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A man with a shaved head, wearing a reddish-orange cloth draped over his torso and bare-chested, leans over a richly gilded wooden ratha or chariot. He is adjusting or steadying the structure with one hand while gripping a wooden pole. Behind him stands a deity murti dressed in teal garments and layered gold necklaces, framed by garlands of pink, yellow, red and purple flowers. Orange and yellow tassels hang from the chariot's upper frame, and a gold-toned decorated canopy structure surrounds the scene in what appears to be a nighttime procession setting.

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April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24A photo inside a dim temple shrine showing a deity murti draped in a blue garment and adorned with a silver crown and ornaments, framed by red, white and yellow garlands. In the foreground a figure seated on an ornate gold palanquin-like seat, bare-backed with a reddish-orange cloth draped over the shoulders, leans toward the image with hands near the deity. Gold-plated pillars, hanging orange and pink tassels, a gold kalasha-style finial and a light fixture on a wooden stand surround the scene.2013-04-24Night procession scene: a golden palanquin-style vehicle with a deity murti decorated with flower garlands, a golden umbrella canopy above, and a carved golden figure of an animal mount at the front, all garlanded with marigold and jasmine strands. A man in orange and saffron robes with a silver-trimmed white headdress stands on a raised orange-draped platform at the left, hand resting on the vehicle, with oil lamps and flower offerings at the base. The background is dark with a few distant lights.2011-10-30December 30 20092009-12-30November 25 20142014-11-25Night photograph of a gilded processional palanquin (ratha-style vahana) carrying a deity murti dressed in a blue-green garment and heavily adorned with garlands of pink, red and white flowers. The ornate gold canopy arch and carved gold base are hung with tasselled fringes in purple, yellow, turquoise and pink. In the lower right, a bare-chested priest in an orange-red cloth, with a rudraksha-style neck cord, holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward the palanquin. A green cloth drapes behind the deity and a tiled roof is visible overhead. No a person candidate is identifiable in the visible scene.2013-04-24A photograph of a golden ceremonial palanquin-style peetha holding a deity murti adorned with multicolored flower garlands in purple, yellow, red and white and a jewelled crown-like headdress. A bald man in a rust-orange and gold dhoti-style garment, with a sacred thread and an arm band, leans in from the left holding a lit oil lamp with flames toward the altar. Golden bells and a tall golden staff with tassels in green, red, orange, blue and white decorate the structure against a dark maroon curtain.2015-04-24A photograph of an ornate gold palanquin or ratha-style chariot canopy at night under a corrugated roof. Inside, a deity murti or utsava image is decorated with red, orange and white flower garlands and draped in green and red cloth. Gold-colored carved railings and tassels in pink, teal, orange and black hang from the frame. A bare-skinned person's back is partly visible behind the carrying structure, but no face is visible.2013-04-24October 04 20112011-10-04April 24 20132013-04-24A man seen from behind, bare-shouldered, in a rust-red dhoti with gold-bordered upper cloth, stands on a raised platform beside a deity murti decorated with marigold and multicolour garlands and a silver-gold crown. The murti sits on a golden lion-backed throne draped in green cloth, and he rests his hand on the throne's green covering in a puja gesture. Gold-framed silver arch, striped white and maroon wall, and hanging decorative tassels frame the scene under a metal-roofed pavilion. A small figure stands at the right edge. The image carries a copyright credit on the right.2014-11-23