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Night photograph of an illuminated golden ratha or palanquin-style chariot decorated with garlands of red, yellow, orange and purple flowers and strings of white and green fairy lights. A golden deity murti or ornate golden figure sits within a carved golden shrine canopy, with a golden peetha-like seat below. A blurred white fan or chamara is waved by a figure at the left, whose white dhoti and rudraksha mala are partly visible. Golden pillars, carved lion heads and decorative lamp lights frame the scene.

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February 27 20142014-02-27December 02 20142014-12-02February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of a decorated processional palanquin lit by strings of bulbs and warm lamps. At the centre stands a gilded deity murti adorned with a large flower garland, wearing a crown, framed by a golden arch and hanging tassels in red, yellow and purple. In the lower left a standing attendant in gold and white clothes holds a large white feather fan, while a second figure in white with a shawl stands on the left edge. The gilded palanquin and fan suggest a utsava procession.2016-02-21January 10 20152015-01-10January 10 20152015-01-10A photograph of a deity murti seated under a golden arch at night, richly decorated with layered flower garlands in red, white and yellow, a gold crown and gold jewellery, and a red silk cloth draped below. Two tall decorative fans with dark green, red and orange tassels flank the murti. On the left a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala raises a white feather fan toward the deity. Illuminated golden pillars and string lights frame the shrine.2014-10-03February 19 20152015-02-19 +2 copiesDecember 31 20152015-12-31Night photograph, low angle, of an ornate golden ratha or procession chariot with a tall canopied golden tower. Multicoloured draped cloth bands in blue, red, yellow and cream with bird and floral motifs hang from the sides, and garlands of marigolds, roses and mixed flowers decorate the structure. A large golden statue of a standing female figure with a jewelled headdress and garland stands beside the tower, and a golden deity murti with a garland appears at the lower right. Bamboo leaf decorations and string lights hang inside the canopy. A seated figure in orange-red cloth is partly visible within the tower, and the black night sky surrounds the scene.2013-12-24December 02 20142014-12-02