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Outdoor festival photo of a bald man in saffron-orange robes seated on an ornate silver throne with a carved lion-head armrest, wearing a long yellow-orange marigold garland and a rudraksha mala. He holds a silver staff topped by a white feathered chauri-style fan, and his hands are pressed together in front of his chest. Beside him, a young man in a white kurta holds a second silver-topped staff and smiles. A shaved-headed man in saffron robes sits at left with a green leaf and red and yellow flower garland behind him. At right, a bare-chested man with a red cloth over his shoulder holds a silver staff under a green-and-white umbrella canopy, and a woman in a yellow sari with printed red text stands at the edge. Saffron flags and a white draped canopy fill the background. The figure at centre is a person by appearance, based on the bald head, saffron robes, and rudraksha mala.

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May 21 20162016-05-21A photograph of a procession float decorated with green leaf garlands and blue and yellow artificial flowers. A bald man with an orange-yellow forehead mark sits on an ornate carved silver-toned throne with lion-head armrests, wearing an orange saffron wrap. Behind him stands a bearded man in orange robes holding a long white fly-whisk or chamara, and a younger boy in orange clothing and a red undershirt stands beside him holding a pole. Along the right edge a man in a white shirt with a pink bag strap watches. Pink fabric drapes the background.2016-05-21A decorated palanquin procession float covered in white, orange, pink and yellow flower garlands and hanging tassels in red, green, blue and purple. A seated figure in an orange robe and orange turban wears a long white garland and a dark bead mala, sitting on a red cushion. Beside him a man in an orange robe with a bead mala stands. 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A seated figure in an orange robe and orange turban wears white and orange flower garlands and holds a folded document in his lap while raising one hand in blessing. A bald man in orange robes and glasses stands behind him holding a long-handled white fly-whisk, and a man in an orange shawl on the right waves a white whisk. Gold-tipped poles and a gold finial frame the palanquin; a sky and roadside trees are visible behind.2010-07-24Outdoor procession on a decorated palanquin draped with white flower garlands and gold-tasseled hangings. A central figure in an orange turban, orange robe and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion, wearing a white and red flower garland, with a smile and eyes lowered. A bald man in orange robes in the foreground sits with hands raised in a gesture of greeting or blessing. Behind them a woman in glasses sits in the palanquin, and orange flags are visible above. a person cue is present: the central figure's long hair, orange turban and rudraksha mala, but the face cannot be confirmed so the identity is uncertain.2010-07-24Outdoor procession scene on a decorated palanquin. A man in the centre wears an orange-red turban, long dark hair, a white flower garland with red accents and an orange-saffron robe, raising one hand in greeting while sitting on a carved wooden seat. Beside him stands a bald man in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha beads and glasses, smiling and gesturing with one hand. Behind them are colourful tassels in purple, red and green, a blue and gold ornamental panel, and a golden kalasha-topped pole wrapped with orange flowers. 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