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A painted temple chariot-style sculpture atop a building, shown against tall coconut palms. A white horse with gold harness and a decorated saddle pulls a carriage with a pink and green canopy, tasselled trim and a pink-and-blue wheel. Inside the carriage, a blue-skinned deity murti in a gold crown and ornaments stands with a figure in pink attire. A small kneeling figure with folded hands sits at the lower left, and a small ganesha-like figure appears at the lower right. A red flag rises from the top of the structure.

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A decorated chariot float with a pink and white domed canopy, fringed with yellow tassels, set against tall palm trees. Painted figures stand on the platform: a blue-skinned charioteer in a crown and gold-trimmed dress holds reins and a whip, beside a figure in a turban and white garment. A white horse with a blue-and-pink caparison and gold harness is pulled alongside. A kneeling figure with folded hands sits at the front corner, and the wheels are painted with blue, red and gold spoke patterns. A small red flag flies from the canopy top. No living people are visible.2009-08-03A painted ratha, a decorated temple chariot, stands in a palm-lined street. A white horse with blue and pink harness and a pink lotus motif on its saddle cloth pulls the cart. Above, a pink and green canopy with yellow tassels shelters figures in the carriage, including a deity seated in folded-hands pose beneath a seven-headed serpent hood, with a red flag on a pole nearby. Large spoked wheels with floral centres and a blue-green painted base complete the scene. Palm fronds and a clear sky fill the background.2009-08-03A painted wooden temple chariot, ratha, stands indoors against a white wall beside a brown curtain. Its multi-tiered canopy is decorated with colourful carved figures, red pillars and gold-trimmed arches. A seated four-armed deity murti in a lotus seat sits at the centre of the chariot, flanked by two white horses with pink details and blue wheels. A small standing attendant figure in red stands on the right. The scene is a statue display with no physical people present.2008-10-15January 12 20072007-01-12August 03 20092009-08-03A photograph of a decorated wooden chariot displayed indoors in a dim hall, with a painted wooden figure of a seated deity holding a reins/lead in the front. The painted figure wears a red crown, green and orange garments and ornaments, and is seated on a painted carriage pulled by two white painted horses with red saddle cloths. The canopy above is orange-yellow fabric with a patterned blue and red border and bright tassels, and the carriage pillars are painted with lotus and animal motifs. Behind it, a wooden shrine-like structure and temple pillars are visible, and a few people stand in the background at the left. The chariot is a ratha model rather than a living person.2012-05-07June 04 20122012-06-04 +1 copiesDecember 09 20162016-12-09A photograph of a colourfully painted Hindu temple gopuram-style shrine façade in South India. Upper tiers show a white-and-red Vaishnava urdhva pundra symbol and a chakra emblem. Central niche contains a reclining Vishnu on the serpent Adishesha, with two small attendants beside him. Below, a blue deity murti with a crown and four arms, seated with a consort figure, sits in the shrine doorway. Standing painted guardian figures in green, orange and red flank the entrance, and a leafy tree with hanging branches overhangs the right side. No living people are visible.2008-07-29 +1 copiesJuly 13 20092009-07-13A photograph taken outdoors under a pale blue sky with scattered clouds, showing a deity procession float. Two statues sit on a decorated platform: a male deity holding a staff or weapon with a white dhoti and a gold necklace, and a female deity in a green sari with a flower garland. Both figures are draped in layered strands of colourful flower garlands. Above them hangs a dark multicoloured umbrella with a small finial. A tall festive arch with bright red, green, blue and gold cloth panels, painted with elephants, birds and floral motifs, stands beside the float. A tree and utility pole are visible in the background. No people are visible in the frame.2005-12-22December 04 20162016-12-04