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A night procession float (ratha) at the front of the frame, covered in gold-painted tiered architecture with a multi-tiered tower and decorative pillars. Colorful striped garlands hang from the tower. Gold-finished statues of a seated Ganesha in the center, a bull (nandi) at the front, and standing figures on the sides adorn the float. A man in a red-checked shirt sits on a red Massey Ferguson tractor pulling the float, and two women in the foreground pull at the lower sections of the cart, one in red. Floral garlands decorate the base. Dark night sky in the background.

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Night procession of a gilded ratha chariot lit with strings of fairy lights, its multi-tiered tower decorated with colourful garlands and a deity murti seated inside the shrine canopy. Gold horse figures pull the cart, pulled by a red Massey Ferguson tractor driven by a man in a white shirt. Golden attendant statues stand at the corners. On the left, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk beside the cart, one carrying a camera, with a second lit golden palanquin visible behind. Dark trees and a hillside form the background.2015-05-01December 24 20132013-12-24Night photograph of an illuminated golden ratha chariot in procession, with a multi-tiered gilded tower lit by strings of lights and hung with colourful tassel garlands. Inside the shrine, a deity murti is visible under a canopy. Golden horse figures and a gilded attendant figure stand on the chariot base, and a red Massey Ferguson tractor pulls it, driven by a man in a checked shirt. A smaller figure of a deity seated on the platform is visible, and an onlooker in a striped shirt stands at right. No one on the chariot is identifiable as a person, and the scene shows no clear a person candidate.2013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24Night photograph of an ornate golden temple chariot (ratha) lit with white fairy lights and oil lamps, decorated with flower garlands in yellow and red, and multicoloured fabric pillars with tassels at its corners. Gilded horse statues flank the base, along with a seated golden Ganesha figure with raised hands and a standing golden attendant on the right. Inside the shrine canopy, several deity murtis are visible, and a man in a red-checked shirt sits in a red tractor at the bottom right, pulling the chariot. A standing figure in dark clothing holds a tray at the left. Several people are visible at the margins.2013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24May 01 20152015-05-01Night 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.2015-05-01December 24 20132013-12-24Night photograph of an illuminated golden chariot (ratha) with a tiered tower of lit lamps and gold-painted pillars, decorated with multicoloured garlands and tassels in red, green, yellow and blue. Two gold horse figures with white lights stand at the front. A person in a brown robe and a tall headdress stands on the platform beside a white fan-like ornament, holding an object up toward the tower. A figure in gold stands at the right side of the chariot, and a man in a checked shirt stands at the lower right near the wheels. Dark sky surrounds the scene.2013-12-24