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Night photograph of a temple procession. A brightly lit ornate wooden chariot canopy with carved pillars and a red curtain carries a seated deity murti decorated in white, yellow and blue garments. A crowd of silhouetted devotees stands in the foreground. No identifiable a person candidate is visible; the seated figure is a statue.

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September 23 20062006-09-23Night photograph of a golden palanquin-style procession shrine (ratha or palanquin) lit by a small light, decorated with white and red garlands and maroon drapes with gold pillars. Inside, a golden deity murti seated on a raised platform receives offerings of flowers and fruit set on the floor. At right, a dark street crowd moves past, with shopfront lights and a yellow sign visible in the background.2008-11-11A night photograph of a brightly lit ratha, a decorated procession chariot with golden-brown panels and lit deity figures under a canopy, at a temple festival procession. Several dark silhouetted devotees stand in the foreground on a street, with a tall temple gopuram lit in green and white lights rising behind trees. Cars and vans are parked along the left side. No individual is clearly identifiable from appearance, and no a person candidate is visibly present.2006-10-26Night photograph of a street procession. A large gilded ornate chariot (ratha) decorated with red and white flower garlands and string lights is in the centre, with a deity murti visible on its raised platform. A man in a white garment stands on top of the chariot, and another figure sits inside the lower wooden cabin. A dense crowd of silhouetted devotees fills the foreground, lit by the chariot's bright lamps, with a glowing neon sign and shopfronts behind. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the figures are too distant and dark to establish appearance.2006-09-24Night procession photographed from behind a crowd of onlookers. A decorated chariot, lit by string lights and a street lamp, carries a deity murti seated under a striped canopy, with garlands of purple and pink flowers and gold ornaments on the vehicle. Many people stand in dark silhouette in the foreground, some in white clothes. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance in this frame.2015-02-17 +1 copiesMarch 07 20162016-03-07Night procession photographed in dim light with a brightly lit decorated palanquin at centre. Two murti or statue figures sit on the ornate golden platform under a striped fabric canopy, one holding a trident, both draped with marigold-style garlands and tassels. Strings of white fairy lights run up a pole behind the palanquin, and purple and yellow flower garlands hang along the structure. A dense crowd of silhouetted devotees stands in the foreground, with a few seated people visible at right. The statues are depictions and not living persons, so no identity is inferred.2015-02-17 +1 copiesOctober 26 20062006-10-26October 15 20062006-10-15A night procession scene dominated by an ornate silver palanquin or ratha canopy with a red and gold draped top. Inside, a deity murti is decorated with layers of marigold and rose garlands in red, yellow and green, and wears a silver crown. The platform is lit by warm lamplight against a dark background, with a silver umbrella-like frame above. Shadowy figures and a partly visible white-clad person stand at the sides, and a small lamp stand is at the left edge.2013-03-02October 09 20062006-10-09February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copies