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Night procession scene. A smiling man with long dark hair, a beard and an orange-brown robe stands on a silver palanquin-style ratha beneath a silver umbrella canopy, wearing a white and pink flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak. Peacock feathers and red cloth decorate the silver vehicle. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and cloth wrap sits beside the carriage, and a person in orange and red garments is partially visible at right. Red building walls and an air conditioner form the background, with a woman in a sari standing behind at right.

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May 06 20172017-05-06Night procession on a silver ratha with a silver canopy umbrella. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a large floral garland sits on a silver throne-like seat decorated with peacock feathers and peacock-eye ornaments, holding a curved silver staff, smiling. Silver horses with red and orange headpieces pull the chariot. Women in orange and red saris stand at the right side of the frame, and a few onlookers are visible at the edges. Bright floodlight at upper left. Swamiji (probable): the seated man's long swept-back hair, shawl, garland and ratha setting match the page's Dig Vijayam procession context.2017-05-06Night procession photograph. A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate silver palanquin with a silver canopy, draped in red cloth and decorated with peacock feathers and peacock-eye motifs. He wears a rust-orange robe with a white and pink floral garland. Below him, a man in a white dhoti and white head covering sits seated at the palanquin base with a rudraksha-style mala. Silver-caparisoned horses and a crowd in white and red clothes fill the foreground and sides of the street.2017-05-06May 06 20172017-05-06 +1 copiesNight procession on a silver ornamental chariot pulled by carved silver horses. A man seated on a silver throne-like seat under a silver canopy, draped with red and maroon cloth, wears a maroon robe, a garland of white flowers and a tilak, and smiles. The surrounding crowd includes people in orange and red garments, a child at the lower left, and attendants with marigold-style garlands. Peacock-feather fans and red and pink umbrellas frame the scene, with warm lamp flare in the foreground. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on the chariot as the procession's central figure. Several people stand around the chariot.2017-05-06Night procession with a silver ceremonial palanquin under a silver canopy draped in red cloth and decorated with peacock feathers. A bearded man in a saffron-red robe with a white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads sits on the silver seat, smiling, with a red cushion beside him. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a white head cloth and a mala walks beside the palanquin. Behind them, women in orange and saffron saris and crowd members watch from the dark, with red flags on poles in the background.2017-05-06Night procession photographed from the side. A bearded man with long swept-back hair sits on an ornate silver palanquin seat under a silver umbrella with scalloped edges, wearing a red-orange garment, a white flower garland and a bare upper body with adornments, with a red cloth draped behind him and a peacock-feather fan at the right. Behind him stands a gold wire birdcage-like canopy frame. Robed attendants in white and orange walk beside the palanquin, and a crowd of devotees fills the foreground under bright floodlights. a person is seated on the palanquin in a ceremonial procession.2017-05-06May 06 20172017-05-06Night procession on a decorated silver palanquin-style chariot. A smiling bearded man with long hair and a white tilak sits on a silver throne with a silver canopy, wearing a rust-orange robe, layered gold necklaces and a pink-and-white garland, and holds a small colourful object. Around the throne hang tall tassels in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple, with peacock-feather ornaments above. Below, a man in an orange headcloth and rudraksha mala walks at the front, and white-clad devotees and a woman in red stand in the crowd under strings of lights. Figure identity uncertain from appearance.2017-03-13May 08 20172017-05-08May 06 20172017-05-06Night procession photograph of a silver-and-red palanquin canopy with a silver ratha-style seat draped in red cloth and decorated with peacock feathers. A man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a white-and-pink flower garland sits on the seat in a rust-orange robe, smiling and holding a silver trident-like staff. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and white head-cloth with rudraksha beads and a sacred thread sits at the front, and a woman in white with gold border stands near the seat. Foreground devotees wear pink and orange headwear and silver-trimmed garments. Dark night sky and a lit cage-like structure behind.2017-05-06