canopy, tasselled trim and a pink-and-blue wheel. Inside the carriage, a blue-skinned deity murti in a gold crown and ornaments stands with a figure in pink attire. A small kneeling figure with folded hands sits at the lower left, and a small ganesha-like figure appears at the lower right. A red flag rises from the top of the structure.2009-08-03A painted ratha, a decorated temple chariot, stands in a palm-lined street. A white horse with blue and pink harness and a pink lotus motif on its saddle cloth pulls the cart. Above, a pink and green canopy with yellow tassels shelters figures in the carriage, including a deity seated in folded-hands pose beneath a seven-headed serpent hood, with a red flag on a pole nearby. Large spoked wheels with floral centres and a blue-green painted base complete the scene. Palm fronds and a clear sky fill the background.2009-08-03A painted wooden temple chariot, ratha, stands indoors against a white wall beside a brown curtain. Its multi-tiered canopy is decorated with colourful carved figures, red pillars and gold-trimmed arches. A seated four-armed deity murti in a lotus seat sits at the centre of the chariot, flanked by two white horses with pink details and blue wheels. A small standing attendant figure in red stands on the right. The scene is a statue display with no physical people present.2008-10-15July 13 20092009-07-13October 31 20062006-10-31December 04 20162016-12-04December 04 20162016-12-04June 04 20122012-06-04 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple tower decorated for a festival, with painted wooden and clay figures. Four horses on a stone ledge are painted in blue and pink with gold harness details, pulling a chariot-like structure. A figure in blue and turquoise clothing stands on the upper frame, and two larger painted figures in blue shorts stand higher on the scaffolding. Long striped cloth banners in red, blue and yellow hang from the top corners. Wooden scaffolding and ropes support the structure against the dark sky.2007-08-17A photograph of a colourfully painted Hindu temple gopuram-style shrine façade in South India. Upper tiers show a white-and-red Vaishnava urdhva pundra symbol and a chakra emblem. Central niche contains a reclining Vishnu on the serpent Adishesha, with two small attendants beside him. Below, a blue deity murti with a crown and four arms, seated with a consort figure, sits in the shrine doorway. Standing painted guardian figures in green, orange and red flank the entrance, and a leafy tree with hanging branches overhangs the right side. No living people are visible.2008-07-29 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies