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Close view of a chariot wheel in a dim shed. The hub is a brass-capped wooden cylinder, and the rim is a gold-coloured embossed metal band with scrolling floral patterns. Red-painted spokes bear white urdhva-pundra style markings. Part of a red-and-gold painted chariot body with floral and deity panels is visible behind, and a second red wheel with blue and white flowers stands at the right edge. No people are visible.

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July 13 20132013-07-13A decorated wooden cart or ratha in a dim setting, shown in side view. Its two wheels are contrasting: the left wheel is embossed brass with ornate scrollwork and red spokes marked with white symbols, while the right wheel is painted red with white and blue floral motifs and white symbols on its spokes. The cart body has painted panels in blue, red and white showing flower pots and floral designs, edged with gold-coloured metal trim. No people are visible.2013-07-13July 13 20132013-07-13July 14 20132013-07-14Night outdoor procession on a dirt ground at a temple-style festival. A decorated wooden ratha cart with a colourful multi-panelled canopy in red, yellow and blue, lit from within, carries a deity murti seated on a red-draped platform. Around ten men stand in a line before the cart with hands folded in respect, most in white dhoti and shawl and others in orange-red cloth, some with bare upper bodies. A tree and dark sky sit behind; a standing person in white at left and a seated person in white at lower right complete the scene.2013-03-02A night procession on a flat-bed trailer pulled by a red tractor. A golden palanquin-style vehicle with a fringed golden canopy and a carved golden body is garlanded with red, white and yellow flower strings, with green tassels and bells. Inside the palanquin sits a deity murti decorated with garlands. A man in a white dhoti and shawl, with a bare upper body and a light-coloured cap, stands at the right beside a black speaker, while another figure in an orange-and-white outfit sits at the back of the palanquin. An orange cloth covers the trailer, and an orange-brick building stands in the background.2011-10-30September 04 20132013-09-04Night procession at a temple-style festival with illuminated chariots and processional vehicles. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe, orange garland and a red turban walks holding a tall silver staff, with a small orange-clad companion beside him. Around him, women and men in red-orange and white garments walk, one man in white carries a dark umbrella, and a bare-chested attendant with white marks and beads stands at left beside a silver chariot model. Behind them rise a tall, multi-tiered, lit golden shrine-chariot and smaller decorated carts with deity murti, garlands and parasols. Dirt ground, dark sky.2015-11-22Night photo of a decorated ratha chariot lit with string lights and oil lamps, its tiered golden tower draped with marigold garlands and colourful tassels, with a striped canopy umbrella over a cushioned seat. In the foreground, a man in an orange and red robe with bare shoulders stands beside the chariot, and another person in an orange turban and orange garment stands at right next to a man in a dark jacket and white shirt. A metal step ladder sits in front of the cart. Three people are visible.2015-01-13April 24 20132013-04-24December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 20 20102010-12-20