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February 19 20152015-02-19Evening procession photographed at dusk with a golden ratha chariot decorated with purple and white flower garlands, brass bells, tassels and a golden elephant-head carved pole. A figure seated on the chariot in gold crown and jewelry holds hands folded in namaskar, with a woman in a sari beside them. Behind is a lit multi-tiered temple gopuram glowing with orange and red lights, and a crowd of devotees lines the street below.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesAn evening procession with a richly decorated golden vehicle shaped like a mythical dragon-headed creature, its head raised with golden cymbal-like discs and a golden crest. The vehicle is draped in marigold and white flower garlands, strung with brass bells and tassels in red, green, blue and yellow, and topped by a large orange fringed canopy. Seated on the vehicle is a man with dark hair wearing a red-orange garment with a patterned shawl. Dense crowds of men in white and saffron-coloured clothes walk around the vehicle, with palm trees and a tall metal pole in the background. The scene is outdoors in daylight.2010-02-12February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesNight-time procession at a Hindu temple festival. The centre shows a gilded ratha or palanquin-style chariot with a golden elephant head, a large gold umbrella canopy with red and green trim, and cymbal-like gold discs on a stand. Hanging tassels in pink, green, blue, yellow and white decorate the front, with purple and white garlands along the platform. Women in saffron and red sarees stand on the chariot and walk beside it, one holding a long ceremonial staff and wearing rudraksha beads. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron clothes walk alongside, and strings of coloured lights and white flower garlands wrap the poles. A figure on the chariot wears a red garment with a long dark shawl.2015-07-31December 20 20102010-12-20A golden processional chariot with a serpent-head prow, draped in marigold and multicolour flower garlands and hung with gold tassels, moves through a crowd at sunset. A seated figure in a gold crown and a heavy beaded necklace sits under a striped canopy, while women in maroon saris hold long ceremonial staffs beside the chariot. Devotees in white and orange clothing walk alongside, and a white vehicle and palm trees stand in the background. The scene reads as a temple procession.2015-02-17A decorated festival chariot procession moves through a crowd near palm trees. The golden chariot has a canopy with a yellow fringed umbrella-like top, bells, and garlands of marigolds and purple flowers. A large golden horse-head or dragon-like prow carries cymbals and red and blue tassels. A man in orange and red ceremonial garments with a garland sits seated on the chariot, smiling. Many devotees in white and yellow shirts and orange robes walk in the crowd below. A tall copper-coloured flagpole rises at right.2010-02-12Night photograph of an ornate golden ratha or palanquin-style procession vehicle with a deity murti seated in its centre, decorated with dense garlands of white, yellow and red flowers, and hanging tassels in pink, green, blue, yellow and purple. A gold canopy with scalloped fringe covers the top, and gold ornamental figures and a bell-cluster ornament flank the sides. A red cloth drapes behind the murti. Partly visible at the edges are a few onlookers and a loudspeaker on the right, with a gold staff or ornament at the far right. The darkness and stage lighting leave the background mostly black.2013-04-23 +2 copiesDecember 20 20102010-12-20Night procession with a golden, illuminated ratha or palanquin heavily decorated with marigold garlands, tassels and a fringed canopy in green, pink, blue and orange. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes, wearing a crown and a rudraksha-style mala, sits on the raised golden seat amid flowers. A man in a white kurta with a trident emblem on the chest and a white turban-wearing attendant stand beside the ratha holding ceremonial staffs. Dense crowd of devotees in the foreground, lit by string lights on poles.2015-01-13