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Night photograph of a pratyaksha pada puja inside an ornately decorated palanquin or ratha-like structure. A man in a white shirt stands with his back to the camera at left, facing a seated figure in a dark, polished murti-like form wearing an orange head cloth and orange shawl, with garlands of yellow and orange marigold flowers draped over the canopy and sides. A bright hanging lamp illuminates the scene, and tassels in red, blue, orange and gold hang from the canopy. The figure is a statue, not a physical person, so a physical person is only the man in white. Dark background with floral garlands and brass ornaments.

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January 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA dimly lit night procession scene with a decorated palanquin or ratha covered in marigold garlands and red and orange flower strings. At the centre stands a figure of a bearded man with an orange turban and an orange sash, dressed in ornate beaded necklaces, seemingly a statue or murti on the vehicle. To the right a priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth holds a long-handled fan or chamara and a small ritual object. Two silhouetted people in the foreground watch from below, and a metal lamp glows near the base of the palanquin.January 1st 2013 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20132013-01-01February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession on a richly decorated golden ratha/palanquin lit with strings of white fairy lights and draped with marigold and mixed flower garlands. A central figure with a tall gold crown, a red garland, gold armlets and orange-gold clothing sits enthroned, holding a ceremonial staff topped with a gold finial. Beside him a figure in orange robes stands near a gold tassel-hung canopy. A man in a white kurta with a white dhoti-style garment and a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge, and a figure in white head covering stands further right. Below, a monk in saffron robes bends over the flower-laden base of the ratha while devotees crowd in the foreground. Colourful fringed tassels hang from the canopy above.2015-01-13Night procession on a decorated ratha or palanquin at Bengaluru Aadheenam, with garlanded pillars and flower-draped canopy in orange, red and white. A man with a fixed, serious expression sits seated in the front, holding a ceremonial staff with a white cloth/fan, and wearing a light-brown kurta-style top. Beside him, a figure with a tall dark hair crown wears a red-maroon robe and a thick yellow-orange marigold garland; he may be a person given the crown-like hair, ornate garland and ceremonial seat, though this is not certain. A man in a dark-red garment stands at the right edge of the platform. Dense crowd of devotees in the foreground, some raising hands and phones, lit by bright spotlights and hanging brass lamps with tassels on the left.2016-03-07January 1st 2013Night procession photo of a richly decorated illuminated ratha (palanquin-style chariot) wrapped in white and red flower garlands, with strings of warm lights and gold-tipped tassels. A seated figure with long dark hair wears a white dhoti and a dark garland sits on the platform; a bare-chested seated figure in a white cloth and rudraksha-style necklace appears behind. A man in an orange-and-saffron cloth stands at the side of the chariot offering a hand, while another person in white and a dark shawl with garland stands at the right. Warm lamplight and haze surround the scene. Several people are visible, with the seated figures and attendants forming the main group.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03A decorated golden palanquin or chariot seat at night is festooned with yellow and purple marigold garlands and white flower strands. A seated figure wears an orange turban, orange garment with a yellow shawl, and has long dark hair swept back; the face is turned to the side. A dark maroon cushion sits on the seat. Overhead hang orange, red, teal and yellow tassels and ornate gold fittings. In the foreground, a hand holds a golden implement near a white fur-like fan or whisk. a person appears as the seated figure in orange and gold, shown in a ceremonial procession setting.2013-01-01 +1 copiesMarch 07 20162016-03-07