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Night photograph of an illuminated golden ratha, a temple-style chariot with a tiered, pyramidal roof decorated with gilded figures, string lights and tall multicolour fabric banners with tassels. Garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flower strands hang from the tower. Inside the shrine a deity murti is decorated with flowers. In the foreground a golden horse and a golden standing figure stand beside the chariot, and a man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with white markings on his forehead holds a white fly-whisk or cloth toward the deity. A small figure in pale clothes sits at the horse's head. Overlay text reads Nithyananda Paramashivam and

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Night photograph of an ornate golden ratha chariot lit with small bulbs and draped with colourful garlands in red, orange, yellow, green and white. A gilded multi-tiered canopy with a kalasha finial sits above a golden horse with yellow flower garlands, and a standing golden deity murti stands beside the canopy. A single person in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl stands on the chariot, raising an arm toward the canopy and holding a white fan-like object near a garlanded pillar. Bamboo leaves decorate the canopy opening, and a painted fabric banner hangs at the left side. A small seated figure with a crown and garland, appearing to be a deity murti, sits on the horse's back. Dark sky forms the background.2013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24Night photograph of an illuminated golden chariot (ratha) with a tiered tower of lit lamps and gold-painted pillars, decorated with multicoloured garlands and tassels in red, green, yellow and blue. Two gold horse figures with white lights stand at the front. A person in a brown robe and a tall headdress stands on the platform beside a white fan-like ornament, holding an object up toward the tower. A figure in gold stands at the right side of the chariot, and a man in a checked shirt stands at the lower right near the wheels. Dark sky surrounds the scene.2013-12-24Night procession scene of a golden ratha chariot decorated with multicoloured garlands and yellow flower strands. A person in a brown dhoti and white head covering stands on the golden platform, reaching up toward the decorated shrine structure. Golden horses with white and yellow garlands are harnessed to the chariot, and golden attendant figures flank the platform. Tall tiered golden shrine with a white feather fan and lit alcoves. A single person in a checked shirt is visible at the right edge.2013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24Night view of an ornate golden multi-tiered ratha/chariot shrine decorated with lights, colourful flower garlands, striped fabric banners and bamboo leaves. A man in a saffron-orange robe and a patterned cap stands at the front tending an oil lamp or aarti flame on a golden platform. Golden horse figures and a standing golden deity statue flank him, and small deity murtis sit inside the shrine. Only one physical person is visible. Padapuja and satsang are unverifiable from the image itself, so no ritual is named beyond the visible lamp offering.2013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24Night photo of a richly decorated golden ratha or chariot shrine with a tiered tower topped by small figures, lit by warm lamps and strung with multicoloured garlands and striped cloth bunting. A standing man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, with a dark cap, raises one arm toward the lamps at the chariot's upper platform. Beside the chariot stand a gilded deity murti in a garland and a gold horse figure with a white-and-red headdress. The black sky frames the scene. A partially visible figure holding a lamp stands at the lower right near the golden horse.2013-12-24Night photograph of an ornate golden ratha, a festival chariot or palanquin, lit with small lamps and decorated with bamboo leaves and multicoloured flower garlands with tassels hung on its pillars. A golden horse with flower garlands and golden attendant figures stand at the base. Inside the shrine-like canopy, seated figures in saffron and red robes are visible, with a deity murti set beneath the canopy. No clear, distinctive appearance cues confirm any individual's identity, so a person's presence is not established.2013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24