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Outdoor festival procession with a long-haired man seated on an ornate golden palanquin-style float decorated with yellow and purple marigold garlands, multicolored tassels, and bells, topped by a golden finial. The seated man wears a leopard-print or patterned garment and a red-and-gold sash, and his hands are raised in greeting. An orange fringed parasol with a decorative top shades the float. Around it, a dense crowd of devotees includes men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris, and children, many with white and yellow scarves. Some are pressing close to the float while others walk alongside. Behind them, a tiled-roof building and a signboard are visible under a clear sky. Based on the seated man's long, swept-back hair and distinctive attire, this is.

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A festival procession on an outdoor road under a clear sky. A large ornate golden ratha chariot, decorated with yellow and purple marigold garlands, hanging gold bells, tassels and a golden makara-headed prow, carries a seated figure in white robes with long dark hair and a golden crown, holding one hand raised in blessing. An orange canopy with a fan motif shelters the chariot, and a multicoloured umbrella stands beside it. Around the chariot, smiling devotees crowd close, including women in saris and yellow shawls, a young girl in yellow, and a fair-haired woman in the foreground. Several people wear red bindis and white tilak marks.2010-01-01A decorated ceremonial chariot procession moves through an open field with a hazy sky. The ornate golden ratha is hung with marigold and multicoloured garlands, tassels and bells, and topped with an orange fringed canopy and a golden finial. Seated on the chariot is a man with long dark hair wearing an ornate gold-and-brown embroidered garment and a red sash, raising a hand in greeting. Around the chariot, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis with yellow shawls walk alongside, and women in orange saris are visible among them; a few hold orange flags. A man in a white shirt holds a round decorative fan. Buildings and a tree stand in the background.2010-02-12December 27 20092009-12-27A golden ornate ratha procession vehicle with carved gold sides, dragon-headed prows and a large yellow umbrella with fringe overhead, decorated with marigold and purple garlands and hanging tassels in red, green, orange and blue. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron and patterned shawl, sits on the raised seat waving to the crowd. Around the chariot, many people in white clothes with yellow shawls walk and push, and devotees in white surround the vehicle as part of a procession. Trees and a clear sky are behind.2010-02-12A photograph of a richly decorated golden ratha chariot in a festival procession, outdoors under a clear sky. The chariot is draped with yellow and white marigold garlands and strung with tasseled bunches of red, pink, blue, green and orange tassels. A yellow and red parasol with a lotus motif shelters the seat, and a gilded makara-style front with ornate finials curves forward. A young person seated on the chariot wears a gold crown and an orange and red shawl. Below, devotees in white clothes and saffron shawls walk alongside and push the chariot, with a few people in yellow scarves visible at the left edge.2009-12-27A festival procession on an ornate golden ratha-style palanquin decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, swags of tassels and bells, and a large saffron-orange canopy with fringed edges. A man with long dark hair and a gold crown-like headpiece sits centred on the cushioned seat, dressed in a white dhoti-style garment and a saffron-coloured wrap with a flower garland, smiling. A second, smaller multicoloured umbrella stands to the right. Crowds of devotees and onlookers, many women among them, line the foreground and surround the chariot under a bright sky. Swamiji (probable): long hair, crown, saffron-toned wrap and garlanded seated figure in the chariot.2010-01-01Outdoor procession with a richly decorated palanquin-style float (ratha) covered in marigold and flower garlands, topped by a golden canopy and an ornate yellow umbrella with red and orange fringed tassels. A seated figure in orange clothing and flower garlands sits on the float. Around it, devotees in white ritual clothes and orange saffron robes walk and surround the float, and a decorated multicoloured umbrella stands at left. Crowd members in white and orange clothing fill the dusty ground under a bright sky.2009-12-27Outdoor festival procession on a bright, hazy day with a crowd filling the foreground. At the centre, a richly decorated golden palanquin-style chariot with a canopy of fringed tassels in yellow, green, purple and red and garlands of marigolds sits atop a wheeled ratha. A figure with long dark hair sits on it in a red and gold garment, one hand raised in blessing. Large orange and multicolour parasols shade the chariot, and devotees in white shirts, saffron robes, and yellow and white saris walk alongside, some with hands folded. Pavilion roofs and flags appear in the background.2010-02-12A decorated golden palanquin procession moves through a crowd under a clear sky with palm trees behind. A seated person in an orange top and a white garland sits on a gold-carved throne-like seat beneath a canopy hung with bells, orange, pink, green and blue tassels and marigold garlands. An orange parasol with a lotus motif stands at the right. Crowd members in white shirts and orange clothes press around the vehicle, some raising hands. Several people in the foreground are partially visible. A cutout bird logo appears at upper left.2010-02-12A decorated golden chariot in an outdoor procession, draped with white, purple and orange flower garlands and hung with tassels in orange, pink, green, purple and magenta. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment with a red and white flower garland sits on a golden seat under a canopy, smiling and looking to one side. A person in white raises a painted round fan with a blue and gold design toward him, and a red flag with a blue emblem waves at left. Palm trees and a crowd of onlookers fill the background against a pale sky.2010-02-12January 01 20122012-01-01A decorated golden procession chariot with a canopy, carrying a long-haired figure seated on a red and gold throne. The figure wears an orange garment, a leopard-print shawl, and a flower garland. The chariot is draped with marigold and white garlands, purple flower strings, and hanging tassels in red, green, blue and yellow. A large saffron-yellow parasol stands above. Around it, men and women in white with yellow shawls walk and hold the chariot, while devotees in white and saffron stand in the crowd. A man in white with glasses on the lower left and a woman in a sari on the right carry or steady the chariot. The figure is a person in the procession, identified by long swept hair, saffron clothing and a shawl among other cues, and the event appears to be an evening procession.2010-02-12