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Outdoor photo of a smiling man seated on an ornate golden palanquin or ratha decorated with purple and white flower garlands, tassels in green, yellow and red, and a golden lion-head finial. He wears an orange robe, a long white flower garland, a necklace of gold beads and a leopard-print shawl, with a tilak on his forehead, and raises both hands to his head. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklace, seated on the procession vehicle. Trees and palm fronds are in the background.