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A photograph of an empty ornate processional chariot (ratha) with a domed canopy against a dusky sky. The canopy is covered in colourful patterned fabric with red and yellow tassels and rows of small red and white pennants, and a red flag tops its finial. Its carved golden wooden body and wheels are silhouetted against a red-brown boundary wall, with a white tent roof behind. A panel on the canopy shows painted figures. No people are visible in the frame.

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December 11 20162016-12-11December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesA photograph at dusk of a procession under a colourful ornate canopy (palanquin-style) with tall red, yellow, orange and blue striped pillars decorated with bird motifs, floral patterns and garlands, supported by banana leaves. Seated beneath the canopy is a person wearing a tall golden crown, a red garment and a white and red flower garland, with a green leaf-like decoration nearby. Behind them a large circular ceremonial fan or umbrella rises at the edge of the frame. A dense crowd of devotees, many in saffron and orange clothing, stands in the foreground and on both sides, with a utility pole and dark trees against a pink and purple evening sky. Swamiji (probable) is shown seated on the palanquin with a crown and a garland; the appearance cues are a crown, ornate clothing and a floral garland.2010-12-26Dusk photograph of a richly decorated open palanquin or ratha canopy with a tiered, pointed roof draped in red, orange, yellow and blue fabric with floral and geometric embroidery, bird motifs on the pillars, and garlands along the edges. Oil lamps glow beneath the canopy. Inside, a seated figure in a pink robe, wearing a golden crown and a flower garland, sits on a raised seat. Banana leaves frame the scene and dark silhouettes of onlookers fill the foreground.2010-12-26Low-angle photograph looking up at the golden finial of a ceremonial chariot or palanquin canopy against a pale grey sky. The gilt finial has a lotus-petal crown and tiered bulbous body. Below it, a red and orange fabric canopy is embroidered with golden leaf motifs, blue-centred flowers and green vine borders, edged with garlands of yellow and maroon marigolds. No people are visible in the frame.2010-12-26December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 26 20102010-12-26