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A gilded palanquin-style ratha or chariot shrine with a red and gold canopy, carved golden arch and gold-and-yellow silk drape. Inside sit two gilded deity murti figures wearing red and gold headdresses with crescent ornaments and jeweled garments. Pink, red and white artificial flowers fill the foreground, and red and yellow flags fly behind. A painted pot with Devanagari lettering stands at the left against trees and a blue sky. No people are visible.

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Photo 11702176A decorated ceremonial palanquin or ratha in a street procession, topped by a red and gold embroidered canopy with sequin-like ornamentation and gold fringe. Beneath it sits a deity murti, with a green and red adorned face, wearing a garland, flanked by two smaller figures in silver-toned attire on a gold draped backdrop inside an ornate gilded frame. The base is heaped with purple, white and red lilies and flowers. Yellow and pink flags flutter on poles against a pale sky with trees behind.2016-04-18 +1 copiesA festival procession on a street lined with flags and trees. Centre: a golden palanquin with an arched frame carries a gilded statue of a standing figure in red and maroon dress, with a red turban, a beaded necklace and bangles, behind it. Several orange, red and yellow ceremonial umbrellas shade the palanquin. Bottom: pink, purple and red flower garlands decorate the float. A man in a dark shirt with a red shawl walks beside the palanquin. Left: a golden bull statue on a decorated float. Dense crowds of devotees line the road, many holding up phones, and saffron and red flags flutter overhead.2016-04-18 +1 copiesA golden ceremonial palanquin with a curved canopy frame decorated with garlands of marigold-yellow flowers, bells and multicoloured tassels in red, green, orange and blue. A large fringed golden parasol stands at left. Within the palanquin an orange and saffron cloth drapes a seated figure, and a shadowy figure in white appears beside it. Dozens of people in casual clothes crowd the foreground, and a small palm tree and a red-tiled roofed building stand behind the procession.2011-12-06A festival procession on an ornate golden ratha-style palanquin decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, swags of tassels and bells, and a large saffron-orange canopy with fringed edges. A man with long dark hair and a gold crown-like headpiece sits centred on the cushioned seat, dressed in a white dhoti-style garment and a saffron-coloured wrap with a flower garland, smiling. A second, smaller multicoloured umbrella stands to the right. Crowds of devotees and onlookers, many women among them, line the foreground and surround the chariot under a bright sky. Swamiji (probable): long hair, crown, saffron-toned wrap and garlanded seated figure in the chariot.2010-01-01December 16 20162016-12-16A photograph of an ornate golden palanquin procession. A figure with long dark hair in a red garment sits within the golden ratha-style carriage, which is draped with white jasmine garlands and red and maroon flower garlands. Yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas with fringe and tassels shelter the carriage, and hanging tassels in green, maroon and orange decorate its canopy. Several attendants stand at the edges, one holding a yellow umbrella pole, and a few onlookers are visible at the bottom edge. a person's appearance cannot be confirmed from this view alone, so the seated figure is recorded as unsure.2010-12-22January 01 20122012-01-01December 16 20162016-12-16Outdoor festival procession on a richly decorated ratha or chariot covered in marigold garlands and yellow flowers, with tassels in red, green, orange and blue hanging from its frame. A large orange and gold umbrella canopy shelters the chariot, and a golden carved dragon-head prow rises at the right. A seated figure in a red-and-gold garment with a garland and a crown-like headdress rides on top, with a hand fan visible at left. Crowds of onlookers stand below under a pale sky, with palm trees and a banner in the background.2009-12-27A photograph of a decorated ceremonial procession vehicle, a ratha-style palanquin, under a clear pale sky. An ornate golden canopy is topped by a finial and draped with garlands of yellow, white and purple flowers and hanging tassels in orange, maroon, green and blue. A large orange fringed parasol stands at the left. A man with long dark hair, wearing a gold crown and a red-and-white flower garland, sits upright on a dark red cushioned seat, smiling, with a rudraksha mala visible at his neck. Gold bells and ornamental finials decorate the lower frame, and a gilded deity-like figure on the left edge is partly visible. A man's head is visible at the bottom edge as an onlooker.2010-01-01May 21 20162016-05-21