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A blurred photograph of a decorated ratha, a wooden temple-style chariot with a tiered, painted roof edged in green and red bands, draped in white cloth and garlands of flowers, with a deity murti visible inside the open shrine frame. Blurred figures stand in the foreground at street level, and a tree and multi-storey buildings with shop signs line the roadside under an overcast sky. The scene appears to be a chariot procession along a town street.

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October 27 20062006-10-27A blurred photograph of a decorated processional ratha or palanquin canopy seen from a street. The wooden canopy has a tiered roof with pointed finials and a green-and-gold painted fringe, with long purple and red garlands hanging from its pillars. Inside, a deity murti is partly obscured by the motion blur and garlands. A tree and a low building with a signboard stand at the left under a pale blue sky. No people are visible in the frame.2006-10-27Dusk street scene in a South Indian town. On the right, a decorated wooden ratha chariot with a tiered roof and a deity murti under a canopy is hung with garlands and flower strands. On the left, a bronze horse with a fringed canopy stands in front of shopfronts with colourful signboards, including a yellow building and a blue-painted building. No people are clearly visible in the frame, though a few partial figures appear at the bottom edge. Trees and power lines overhang the road under a pale blue sky.2006-10-27A photograph of a decorated temple chariot or palanquin in a procession. A dark wooden canopy structure with a tiled roof is wrapped in white and orange flower garlands hanging from its pillars. Inside the frame, a deity murti is largely hidden behind flowers and foliage. Two small flags are attached at the centre: a yellow-and-blue flag and a red, yellow and blue pennant. Palm trees and a plain sky appear at the edges, with the edges of a few people visible at the bottom.2006-10-27Night photograph of a festival chariot (ratha) decorated with dense garlands of white jasmine, orange and yellow marigolds, and magenta flowers hanging from its tiered wooden structure. Blurred lights glow behind the floral decorations. On the right, a deity murti is adorned with a golden crown, flower garlands and a gold necklace, while a man in a white shirt stands at the edge of the frame. No clearly visible face is identifiable as a candidate for the a person.2006-10-27A blurred night-time photograph of a flower-decorated deity palanquin or ratha in a street procession. The canopy is draped with yellow and white flower garlands, and the pillars are wrapped in marigold and white garlands. Inside, a deity murti with a garland sits beneath the canopy. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt walks beside the ratha, and a blurred figure in the lower left steps along the road. Shop fronts with red-and-white decoration line the street, and a framed portrait of a man appears on a building at right.2006-10-27Dusk street procession during the Koadikkan Ratha Yatra. On the right, a large ornate wooden temple chariot (ratha) draped with garlands of white and orange flowers and topped with a tiered golden roof sits with a deity murti visible inside. On the left, a decorated caparisoned elephant under a fringed ceremonial parasol walks along the road. Shopfronts with Tamil signboards line the street, and a dense crowd of devotees is visible in the foreground. No identifiable individual is clearly shown in the frame.2006-10-27April 09 20112011-04-09A night photograph of a flower-decorated ratha, a processional chariot, carrying a deity murti in a canopied shrine. The shrine is draped with yellow and white flower garlands, pink and red floral strands, and a yellow-and-white floral top border. The deity wears a golden necklace and garlands and sits on a red and white cloth. Two partially visible people stand in the foreground, one with bare upper body and one with a white garment. Shops and a red-lit signboard line the street behind the procession.2006-10-27Night photograph of a festival procession on a city street lit by a glowing street lamp. In the centre, a decorated ratha rides on a dark wooden platform raised on long poles, with a deity murti under a fringed ceremonial umbrella with a red-and-gold border. The murti is gold-coloured with a halo and draped cloth, and a green-and-gold canopy hangs on the right beside a flower-garlanded car carrying red and white garlands. Small figures are visible at the bottom edge among shop-front lights. No identifiable a person appearance is clearly visible, and the murti is not a person.2006-10-27A blurred night photograph of a decorated ratha chariot during a procession. A deity murti is seated within the chariot canopy, draped with white and yellow flower garlands and pink floral strands along the pillars. The murti wears a crown and holds a yellow staff with a pennant. Lit shop signage is visible behind the chariot, and a person's head is partly visible at the bottom edge.2006-10-27A dark night photograph of an illuminated ornate ceremonial float, a ratha or palanquin, lit with rows of warm and green string lights and framed in teal and magenta decorative panels. Inside the lit structure, several figures in orange and red garments with green garlands are visible, appearing to be deity murti or statues rather than living people. The surrounding area is almost entirely black.2010-01-29