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Outdoor procession scene on dusty ground. A smiling man with long dark hair sits on an ornate golden float decorated with red, yellow and white flower garlands, a gold crown and a red-and-white flower necklace. He wears an orange-saffron robe and a long gold necklace. The float has a gold-and-orange canopy with green, red and blue tassels and gold bells. Behind him, a man in a white shirt with a yellow collar and other people in white stand near string lights and red flags. Probable Swamiji on a procession float, identified by his saffron robe, long hair, gold crown and rudraksha-style garland.

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December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A man in saffron-orange robes sits on a richly decorated golden palanquin or ratha during a procession. He wears a gold crown, a red and white floral garland, and layered gold and rudraksha necklaces, with long dark hair swept back. The palanquin is covered in red, yellow and orange marigold garlands, white flowers and green leaves, and hung with gold bells and tassels in green, red, pink and blue. Above him is a canopy in blue, red and gold with lotus and bird motifs. Behind is a pale roofed building and trees. Appearance-based candidate, a person, seated on a throne-like seat in procession.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A photo of a procession float on a bright day. A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and eyes closed stands at the front of an ornate golden chariot. He wears a golden crown with a pointed finial, a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders, a red and yellow marigold garland, and a long golden bead necklace. Behind him are golden finials and tall fringed canopy tassels in red, orange, green, blue and yellow. Red and white flowers fill the lower foreground. The photograph is a close view on the ratha, with the figure appearing calm and absorbed. Several figures in the background are not clearly visible.2009-12-27A smiling man rides a procession chariot, wearing an ornate gold crown with a decorative dome and a red bindi on his forehead. He has long dark hair and wears an orange-saffron garment over his shoulder, layered with a red and yellow marigold garland and a heavy gold bead necklace. Behind him, gold ratha pillars hang with bright red, orange, green and blue tassels, and flower arrangements of marigolds and roses fill the lower foreground. The scene is an outdoor festival procession under a pale sky.2009-12-27February 10 20132013-02-10A photograph of a smiling man seated on a decorated procession vehicle at night, wearing an ornate gold crown with a wheel-like ornament, a white and red flower garland around his neck, and a bare-shouldered orange-saffron garment. He holds a small orange cloth or offering in his hands. Behind him, a bystander in white and a figure wrapped in a red cloth are partly visible beside gold-topped poles with red and blue tassels, a ceremonial umbrella-like staff, and pink and yellow flower garlands along the vehicle. Green foliage fills the background. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, a crown and saffron clothing, with a yellow-orange ceremonial ensemble.2012-04-26December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27