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A photograph of an outdoor festival procession at a temple-style building with a red-brick wall and a Kannada signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on the forehead and multiple beaded and gold necklaces, stands on a golden ornate ratha/chariot, one hand on its rail. The chariot is heavily garlanded with orange, yellow, purple and white flower garlands and draped with red velvet, beneath a multicoloured canopy with gold tassels and a kalasha-style finial. Two or three onlookers in white stand at the lower left and a woman in a sari is partly visible behind them.

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December 15 20112011-12-15January 01 20122012-01-01January 01 20122012-01-01Outdoor festival procession scene under a clear blue sky. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair stands on an ornate golden palanquin decorated with marigold and red garlands, orange and yellow flower strands, and a multicolored tasselled canopy in red, purple, teal and green. He wears a red and white flower garland, a gold necklace and gold bangles, and raises both hands in an expressive gesture. Behind him is an orange-painted building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara, and a few onlookers stand at the lower edge of the frame.2012-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27A golden ceremonial palanquin decorated with layered garlands of yellow, purple, pink and white flowers, with hanging tassels in green, blue, pink and orange. A man seated on red cushions, with a vertical sandalwood mark on his forehead, wears an orange-saffron garment, ornate gold necklaces and armlets, and raises one hand in greeting while smiling. The palanquin canopy above is draped with colourful fabric and the setting is a covered hall. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in the palanquin in procession with ceremonial adornments.2011-12-15A golden ceremonial chariot procession at an orange-walled temple compound. A figure with long dark hair, a golden crown and an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha-style necklace of beads sits on an ornate gold palanquin-style seat under a multicoloured fringed canopy in red, yellow, green, purple and blue. The seat and canopy are wrapped with marigold and yellow garlands and hanging tassels. Devotees in white and orange clothing surround the chariot, and a hand-held microphone is visible at lower centre. A signboard in Kannada script is on the orange wall behind. Trees and blue sky are in the background.2012-01-01An outdoor evening procession on a gold-and-orange ratha, a decorated chariot draped with garlands of marigolds, purple and white flowers and green foliage, with hanging bells and colourful tassels overhead. A smiling person with long dark hair sits on the raised seat in an orange robe with a white garland and ornate gold armbands, with a golden umbrella above. Devotees in white and saffron clothing crowd the cart and hold blue-and-orange fans. Several people stand at the base of the chariot and along its edges.2010-02-12A photograph of an ornate golden palanquin decorated with garlands of marigold, white jasmine and purple flowers, with colourful tassels in green, pink, blue and yellow hanging from its canopy. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe, a flower garland and a dark leopard-print cloth, sits on the cushioned seat and extends his hands over a brass oil lamp with a flame. Below, the hands of other people hold a lamp and a brass plate near the palanquin, and several people in white and orange clothing stand or sit in the background at dusk. Probable Swamiji is seated in a ceremonial palanquin with saffron robe, flower garlands and long hair, performing an aarti with an oil lamp.2010-02-12December 23 20082008-12-23December 15 20112011-12-15A decorated golden palanquin-style ratha procession moves through a crowd under a clear blue sky. A man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange garment with a leopard-print shawl sits on the golden seat beneath a large yellow-and-red canopy, wearing a white flower garland and smiling; the figure is an appearance-based Swamiji (probable) candidate, seated in a position of honour with long hair and a saffron garment, so this is a probable in-person presence. The palanquin is festooned with marigold and white flower garlands, green leaves, purple and yellow tassels and hanging bells, and a golden serpent-shaped pole curls along its left edge. Devotees in white and yellow clothes walk alongside, one man in white with a blue badge holding the rail, a woman in a white sari with hands pressed together, and others in orange and yellow garments. Approximately ten to fifteen physical people are visible.2010-02-12