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March 02 2013

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A man with long dark hair sits smiling with eyes closed on an ornate gold palanquin or ratha decorated with pink, green and purple tassels and garlands of pink and white flowers. He wears white sacred ash markings on his forehead and body, a red tilak, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace over a bare chest, and a saffron-orange wrap over his shoulder. Gold kalasha finials and gilded carved poles frame the procession vehicle against a dark background.2013-03-02A person sits on an ornately decorated golden procession vehicle under a yellow canopy with fringed tassels in green, pink, orange and red. He wears a long-sleeved...2010-12-20 +1 copiesA smiling man with long dark hair sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat under a gilded canopy with a tall golden finial and red fringed drapes. He wears a golden crown-like headpiece with a sunburst-style back plate, an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, and a thick white jasmine garland with red flower accents. Yellow and pink flowers fill the foreground. Greenery is behind him. The setting suggests a festival procession or ceremonial occasion. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, a gilded crown, saffron-orange shawl and ceremonial garland mark him as the seated honoured figure; appearance-based only.2012-04-26February 12 20132013-02-12 +1 copiesMay 21 20162016-05-21December 27 20092009-12-27March 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesApril 30 20152015-04-30April 09 20132013-04-09 +1 copiesNight photograph of a festival procession. A smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi, a white and red striped garland and a gold-toned ceremonial necklace looks upward from within a decorated ratha or chariot. He wears a yellow-gold garment and raises his hands together in a gesture of greeting. The chariot is festooned with white jasmine garlands, orange marigold strands, green and pink tassels, gold finials and a large white canopy. Bold white flower lettering on the chariot front is partly visible.2010-12-20October 04 20132013-10-04A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair stands outdoors under a clear blue sky beneath a tall ceremonial canopy decorated with green, red and yellow tassels, a gold finial and white and yellow flower garlands. He wears an orange cloth over his shoulders, a leopard-print shawl, a white horizontal tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and layered garlands of white jasmine and red roses with gold beads. Blurred gold and purple flower arrangements sit in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, orange clothing, rudraksha-style gold beads and garlands are present, and he is seen during a procession-style outdoor setting.2010-02-12