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Night photograph of an illuminated festival chariot (ratha) on a paved path lined with trees and tall palms. The multi-tiered, pyramidal canopy is outlined in green, red and yellow lights, and a large seated deity murti is visible beneath it on the platform. Several people in colourful traditional clothing walk alongside, some holding red and orange umbrellas, and fireworks burst in the dark sky above. Red floral decorations and string lights border the procession route.

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Night procession seen from above: a brightly illuminated multi-tiered ratha or chariot with lit green, gold and pink lights, a deity murti visible inside the central shrine, moves along a lane lined with trees and palms. Several people in red and white attire walk alongside holding orange and red umbrellas, and another illuminated float trails behind. Fireworks burst in the dark sky above. Participants appear to be a small group, mostly in the foreground near the chariot.2016-12-09Night photograph from an elevated vantage of an illuminated ratha, a multi-tiered temple chariot wrapped in red, green and yellow LED lights, carrying a deity murti under a tall pinnacle. Figures in dhoti and sari walk along a lit road beside it, with saffron and red umbrellas and flags, strings of coloured fairy lights on trees and fireworks bursting in the dark sky above. The scene reads as a festival procession. No individual presenter can be distinguished, so no a person candidate is visible.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession photographed from above at a temple-style event. A tall, multi-tiered illuminated chariot (ratha) dominates the frame, lit with green, red and yellow lights, with carved figures on its tiers and a golden lion-like figure at its base. Its finial is crowned with a kalasha-like top. Several people in white and yellow clothing walk around it, some holding red flags and umbrellas, with palm trees behind. A second illuminated float with a carved arch is visible to the right. Palm trees and lights frame the scene. Plain procession imagery with no visible a person candidate.2016-12-09 +1 copiesFebruary 24 20172017-02-24Night procession at the Bengaluru Adheenam. A brightly illuminated ratha chariot with a tall multi-tiered tower, lit in green, red and gold lights, carries a deity murti under the canopy, with carved figures along the roof. Red flags on poles and ornate umbrellas are carried by people in the foreground, some in white dhotis and red garments, while a bright pink-red spotlight glows at right. A dense crowd of devotees fills the dark ground around the chariot.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25February 24 20172017-02-24December 09 20162016-12-09Night aerial view of a Rathotsavam procession at a temple-style festival. A large illuminated multi-tiered ratha or chariot, lit in green, pink and white with a deity murti visible inside its shrine, is pulled across a paved courtyard. Crowds of devotees in white and colourful clothes fill the street, with umbrellas and banners beside the chariot. Spotlights, string lights and a decorated tent line the grounds, and a distant chariot glows in the background. Figures in white stand near the chariot, and a few attendants walk alongside.2017-02-24December 02 20142014-12-02December 23 20162016-12-23