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A festival procession on an open ground with palm trees behind. At the centre, a man with long dark hair stands on an ornate golden ratha-style float decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and colourful tassels; he wears a white dhoti and a shawl with red-and-gold trim, a gold necklace and a red garland. Above him a large orange canopy and a multicoloured umbrella with fringed tassels shade the float, and a silver trident is raised in the foreground. Devotees in white and saffron clothes, some with yellow shoulder cloths, surround the float, and a golden ceremonial fan-shaped object is visible at left. A banner with a map and printed text stands in the background, and paper stars hang on strings overhead.

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A festival procession on a sandy road lined with coconut palms. A long-haired man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a red-and-white garland, stands on an ornate gold palanquin decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands, hanging gold bells, tassels and a carved golden makara head. Above him hangs an orange canopy with star ornaments. A colourful striped umbrella with peacock motifs shades the left side. A tall gold trident and a gold ceremonial fan stand nearby. Crowds in white and yellow shawls and orange robes surround the palanquin, and a banner is visible behind. The swami on the palanquin matches the page's a person cues: long swept-back hair, garland and ceremonial gold, so he is marked as a probable in-person candidate.2010-01-01Outdoor procession under a palm-lined sky. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a red floral garland stands on an ornate golden ratha/chariot, wearing a white dhoti and shawl and raising one hand while leaning on a gilded railing. The chariot is hung with marigold and yellow garlands, bells, tassels and a saffron canopy. Golden trident standards flank the frame, and a striped red, yellow and green ceremonial umbrella stands to the left. Devotees in white and saffron-orange robes and women in saris crowd around the base of the chariot, and a display board stands behind the procession.2010-01-01A festival procession on an open road lined with palm trees. A man with long dark hair stands on an elevated golden palanquin decorated with marigold and yellow garlands, bells, tassels and an orange canopy with paper stars. He wears a white dhoti-style cloth with a red garland around his neck and is smiling. Around the palanquin, people in saffron/orange robes and yellow shawls walk and hold it, and ornate golden trishula staffs and decorated umbrellas in red, green and yellow with tassels stand in the foreground. A large crowd of devotees is visible at the edges, and a banner with a map sits in the background. The figure on the palanquin appears a person, identified by long swept-back hair, a garland and the ceremonial palanquin, with uncertainty about the appearance.2010-01-01Outdoor festival procession under a clear sky with palm trees behind. A standing man in a white dhoti and white shawl, with long dark hair and a red and white flower garland, rides on a gold-decorated ratha or palanquin draped with marigold and multicolored flower garlands, bells and tassels. An orange canopy with a saffron umbrella top shelters him. Around the vehicle, devotees in orange and white clothing walk and hold its ropes. Other attendees in white and orange stand along the path; a striped multicolor parasol and a ceremonial golden umbrella stand at left. A signboard with a map and graphics is visible behind, and a golden ceremonial staff appears at the right edge. Overall a crowded, colourful festival scene in a temple-style outdoor setting.2010-01-01A festival procession on a sunny day with palm trees behind. A tall golden chariot, its frame draped in garlands of orange, yellow and purple flowers, hung with golden bells, tassels in green, red and blue, and topped by a golden swan-headed finial, is carried by a crowd of devotees in white and saffron. A standing figure in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a red-and-white flower garland and a crown-like headpiece, stands on the chariot beneath a large saffron-orange canopy. Devotees in white and orange robes surround the chariot, and a silver trident rises at the right edge. Two multicolored decorated umbrellas stand at left, and a signboard with a map stands in the background.2010-01-01A festival procession on a sunlit street lined with palm trees. At the centre, a decorated chariot (ratha) carries a seated figure wearing a golden crown and white and red garments, surrounded by garlands of yellow and orange marigolds, cymbals and hanging tassels. An orange-and-gold canopy shades the chariot, and a red-and-green decorated umbrella stands at left. Crowds of devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls walk alongside, while a man in an orange robe with a shaved head stands at lower left. A white banner map board and a sound truck appear in the background, and paper streamers hang overhead.2010-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27A photograph of an ornate gold and flower-decorated palanquin-style chariot moving in a procession. A man with long dark hair sits centrally on the red-cushioned seat, wearing a white garment, red-and-white garlands and a necklace, smiling and raising his hands. The canopy above is orange and fringed, hung with bells and tassels in red, orange, green, teal and purple, and wrapped in yellow, purple and white marigold garlands. Palm trees and a blue sky stand behind, and a partial banner shows a woman's portrait with blue-and-white lettering. Several onlookers, some in white, stand at the bottom edge of the frame.2010-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27A gold-painted ceremonial chariot, decorated with yellow, orange, purple and white marigold and flower garlands, carries a man seated on a cushioned throne. He wears a white garment with a red shawl, a gold crown and a garland. Above him rise tall yellow, orange and magenta tassel-fringed canopies and a large banana-leaf awning. Palm trees stand in the background under a bright sky. A crowd of devotees walks alongside the chariot, some with raised hands, and many people in the foreground are visible. The person on the throne is a person: long swept-back hair, a gold crown, a red shawl and a garland, seated as the honoured figure of a procession.2010-01-01December 22 20102010-12-22A photograph of an ornate golden palanquin procession under a yellow fringed umbrella and a canopy hung with colourful tassels and yellow and purple marigold garlands. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe, a white flower garland and a leopard-print shawl, sits enthroned on a red-cushioned golden seat, smiling with hands folded and a red tilak on his forehead. Swamiji (probable) by his long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate garlanded sovereign-style procession, seated in the palanquin as the honoured figure. Around the palanquin, devotees in white clothes walk and stand among palm trees, and a crowd presses close, with one man in white in the foreground. Setting is an outdoor palm grove under a clear sky.2010-02-12