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Night photograph of an ornate metallic palanquin-style ratha or shrine decorated with marigold garlands, with purple and blue lights glowing along its tiered roof and sides. A carved golden lion-throne with marigold garlands stands at left, and a carved arch with a bull figure appears beside it. Brass kalasha pots and lamps sit on a patterned rug in the foreground. No people are clearly visible.

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Night photograph of an ornately decorated golden processional chariot or ratha, lit with pink, purple, blue and white neon strips. Its tiered metallic structure has carved arches, niches holding gilded deity murti, and garlands of marigolds and white flowers draped across the front and upper tiers. Dark trees and bamboo stand behind it. No people are visible in the frame.2018-03-03Night outdoor photograph of an ornate silver-toned shrine chariot decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands and purple-lit architecture, with a smaller silver palanquin-style seat with a bull figure on the left. A man seated on the right wears a red-maroon robe, a dark turban-like head covering, a rudraksha mala, and forehead markings, with hands in a meditative gesture. Behind him are rows of seated figures draped in white and orange garlands, and a colourful striped mat covers the ground.2018-03-03Photo 11716394March 03 20182018-03-03Night outdoor scene at an evening event with a richly decorated ornate silver and gold shrine structure lit with purple and pink lights, garlanded with marigold strings. A man seated on the right wears a red-orange ceremonial garment with a bare upper body adorned with beaded necklaces and a forehead mark, sitting on a decorative chair with a microphone before him. Behind him stand rows of figures draped in orange and white with marigold garlands. Ornate silver palanquin-style seats, a small gilded shrine with a deity murti, kalasha vessels and brass pots sit on a colourful striped woven mat in front of the stage.2018-03-03February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual photograph on a striped woven cloth covering the ground. Foreground has many bowls and heaps of grains, spices, powders, pulses, flowers and fruit-like offerings, consistent with aushadha ingredients. Behind them, an ornate silver-gold palanquin-style shrine with purple-pink lights and garlands sits beside a smaller golden canopied shrine and a decorated arch, with deity murti inside. A man in a saffron-red dhoti and upper cloth, with a tall headdress, sits cross-legged at right beside a silver elephant figure, holding a ritual object and speaking into a microphone. Standing figures draped in marigold garlands flank the right edge. The scene suggests a ceremonial puja.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03Night photograph of a temple procession on a road lit by rows of coloured string lights in red, green and white. Two or three ornate golden palanquins or ratha with red and gold canopies carry deity murtis decorated with garlands and flowers. Bright headlights glow in the foreground. Dark figures.2016-01-02 +1 copiesMarch 03 20182018-03-03April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesDecember 31 20152015-12-31