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A night-time photograph of a man seated on a sculpted, mostly yellow-brown lion-like vehicle with a large painted figure behind him. He wears a rust-orange ochre garment, layered rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, and a long garland of white, yellow and red flowers. He holds a white staff in each hand and smiles toward the left. Dark silhouettes of onlookers fill the foreground, and a red canopy with beaded trim hangs at right. Scene reads as a procession.

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September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Nighttime outdoor procession. A seated man in a rust-orange robe and multiple garlands of white, yellow and red flowers, with rudraksha malas and bracelets, holds two white curved staffs and smiles. He sits beside a large painted turquoise deity figure with a crown and a yellow-and-red headdress. Spectators are visible at the lower edge, including a woman in a pink sari. a person: long swept-back hair, orange robe and ornate garland cues, seated with a deity vehicle in a festival procession.2017-09-30Night photo of a man in a rust-orange robe with a rudraksha mala, wearing layered flower garlands in yellow, white, red and blue, seated in front of a large painted deity figure with a blue torso and a lion-like form in yellow, with red banners and a painted mask behind him. Dark silhouettes of heads in the foreground suggest a festival procession or vehicle display. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and orange clothing, with the page noting he is present. The page excerpt mentions a Vijaya Dashami event and a horse vehicle procession, but those are not visible here.2017-09-30A night photograph of a man in a procession standing before a large painted demon effigy with a green face, bared fangs and a yellow mane. He wears a rust-orange cloth over a bare upper torso, a long multicoloured garland of marigold-yellow, red and white flowers, and a rudraksha mala. He smiles and holds a white ceremonial staff with a red-and-gold tassel. Behind him a red flag and a lion-faced mask are visible, and the foreground is dark with partially visible shoulders and hands of a crowd.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A man in a rust-brown sleeveless robe sits smiling on an ornate silver-and-gold seat on a festival float at night. He holds two silver staffs with curved, animal-head tops, and wears long garlands of white flowers with red, yellow and green accents, a rudraksha mala, and beaded bracelets. Behind him rises a large decorated figure with a fringed mane and yellow flower garland, and a red canopy with mirrored trim. Dark blurred onlookers fill the foreground, including a woman in a pink sari at right. a person: the long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ornate ceremonial garlands on the seated figure in a procession setting.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30