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A photograph of a golden ceremonial palanquin or ratha decorated with white jasmine and orange-red marigold garlands and pink flower strands, with a gold-fringed yellow canopy overhead. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-coloured cloth and gold bangle, sits on a maroon cushion on the palanquin. A devotee's hand in an orange cloth extends a copper plate of offerings, including fruit, toward him. The image is a person by visible cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold adornment, shown seated on the processional vehicle receiving an offering during a procession.

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December 20 20102010-12-20A photograph of a golden ceremonial ratha or palanquin during a procession, decorated with white jasmine and orange marigold garlands. A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits under a yellow fringed canopy, smiling and mouth open as if speaking. He wears a gold necklace, a gold armlet and a green garment. A hand in the foreground offers a silver tray holding a pineapple and fruit. Tassels in pink, red and green hang from the canopy.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20A photograph of a man seated on a golden ratha or chariot decorated with thick garlands of white, orange-red and pink flowers, under a saffron-yellow canopy with fringe and pink tassels. The man, smiling with eyes lowered, has long dark hair, a red bindi, a gold bangle and a dark red-and-gold cloth around his waist; he extends his right arm to a tray of fruit and flowers held by hands at the lower left, including a pineapple and a small brass kalasha-like vessel. The scene suggests a festival procession.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20A photograph of a golden ceremonial chariot decorated with white jasmine and orange marigold garlands and a large yellow canopy with pink and orange tassels. A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a gold armband sits on a dark maroon cushion, smiling as he reaches down to take an offering. A hand from below holds a silver tray with a coconut and a yellow fruit. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair and gold adornments on a ceremonial chariot, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity.2010-12-20A photograph of a golden ratha-style procession vehicle draped in white, orange, red and magenta flower garlands, with a yellow fringed canopy above. A man with long dark hair and a crown-like maroon cushion sits on the golden seat, smiling, wearing gold bracelets and a shawl. Foreground, a hand in an orange sleeve offers a silver tray holding a papaya, a pineapple and a yellow cloth-wrapped item. a person (long swept-back hair, gold ornaments and ceremonial procession setting) is seated on the ratha in the centre-top of the frame.2010-12-20A photograph of a procession canopy with an ornate, fringed yellow and orange umbrella-style canopy hung with red, pink and orange tassels and yellow and purple flower garlands. A man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a red flower garland and gold beaded necklaces, wearing a white and cream dhoti, sits smiling on a red velvet-covered seat and gestures with his right hand. A figure in orange robes on the right holds a large ornate gold vessel with a finial. Garlands of yellow marigolds and white flowers decorate the chariot-like seat. Overall this is a festival procession scene.2010-01-01A photograph of a festival procession on a decorated ratha or chariot. A man with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and a green-gold dhoti or garment, wearing a white flower garland, sits on the chariot and reaches down to receive a silver offering tray of fruit and flowers held by a hand from below. Above him stands a large yellow umbrella with pink fringe and a pattern of red and dark diamond motifs, hung with pink, orange, green and red tassels and gold bells. Marigold and white jasmine garlands wrap the chariot's railings and pillars, and a red-and-orange cushion lies beside him.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20102010-12-20A golden ceremonial chariot procession moves through a crowd, with a long-haired man in an orange robe and white flower garland seated on the gold-carved seat, reaching out with one arm toward the people. The chariot is draped in white, purple and yellow flower garlands, with a tall tasselled yellow parasol above and a black horse-like animal with curved horns in the foreground. Many people in white and yellow clothing crowd around, including a man in white with long hair at left, and palm trees and a blue-and-orange decorated fan appear in the background.2010-02-12