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A golden ratha, a decorated festival chariot with an ornate tiered canopy, lit with small lamps, carries a deity murti seated on a throne at its centre, adorned with garlands, a crown and a rudraksha-style necklace. Multicoloured tassel garlands in red, green, navy and white hang from the canopy. Gold lion-and-figure carvings flank the base. A single standing man in a white dhoti with a bare upper body and beaded necklace stands at the lower left beside the chariot. Dusk sky and trees form the background.

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February 19 20152015-02-19A golden ornate ratha chariot shrine with a canopy of carved gold pillars and hanging lights. Two deity murtis stand in the central niche, one crowned with a tall gold crown and draped in layered garlands, wearing a red and gold necklace. Tall multicoloured tassel festoons in green, red, blue, yellow and white hang on both sides. A man in white dhoti and rudraksha-style beads stands at the lower left, tending the chariot. Marigold garlands and small electric lamps decorate the scene.2015-02-19 +1 copiesA decorated festival chariot shrine, ratha, with a gilded canopy topped by carved lions and hung with garlands and string lights. Two deity murti are seated under the canopy, one crowned and draped in garlands and a jewelled necklace, the other beside it in a smaller form. Tall pillars wrapped in multicoloured tassel streamers in green, red, yellow, blue and white flank the shrine. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti and rudraksha-style mala attends the shrine. Gold lion-face guardian figures sit at the base.2015-02-17February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesNight photograph of a ratha (chariot) procession at a temple festival. A richly decorated golden canopied shrine on a chariot is hung with garlands and multicoloured tassels, lit by bulbs. Inside, a deity murti adorned with gold ornaments and flower garlands sits on a pink-draped platform. Two men attend the chariot: one in a brown garment on the left and one in white dhoti with a cloth wrap on the right, holding a cloth and standing at the edge of the platform. A carved figure decorates the base, and the black background surrounds the lit chariot.2014-12-02Night procession on a golden ratha or chariot-like shrine lit with warm lamps. At the centre a deity murti sits within an arched golden canopy hung with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, green and purple. Two attendants in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth stand at the sides; one wears a white turban and rudraksha mala and fans or waves a cloth toward the murti, the other holds a ceremonial fan. Golden lion and horse figures flank the base, and a golden four-armed figure sits below the platform. Dark sky behind.2015-01-13February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesDecember 02 20142014-12-02February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19December 02 20142014-12-02February 19 20152015-02-19