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A procession on a decorated palanquin. A seated figure in orange robes wears long white and red garlands and sits on a gold-carved throne with red cushions, holding a ceremonial whisk-like staff and a golden mace. Behind him, colourful canopy umbrellas in yellow, green and blue display white bird emblems, and a deity murti adorned with flower garlands is visible above. Around the palanquin, devotees in white shirts and orange garments walk among large white feathered fans and flower-decorated poles. The seated figure has long swept-back dark hair and a shawl-like orange cloth, with distinctive adornments including ceremonial garlands and a gold necklace; this is an appearance-based probable match for Swamiji in a procession context.

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December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, a red bindi and a white and red flower garland, sits on a gilded throne-chariot raising one hand in greeting and smiling. The throne sits on a red cushion, decorated with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands, and flanked by ornate red, green and white canopies with tassels and dove emblems. Behind him are deity murtis draped in garlands. White-clad devotees surround the procession, some holding long ceremonial fly-whisks and poles, and a bus with blue lettering appears at left. Procession of a ratha or palanquin with a throne.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A procession on an ornate golden-canopied ratha (chariot) decorated with colourful striped fabric panels, white and red-yellow flower garlands and tasselled trim. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing saffron/orange robes, a red tilak and a white-and-red flower garland, sits on a gold throne-like seat raising his right hand in a blessing wave and holding a long staff with a decorative top. a person with long swept hair, saffron clothing and garland on the ratha. Behind him is a decorated deity murti under a canopy. Around the chariot, devotees and onlookers stand, including a man with a red tilak at the lower left and a man in a white shirt at the right, and a white feathered fan (chamara) is visible at the left edge.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne mounted on a decorated festival vehicle with a red-and-gold canopy. He wears long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a white-and-red flower garland and a gold ceremonial necklace. He holds a silver-tipped sword-like staff in one hand and a gold mace-like sceptre in the other, smiling. Garlands of marigolds and white flowers hang from the throne and pillars, which are painted with teal, yellow and red patterns and white bird motifs. Spectators' heads are visible at the bottom edge of the frame. The scene suggests a procession vehicle, with a person present on the throne.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29