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December 25 2007

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Two painted metal murti figures are seated side by side on a red wooden ratha-style cart or palanquin base with yellow wheels and turned yellow legs, set on a striped green and pink cloth. The taller figure wears a red and orange turban, a red garment with white draping, and layered necklaces; the seated figure beside it wears a green and red sari-style dress with a dark crown-like headpiece and gold jewellery. Both are garlanded with yellow, red and orange flower strands. Behind them stands a large arched backdrop of striped red, green, pink, yellow and purple fabric with silver tinsel edging and leaf-like ornaments, with a maroon curtain behind the figures. The scene appears to be a decorated procession or festival setup in a plain whitewashed hall.2007-12-22A decorated ratha cart on a dirt road, a flat cream wooden platform on two small wheels pulled by a red tow bar. Above it stands a striped arch of yellow, green, pink and white fabric with a multicoloured canopy. Inside the arch sits a deity murti with garlands and a gold prabhavali, beside a framed portrait, and offerings and small vessels are arranged on the platform. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt walks along the road on the left. Buildings and trees fill the background.2010-07-08April 13 20132013-04-13Outdoor temple courtyard with a paved brick floor and palm trees. In the foreground, a pair of painted deity murti figures, a male and female form with crowns and garlands, stand under a gilded arched canopy draped with orange cloth, mounted on a wooden wheeled cart. Behind them, a tall orange-and-gold kalasha-style pillar rises from a red stepped base. A black stone Nandi bull sits on a red pedestal, draped with a yellow cloth and a garland. Grey stone guardian statues stand in the background among greenery, and potted plants line the front edge. No people are visible.2013-04-05November 23 20102010-11-23A decorated ratham, a flower-trimmed cart with a multicoloured arched canopy of yellow, red, white and pink bands and a small striped top, parked on a dirt path under trees. Inside the canopy, a framed portrait of a figure with long dark hair and a bead necklace is displayed above a gilded arch. Beneath it sit two deity murtis, one wearing an orange turban and the other in an orange sari with red garlands. Orange cloth, a silver vessel, a plate with offerings, a white tub and a small electronic device are arranged on the cart. No people are visible.2010-07-08A decorated wooden cart, a ratha or palanquin-style float, stands on a dirt ground in an outdoor compound lined with palm trees and white buildings. A colourful striped canopy with a kalasha-like top shelters a deity murti dressed in white with garlands, seated on a red cloth backdrop framed by large floral arches of red, green, yellow and pink. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair and a garland is mounted on the canopy pillar behind the murti; the portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person. A small table with offerings and a plastic chair sit nearby, and a bare-legged figure in white appears at the left edge. Striped cloth drapes the cart and green leaves decorate its base.2008-12-24August 29 20072007-08-29A decorated festival chariot or ratha carries two seated deity murtis under a large arched canopy of marigolds and flowers in red, orange, yellow and white. The central figure wears a green dhoti and red garments with garlands, and the second figure in a red and gold robe holds a ceremonial object. A golden umbrella tops the structure, with fringed parasols at the sides, and a white garland skirt hangs along the base. Trees and a pink flowering shrub stand behind in an outdoor procession setting.2013-01-06December 31 20052005-12-31November 18 20102010-11-18 +2 copiesNovember 16 20152015-11-16