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December 16 20162016-12-16A procession on a road with a decorated float carrying a seated figure on a gold-framed throne under a multicoloured canopy with tassels. The seated figure wears a maroon and orange robe, a rudraksha-style necklace, and garlands of yellow and red flowers, and a large gold cloth drapes over the throne. A bare-chested attendant in front holds a white fan-like whisk and a gold ceremonial object near the float. Passengers sit at the float's rear, and white tents and green trees line the scene. The figure is a statue or depiction on the float; the appearance is not a clear a person match, so no identification is made.2016-12-16A festival procession float carries a seated figure under a large ornate canopy with tiered fringe in red, yellow, green, blue and white. The figure wears a maroon and brown turban and maroon jacket, a silver and gold layered chest ornament, an orange dhoti-style garment, and a red tilak on the forehead. Garlands of yellow, orange, red and white flowers hang from the golden throne backrest and draped on both sides. The seated figure is a statue or depiction rather than a living person, and the throne is elaborately carved gold. Golden arched frame and a golden kalasha-like finial sit at the lower left, with a red-roofed building and bare branches at the right.2016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16A photograph of a decorated ceremonial procession vehicle, a ratha-style palanquin, under a clear pale sky. An ornate golden canopy is topped by a finial and draped with garlands of yellow, white and purple flowers and hanging tassels in orange, maroon, green and blue. A large orange fringed parasol stands at the left. A man with long dark hair, wearing a gold crown and a red-and-white flower garland, sits upright on a dark red cushioned seat, smiling, with a rudraksha mala visible at his neck. Gold bells and ornamental finials decorate the lower frame, and a gilded deity-like figure on the left edge is partly visible. A man's head is visible at the bottom edge as an onlooker.2010-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27December 16 20162016-12-16February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA decorated ceremonial palanquin-style float covered with white, yellow and pink flower garlands, with gold-painted carved woodwork, a red and blue fringed canopy overhead, and hanging tassels in gold, pink, green and blue. A single seated figure sits on a red cushioned seat at the front, wearing an orange turban, orange garment, gold necklaces and a red and white garland, with one hand raised. Green and yellow garland swags hang from the frame, and trees and a metal pole stand in the background.2013-01-06A photograph of an ornate golden palanquin procession. A figure with long dark hair in a red garment sits within the golden ratha-style carriage, which is draped with white jasmine garlands and red and maroon flower garlands. Yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas with fringe and tassels shelter the carriage, and hanging tassels in green, maroon and orange decorate its canopy. Several attendants stand at the edges, one holding a yellow umbrella pole, and a few onlookers are visible at the bottom edge. a person's appearance cannot be confirmed from this view alone, so the seated figure is recorded as unsure.2010-12-22A decorated ceremonial chariot procession under a pale sky. An ornate golden-and-orange canopy with long tassels and bells sits above a platform wrapped in marigold garlands and mango-leaf torans. A figure seated on the platform wears a golden crown, a red and orange garland, and an orange garment with a rudraksha-style necklace, smiling as they ride. Orange and red decorated parasols stand at the left edge, and the scene is a ratha procession.2009-12-27A decorated golden ratha procession vehicle carries a smiling man seated on a red-and-gold seat under a large orange fringed canopy. He wears an ornate gold crown or turban, a red garment, and a long rudraksha-style mala with gold necklaces. The ratha is wrapped in yellow, white and orange garlands, with colourful tassels and gold bells, and is surrounded by a dense crowd of devotees in white and orange. Orange flags and a white bus stand at the right edge of the scene. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the seated figure on the ratha, based on the ornate gold crown, long hair, red garment and multiple garlands.2009-12-27