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A dim temple corridor holds an empty wooden vahana-style carriage or palanquin bed with carved, grey-dusted sides and no people present. A large red painted horse sculpture with gold trim and saddle stands behind it. A small blue and yellow canopy umbrella stands to the left, a brass kalasha-like pot with offerings and a short ceremonial staff rest on the wooden bed, and a dark stone pillar frames the scene.

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Interior of a temple hall with stone pillars, showing parked wooden and painted processional vehicles. On the left a large wooden ratha or chariot base with stacked silver-painted panels and red decorations sits on carved wooden wheels-less platform. Beside it a painted wooden horse with a saddle and a second carved vehicle with a swan-like figure stand in the dim aisle under a wooden ceiling. No people are visible; a yellow sack rests on the floor at lower left and colourful bunting hangs at upper right.2012-05-21A photograph inside a dim stone temple hall with carved wooden vahana figures, including a painted lion-like mount and a yali-type carved creature, displayed beside granite pillars and a small blue-and-gold canopied stand. On the right, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a green cap, stands with hands folded and looks toward the carvings. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and a green cap and face mask stands in attendance, and a few more men in white stand in the background. The scene reads as a temple sanctum or hall tour, with the central figure's appearance and saffron clothing matching the page's Swamiji claim only partially, so the identity remains uncertain.2012-05-22 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large carved wooden horse sculpture with painted pink and cream finish, decorated with beaded harness, studded saddle cloth and a feathered crest, displayed in a workshop yard. Behind it stand statues of a robed deity figure holding a child and a blue-robed figure, plus carved wooden arches and temple-style pillars. At left, the edge of an orange-robed person is visible.2009-08-08A photograph of a large silver processional vahana, a bull-like animal figure with an open mouth, ornately embossed chest and saddle panels, and a plain rope-like collar, mounted on a red wooden platform beneath a small silver canopy frame. Red poles extend from the frame, and a partly visible person wearing a checked orange and white cloth stands at the left edge. Blue and yellow wooden structures are visible at the right in a dim interior setting.A large silver-toned metal vahana in the form of a swan or hamsa-like bird with outspread feathered wings and a red-cushioned platform on its back, stored in a stone-walled temple corridor. Blue metal scaffolding props up the vehicle, and a rope barrier runs along the left side. Wooden planks, a red container and other objects sit at the lower right against the wall. No people are visible.A photograph of a painted wooden vahana in a covered temple-style corridor, with a large red lion-like mount carved with gold ornaments standing on a turquoise-framed carriage stand. A small red and green attendant figure with a drum sits in front of the mount. Beside it on the right is a blue and gold peacock-form vahana, and a wooden platform with carved red legs and cloth bundles lies in front. No living people are visible.October 15 20082008-10-15A photograph of a white painted wooden vahana figure of a bull, Nandi, standing on a blue and multicolored striped plinth inside a dim temple corridor. The bull has gold-painted harness bands, red hooves and a red-and-gold saddle cloth. A small wooden canopy frame stands over its back. Behind it, a lattice wooden screen, carved stone pillars and an open doorway lit from above line a long colonnade. No people are visible.2012-02-08A photograph of a polished silver nandi (bull) procession vehicle with ornate engraved harness, tasselled saddle cloth and bells around the neck, standing on a wooden cart bed with red wooden support poles. Beside it stands a silver canopy with a carved arched roof and pillars, and a second silver bull is partly visible at right. A brick wall and a stone carving form the background. No people are visible.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityApril 24 20192019-04-24A photograph of a reclining stone or bronze-toned deity figure lying on a dark stone platform inside a dim temple shrine. The figure has a reddish-brown patina and a headdress, with its head resting on one arm. A small lit oil lamp with a flame sits at the base near the figure's torso. Behind it, weathered grey and red-stained walls frame a standing figure draped in an orange-red cloth with a colourful tassel. No living people are visible.2007-07-02