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A festive procession scene at night on a decorated palanquin or ratha canopy. A central seated man wears an orange-red turban, a dark maroon garment and white and pink garlands, smiling. Behind him a man in saffron-orange dress holds a long silver trident staff, and another man in orange holds a ceremonial bell-shaped object. Dense marigold and yellow flower garlands drape the golden frame, with a red and blue canopy and tassels above. A photographer in white dhoti and a shawl holds a camera at left. a person: the seated central man wears a turban, maroon garment and garlands while a crowd of attendants surrounds him, consistent with a ceremonial procession figure.

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Night procession on a flower-decorated chariot with an ornately carved gold base draped in marigold and rose garlands. A seated figure in saffron robes, a gold crown and a pink-and-white garland sits on a cushioned seat at centre-left, a probable Swamiji by his crown, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style adornments. A bare-chested priest in saffron dhoti holds a silver trident aloft beside a second bare-chested attendant in ash-smeared saffron cloth carrying a silver staff. Above them a large red-and-blue canopy with fringed tassels and hanging bells shelters the chariot. Street lamps glow in the background and a bald attendant stands behind the seat. The scene suggests a ceremonial procession.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A night procession on an ornate float decorated with marigold garlands, tassels and a large red canopy with blue and gold panels topped by a brass trident. A standing figure in orange robes, a rust-coloured turban and a pink flower garland raises a ceremonial sword aloft and smiles. Beside a golden throne-like seat, a man with a shaved head is seated in a gilded chair, and at right another person in white and orange sits near a silver trident. A cameraman in white at left films the scene. a person: the standing figure in orange with turban and sword, shown in a procession setting.2013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12A procession scene in which a man in a rust-red turban and saffron-orange robe sits on a golden palanquin, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold chain, garlands of yellow and pink flowers, and gold bangles. He smiles and is adorned with flower garlands. To his left stands a man with long dark hair in white dhoti with a golden border, holding a silver staff and wearing beaded gold necklaces. To the right, a man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl films with a professional video camera. Behind them hang golden bells with red, green and purple tassels and a golden canopy with orange fringe, with a yellow parasol above.2016-04-18Night procession on a gold-carved ratha/palanquin decorated with orange and marigold garlands, hanging gold bells and pink and blue tassels beneath a blue-fringed orange canopy. Seated on a red-cushioned throne at the centre is a man in saffron-orange robes with a red-orange turban and a red-and-pink garland, holding a long ceremonial staff. Standing beside the platform, a bare-chested man with white ritual dhoti and a sandal-marked upper body leans in, while a man in white dhoti wears a gold necklace and red-bordered cloth. A bare-chested attendant in white dhoti holds a tall staff on the left. A cameraman films from the lower right. The frame shows a crowd-lit evening setting with floral decorations throughout.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession on a decorated golden palanquin with a red and blue canopy hung with tassels and bells, garlanded with marigolds and white flowers. A man seated centrally in an orange robe, pink and white garland and an ornate gold-and-red crown holds a trident-like staff and smiles. Beside him a bald attendant in orange; standing at right, a bare-chested man in orange dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a tall silver staff, and another attendant in orange with glasses holds a silver ceremonial staff. A camera operator is visible at left.2013-02-10A festive procession on a decorated palanquin under a gold canopy with orange and gold fringe. A person in a maroon-red turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace sits smiling on a floral-draped seat, with one hand resting on the garland-covered rail. On the left, a man in white dhoti with gold border holds an orange ceremonial parasol pole. On the right, a figure in rust-orange robes with gold necklace stands beside the palanquin. Marigold and jasmine garlands, tassels and bells hang from the canopy, with a small image in the seat's gold base.2016-04-18February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10 +1 copies