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A brightly illuminated multi-tiered ratha, a festival chariot, dominates a dark night scene, outlined in green, red, yellow and blue lights. Its tapering roof carries a finial and rows of carved figures, with lit pillars and a central deity murti in a niche. Standing figures flank the base. At the bottom, several people in dark clothing hold up umbrellas, some with red cloth, moving in a procession. The chariot is the clear main subject.

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August 25 20172017-08-25Night procession photograph of an illuminated ornamental processional chariot, a ratha or palanquin-style canopy tower lit with green, red, white and yellow LED strings. Carved figures of animals and attendants stand on its roof, and a gilded deity murti decorated with garlands sits inside the central shrine arch. Dark sky surrounds the structure; a single orange-robed figure is partly visible at the lower left edge of the frame near the base, and a streetlight appears at the right.2017-08-25December 23 20162016-12-23Night photograph of an illuminated festival chariot (ratha) with a tiered, multi-roofed superstructure outlined in green and white lights, with red and gold accents on its pillars. Inside the central shrine niche, a deity murti is decorated with a garland and draped in a colourful striped cloth, lit by warm lamps. Figures carved on the chariot's sides and corners are visible, and a few partly visible people stand at its base, one wearing an orange cloth on the head. No clearly identifiable person is shown at the centre, so no a person candidate is established. Dark sky surrounds the chariot.2017-08-25A night photograph of an illuminated processional ratha or chariot shrine, a tiered tower lit with green, red, white and purple LED strings and bulbs. Carved figures and lions decorate the tiers, and a golden kalasha finial crowns the top. Inside the open central pavilion stands a deity murti draped in flower garlands and a silk cloth. At the lower left, a man in an orange turban holds a long feathered fan, a chamara, toward the deity. Two more people in orange turbans stand at the right edge of the platform. Decorative lights outline the chariot base.2017-08-25Night photograph of an illuminated multi-tiered chariot or ratha, lit with green, red, white and blue LED lights. Carved figures of winged celestial beings and lions decorate the upper tiers. Inside the central shrine stands a deity murti draped in flowers and a colourful cloth, with a golden canopy above. At the lower left, a man in an orange turban waves a white fan or chamara near the shrine, and at the lower right another man in an orange turban sits on the chariot base. Smoke drifts at the left edge, and the scene is set during a night procession.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25A night photograph of an illuminated processional chariot, a ratha with a tiered, multi-storeyed superstructure covered in green, red, blue and white string lights. Carved figures of mythical animals and attendant figures line the roofline and pillars. Inside the open central shrine, a deity murti decorated with garlands and a floral backdrop is visible, lit warmly. Dark sky surrounds the structure, with a street lamp at right. No people are clearly visible in the frame.2017-08-25December 23 20162016-12-23August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25