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A brightly illuminated multi-tiered ratha, a temple-style festival chariot, at night, glowing with lamps and strung lights. Tiers are decorated with carved figures and small lit alcoves. A central seated deity murti is framed by garlands of red and orange flowers hanging down the sides. Front of the chariot shows a yellow-lit base with a decorative figure beside it. Several dark silhouettes of people walk around the base, and a fringed decorative element and string lights line the ground. The chariot is pulled by a row of ornamented, lit-up animals at the front. The scene is dark except for the chariot's lights.

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Night photograph of an illuminated multi-tiered ratha, a processional chariot, lit with warm yellow lights and draped with marigold garlands. Its upper tiers hold figures and deity images, and the central shrine houses a deity murti decorated with flowers. Standing figures in white attend the chariot, a golden statue stands at the left, and a line of small lights and dim silhouetted crowd members appears in the darkness below.2015-01-13December 02 20142014-12-02Night photograph of an illuminated festival chariot (ratha) lit with warm golden light, its tiered tower decorated with garlands in red, orange and white and standing figures carved on its upper levels. Lit horse figures with glowing outlines pull the cart, while a few white-clad people walk beside and behind it along a dark road. Other lit floats and strings of coloured lights appear in the background. A standing figure in yellow stands at the base of the chariot near its lower platform.2015-01-13A brightly illuminated temple chariot (ratha) at night, its multi-tiered golden tower lit with lamps and decorated with carved figures, flower garlands in red and orange hanging down its sides, and a deity murti seated within a shrine niche at the front. Devotees in white and saffron clothing gather at the base of the chariot in the dark, some holding poles, while a lit vehicle passes on the road beside it. The scene depicts a rathotsav night procession at an ashram temple.2014-12-02December 02 20142014-12-02A night procession of a golden ratha chariot, brightly lit with fairy lights and hung with multicoloured garland festoons. Inside the illuminated golden shrine canopy stands a deity murti decorated with garlands, flanked by two attendants in white dhotis. The chariot is drawn by a golden horse figure and golden guardian statues, with a driver seated at the front wrapped in a banana-leaf and flower-garlanded cart. Devotees in orange and red saris and saffron dhotis walk alongside on the left and right, with banana leaves and palm fronds decorating the scene.2014-10-03February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13Night photograph of an illuminated temple chariot (ratha) at a festival procession. A tall, tiered, golden canopy shrine glows with warm lights, decorated with colourful striped garlands and tassel hangings in red, blue and yellow. A deity murti with garlands sits inside the shrine. Below, golden figures of Ganesha and a decorated horse-like carved mount flank the base, and a young child in a pink top stands at the lower edge of the frame near the wheels. Dark sky surrounds the structure.2013-12-24A night photograph of an illuminated ornate ratha (temple chariot) at the Nithyanandeshwara Brahmotsava procession. The multi-tiered golden tower is lit with warm lamps, carved figures line its roof levels, and garlands in red, green and white hang across its front. A white-clad person stands on the lower platform beside the chariot near garlanded pillars, with the dark sky behind.2014-12-02A night photograph of a brightly illuminated golden ratha, a tall multi-tiered festival chariot decorated with string lights and layered garlands of red, orange and yellow flowers. Golden horse figures flank the base, and a standing figure in white clothing stands at the side of the chariot near the lower platform. Among several mention of temple-procession lights, the structure glows against a dark sky with trees on the left and a small crowd of partially visible people in the lower right corner.2015-01-13December 02 20142014-12-02