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Indoor photo of a small golden ratha-style shrine on a wheeled cart, decorated with marigold and multicolour garlands and tassels, with two silver horses in front and a silver deity murti seated inside an illuminated golden canopy. Two people in the foreground, an elderly man with white beard and bare shoulders in white dhoti on the left, and a person in orange garment with dark hair on the right, face the cart. Ratha procession vehicle, deity murti, garlands, and oil lamps visible.

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August 03 20092009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03Three men stand in front of a gilded temple shrine lit with warm lamps, decorated with marigold and multicolour tassel garlands, and containing a silver deity murti with silver horses on either side and a pink lotus base. On the left, an older bearded man wears an orange dhoti and shawl with a purple border. In the centre, a bare-chested, white-bearded ascetic wears only a white loincloth. On the right, a smiling man with a shaved-looking head and tilak wears an orange robe and a heavy gold chain with a pendant. The room has plain white walls and a dark marble floor.2009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03A festival procession at a South Indian temple: a golden palanquin-style chariot draped with pink and white flower garlands carries a deity murti decorated with flowers. Two silver-coloured bull figures pulled by garlands stand at the front of the chariot. In the foreground a person with long dark hair wearing an orange sleeveless top and white garland stands watching, with other people in orange and white clothing behind. Crowds press at the left, and a tall gopuram tower and colourful temple shrine roofs are visible in the background under bright sky.2009-08-06July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a large ornate golden temple chariot (ratha) with a tiered, gilded roof topped by a finial and carved figures, supported by gilded pillars. In front, two silver horses and a silver seated deity murti are displayed. To the right, a man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers stands beside an older man in a cream dhoti and shirt who wears a white forehead mark. A uniformed official in khaki stands at the far left edge. The chariot is inside a dim hall with corrugated metal walls and a brick wall behind it.2007-01-12Photograph inside a dim temple hall at Arunachala temple, Tiruvannamalai. A large ornate golden palanquin with a multi-tiered roof, carved pillars and gilded angel figures stands at left, beside a silver bull (nandi-style) vahana with a decorated saddle. A man in white shirt and dhoti with a tilak on his forehead stands centre, next to a man in a light blue shirt. At right, a figure in a bright orange turban and orange-red shawl with gold border wears a heavy garland of yellow and red flowers and holds a hand of another man. Several other men stand in the background.2007-01-12A photograph of an ornate gold-plated temple chariot (ratha) standing indoors against brown and grey marble walls. The chariot has a tiered canopy with a kalasha-like finial, carved pillars, and gold horse heads at the front, hung with bells and garlands of blue, purple and orange beads. Multicoloured tassel festoons in pink, white, blue, orange, green, yellow and red hang from the canopy corners. A single man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands at the right edge, bending toward the chariot. A red cabinet is visible beside him.2012-08-20 +1 copiesAugust 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor temple procession scene. Silver nandi bulls draped in white jasmine garlands and pink and red flower garlands pull or stand beside a golden palanquin carrying a deity murti adorned with flower garlands. A man in an orange robe with long dark hair and a tilak on his forehead, wearing a gold-toned beaded necklace, stands with hands folded in front of the bulls. Other devotees in white and orange-toned clothing crowd behind, and a stone gopuram tower and temple pillars appear in the background under bright sun.2009-08-06