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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.

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A dimly lit stone hall with carved pillars shows a painted wooden ratha-style chariot with red and white decoration, a painted wooden elephant figure with a red saddle cloth, and a row of red-painted carved figures on the chariot's lower tier. A faded painted statue stands in the background at right. No living people are visible. The scene appears to be a temple museum or hall display of festival vehicles.2012-05-22A 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 copiesA 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.2012-05-22A photograph of a large, ornately carved wooden structure. Small brass bells hang from several projecting ledges along the carved tiers. The setting appears to be a dim workshop or storage hall with wooden beams and scaffolding visible behind it. No people are visible in the frame.April 24 20192019-04-24May 22 20122012-05-22A 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.August 06 20142014-08-06A man with long hair tied back stands on a brick floor in a large open hall with a corrugated roof, wearing a rust-red dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a white-and-orange garland of flowers around his neck. Behind him, other men in red and orange robes stand near displays of ritual objects. To the right is a gilded bull (Nandi) mount on a golden platform with a golden carriage-like structure, and beside it a painted wooden chariot with blue and yellow panels, a red horse statue, brass lamps and metal stands on the floor. Visitors in white shirts are visible in the background.2014-08-24Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityAugust 06 20142014-08-06A photograph inside a large open-sided warehouse-style hall with corrugated metal roof and fluorescent tubes, filled with many metal and bronze deity murtis, statues, kalashas and stone pedestals arranged on the concrete floor. In the centre, a bare-chested man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with hair tied up, gestures toward the murtis with his arm while a group of people in white dhotis and orange garments stand behind a metal barrier rail, several holding mobile phones or cameras. A man in white clothes and a woman in orange sari stand at the right edge. A large plastic water bottle sits in the foreground. Several people, roughly 20 are visible, appear to be observing a viewing of the collection.2014-08-24