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A 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.

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October 15 20082008-10-15August 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.2012-05-07August 03 20092009-08-03A photograph of an ornate wooden chariot-style palanquin with a red and yellow printed canopy topped by a brass finial. The canopy has painted figures and floral borders, with yellow ruffled edges. White jasmine garlands hang from the frame, and a small wooden horse pair is carved on the front. A brass oil lamp stands at left and a leafy tree with red flowers stands at right. No people are visible.2013-07-13A 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.2009-08-03December 24 20132013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24A photograph of an ornate gilded ratha, a golden temple chariot, indoors against marble and reddish-brown stone walls. The chariot has a tiered golden canopy with carved finials and a domed top, supported by four decorated pillars. Two gilded horse figures with bridles and bells stand at the front, and multicoloured tassel hangings in red, white, green, orange, yellow and pink hang from the canopy. Garlands in purple and white drape the central structure, and small oil lamps are placed on the platform. No people are visible.2012-08-20A 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 photograph of an ornate gold-plated temple chariot (ratha) standing indoors against brown and grey marble walls. The chariot has a tiered canopy with a kalasha-like finial, carved pillars, and gold horse heads at the front, hung with bells and garlands of blue, purple and orange beads. Multicoloured tassel festoons in pink, white, blue, orange, green, yellow and red hang from the canopy corners. A single man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands at the right edge, bending toward the chariot. A red cabinet is visible beside him.2012-08-20 +1 copiesA night photograph of a decorated festival procession cart carrying a gilded deity murti seated on a red cushion, framed by a colourful painted canopy with yellow fringe and a painted panel above showing Shiva lingam flanked by two bulls. Garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers drape the murti, and offering plates with kumkum or flower offerings and oil lamps sit on the cart. Men in white dhotis stand at the cart's side, one with a bare chest and rudraksha mala, another holding a saffron flag on a pole. The wooden cart has large wheels.2013-03-02