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Night scene outside a red-walled building with a corrugated metal awning. On the right, an illuminated golden ratha/chariot topped by a tiered tower is decorated with colourful garlands and strings of lights, carrying a deity murti. Four people stand at left in orange-red and saffron clothing: a woman in a white sari with hands folded in prayer, a priest in saffron cloth with a bare upper body holding a lit lamp, another attendant in ochre clothes, and a woman in white at left holding a ceremonial staff. Ritual objects include tridents and a parasol at the edge of frame.

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October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Night photograph of a golden processional chariot (ratha) with a tiered, pyramidal canopy lit by warm lights, decorated with colourful garlands and a deity murti seated inside, drawn on a small wheeled cart. In the foreground, a woman in a red-orange sari with a gold border stands with her back to the camera facing a small table draped in orange cloth with ritual items. To the left, two women in red and white saris and a man in white stand near the steps of a red-walled building under a metal awning. A blue and gold umbrella stands at the left edge. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Night photograph of an outdoor procession beside a red-roofed building. On the right, a decorated Ganesha murti sits on a golden ornate throne mounted on a green-and-red tractor-drawn cart, with garlands and a lit lamp. A man in orange-red dhoti and shawl stands at the cart, attending the murti. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red wrap and yellow-bordered cloth stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the cart. At left, a bald man with white forehead markings wears rudraksha beads and an orange cloth. No clear face or appearance cues establish any named individual.2015-11-15Night photograph of an ornate golden ratha, a temple chariot lit with white bulbs and fairy lights, decorated with multicoloured flower garlands hanging from its tiers. Inside the upper canopy sits a deity murti, apparently Ganesha, with a red-and-white clothed form. Golden horse figures and carved attendants decorate the chariot base, and a banana-leaf and kalasha-type offering is placed before the front wheel on a small platform. At left, a single man in an orange-red dhoti with a gold border stands on a stone step holding a lit lamp. A red building with a corrugated roof stands beside them under a dark sky.2014-10-03Night photograph of a golden temple chariot (ratha) lit with lights, with a tiered golden canopy topped by a kalasha and figures, multicoloured flower garlands hanging from its sides, and golden horse sculptures in front. A deity murti is seated inside the canopy. At left, a man in an orange-brown robe stands on steps holding a lit oil lamp or fire in one hand, performing an aarti-like offering beside an orange-walled building with a corrugated roof. A tractor and small plantain plants appear in the foreground.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Night photograph of a illuminated ceremonial chariot, a ratha with a tiered, golden, pagoda-style canopy topped by a finial, decorated with carved figures and strings of colourful flower garlands and lamps, and a deity murti seated within the shrine-like frame. The chariot stands on wheels in an open courtyard beside red-painted buildings. In the foreground a woman with hair tied back wears a red sari with a golden border and a white cloth over her shoulder, walking away from the camera toward the chariot. To the left a man in a red-brown dhoti and shawl stands near a small table and a pair of tall decorated ceremonial fans with embroidered fan-shaped heads. Other figures in dhotis and white garments move in the background.2014-10-03May 01 20152015-05-01