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A photograph of an evening procession in which a long-haired man in an orange robe sits on a golden ratha-style palanquin decorated with marigold, jasmine and multicoloured garlands. He wears a rudraksha-style mala and a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders and smiles while resting a hand on the decorated frame. Above him hangs a tiered canopy with gold bells and red, green, yellow, pink and purple tassels, and a golden umbrella with fringe stands at the left. Around the vehicle, men in white dhotis and orange shirts walk or pull, and onlookers stand in the foreground. Palm trees and a golden pillar appear in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a mala and an orange robe with a leopard shawl, a rare combination of cues on a ceremonial vehicle.

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