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A smiling man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate silver and gold palanquin-style seat decorated with colourful balloons. He wears a white and gold turban, long red and white flower garlands with yellow beads, and a gold bangle, and holds a tall gold staff with his right hand. Behind him, orange flags flutter against a clear sky. Several onlookers stand on a dirt slope to the right, a woman in a white sari among them, and a man in orange assists from the lower right. The scene suggests a festival procession. A photo credit reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam and

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December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl sits on an ornate silver-metal palanquin or vehicle decorated with colourful balloons in yellow, white, green, pink, orange and blue. He wears a long garland of red and white flowers with yellow accents and a gold necklace, and holds a tall golden staff in his right hand while smiling. Behind him a seated person is partly visible at the right edge, and an unpaved dirt road with a low embankment and trees runs in the background under bright daylight.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A smiling man in orange saffron robes stands on a decorated blue-and-silver festival vehicle during a procession, holding a tall gold trident. He wears a cream-coloured turban, a red bindi, white and red flower garlands and a gold necklace. Behind him are an orange cloth, a fringed canopy with red and white tassels, and balloons in orange, green and blue. A white-clad figure is partly visible at the left edge. The scene suggests a festival parade in bright daylight.2008-12-29A photograph of a procession in progress: a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold border sits on an ornate silver-metal palanquin or ratha seat under a red and gold canopy. He wears a white and gold head wrap, layered garlands of white flowers and red-and-yellow beads, and holds a tall gold-tipped staff upright in one hand. Colourful balloons in yellow, green, white, pink, orange and blue are tied around the seat, and a second decorated umbrella with red and blue fringe stands at right. Dry ground, a low embankment and a few trees fill the background under bright sunlight.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A smiling man in orange saffron robes rides an ornate silver palanquin-style seat decorated with a red umbrella and colourful balloons. He wears a white and gold turban, a long garland of white and red flowers, and holds a golden staff with a finial. Orange flags fly behind him. Around the palanquin, devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand watching in an open dirt-and-stone field under bright sky, and a bald man in orange robes sits in the lower right corner. Appearance suggests a person in a procession, identified by saffron robes, a turban, flower garland and a gold staff, though the identity remains uncertain.2008-12-29A photograph of a procession on a decorated palanquin or ratha beneath a red and gold canopy with tasselled fringe and balloons in green, blue, orange and white. A man seated on the silver-trimmed throne wears an orange saffron robe, a white and gold headwrap, a long garland of red and white flowers, and a gold armlet, holding a tall gold trident-topped staff while smiling. Behind him a man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands beside a second gold staff, and spectators in saris and dark clothing line the roadside under a clear blue sky.2008-12-29A man in a procession sits on a blue and silver decorated palanquin under a red canopy strung with colourful balloons in blue, green, yellow, pink and red. He wears an orange saffron robe, a cream and gold turban, a gold necklace, a red and white flower garland with yellow bands, and a gold bangle. He holds a tall gold trident-topped staff in his right hand and smiles upward. Bright daylight and a clear sky form the background.2008-12-29