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Night photograph of an illuminated processional ratha or palanquin shrine. A white deity murti, dressed in white with ornaments, sits at the centre of a shrine framed by layered garlands in red, yellow, white, purple and green. Tall pillars wrapped in white and coloured LED lights rise at each corner, and a gilded arched canopy tops the shrine. Green and gold lights line the base of the platform. No people are visible, and no person in the image can be identified as a person.

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Night photograph of an illuminated festival chariot (ratha) decorated with strings of white and coloured lights on tall pillars. At the centre, a deity murti is dressed in silver-white ornaments and framed by a garland arch of marigolds in yellow, orange, red, purple and white. Golden ornamental canopy tops the arch. Green and yellow lights outline the base. At the left edge, a blurred figure with long grey-white hair swings past. A partially visible person in orange clothing stands at the lower right. Crowd is not clearly visible.2017-08-25Night photograph of an illuminated ceremonial float or ratha decorated with lines of white and green fairy lights and multicolour flower garlands in purple, yellow, red and white. At its centre stands a white and gold-ornamented Ganesha deity murti wearing a jewelled crown, a large white flower garland and a sacred thread, flanked by ornate pillars with glowing light strips. An orange cloth hangs at the left edge. No physical people are clearly visible; the murti is the central subject of the procession vehicle.2017-08-25Night procession float decorated with string lights in green, red, yellow and white, and a golden canopy topped with an ornate gold finial. Within the frame sits a white-and-gold deity murti, adorned with silver-white ornaments and a crown, framed by a rectangular border of red, yellow, pink and purple flower garlands. Four carved pillars with red and white lighting rise at the corners of the palanquin. At the left edge, a partial figure holds a feathered fan or chamara in a dark sleeve. The deity murti is a statue, not a person, so no physical people are clearly visible beyond the partial figure.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25 +2 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25Night photograph of an illuminated festival chariot or palanquin decorated with strings of white, red, green and yellow lights along its pillars and roof. At the centre, a white deity murti of Ganesha stands within a frame of flower garlands in purple, white and yellow. Two standing stone-coloured guardian statues flank the lower tier, and a central figure with garlands sits on the front of the platform. No physical people are visible; the surrounding space is black.2017-08-25A brightly lit ceremonial chariot at night, its multi-tiered golden canopy outlined with white bulbs and green and red lights. Inside the central shrine-like pavilion sits a deity murti on a throne, adorned with flower garlands, a crown and a red garment. Golden figures flank the chariot base against a dark night sky with leafy branches at left.2017-02-09 +1 copiesA deity murti is seated on an illuminated golden palanquin or ratha at night. The figure wears a tall gold crown, a rich gold and red ornamented necklace and bangles, and a white and red garment, holding one hand raised in blessing. The seat and canopy are wrapped in garlands of red roses, yellow and white flowers and green leaves, with strings of white LED lights along the golden pillars. A smaller companion figure dressed in red and gold stands at the right edge, and the lit canopy is trimmed with green and gold lights. Watermarked copyright text runs across the lower right corner of the photograph.2017-02-09 +1 copiesFebruary 09 20172017-02-09August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25