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A decorated festival cart, or ratha, carries a seated man with hands folded in namaste, eyes closed, wearing a pink kurta-style garment and pink dhoti-like trousers. He sits on a gold-framed throne with red cushions and wears white and magenta flower garlands. The cart's canopy has striped fabric panels in red, blue, yellow, green and orange, with bird motifs and gold tassels, and is strung with marigold and flower garlands. Behind him a shrine holds a deity murti in a red and gold setting under a painted Shiva lingam with two bulls. Banana leaves frame the cart, which rests on a wooden-wheeled base; a bystander's hand is visible at the left edge.

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December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A seated man with long dark hair and palms pressed together in namaskar sits on a gilded throne-like seat atop a decorated festival cart. He wears a pink dhoti, a white and red flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, with a red cushion behind him. The cart has a colourful striped canopy with the word a person printed in red banner letters, banana leaves, and blue-and-yellow painted pillars with bird motifs. Behind him a deity murti with a red cloth and flower garlands stands beneath a shivalinga-and-nandi relief. Marigold and jasmine garlands cover the cart base, and a blurred flame of a torch or lamp appears at right. A dark-clothed figure stands at the left edge.2010-12-26Outdoor procession on a decorated wooden ratha cart with a red shaft. A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a gold-framed throne draped in white and yellow-purple garlands, wearing a pink dhoti, pink top, red-and-white garland and a red shawl, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. Behind him a deity murti in red and gold sits beneath a canopy hung with banana leaves and tall painted fabric pillars of red, blue, yellow and green with dove motifs. A Shiva lingam with two bulls is painted on the red canopy top. A flame and smoke rise at the upper right, and a bystander in white stands at the right edge. Setting appears to be a street or temple grounds with a signboard behind.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A decorated ceremonial chariot, a ratha, carries a seated figure in a pink dhoti and pink top with a long white and red garland draped over the shoulders and a gold necklace. The figure sits cross-legged on a red cushioned seat in front of a gold-framed backdrop, with a deity murti and heaped flower garlands behind. The canopy above is covered in colourful striped and patterned fabric with blue, yellow and orange tassels and banana leaves at the corners. A floral arrangement lies at the front of the platform. On the left, a person with folded hands stands in white, and on the right another person in a striped shirt watches. The chariot has red wheels and a large red axle beam on a dirt ground. The name a person is printed on the canopy valance, and a sign on the right reads part of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam.2010-12-26Outdoor procession on a decorated ratha chariot with a colourful canopy of red, blue, yellow and orange fabric, banana leaves and marigold garlands; bold "a person" lettering runs across the top. A man with long hair and a red tilak sits cross-legged on a gold-framed throne wearing a pink dhoti and pink shawl, a white and red flower garland around his neck, hands pressed together in greeting. Behind him is a shrine with a Shiva linga flanked by two nandi bulls and a red-robed deity murti. Two people in white stand at the sides, one with hands folded, and a sign reads "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" on the right.2010-12-26A decorated ceremonial cart or ratha stands on a dirt road in front of an ashram building. A seated figure in pink dhoti and pink cloth, with a long garland of white flowers and a red garland, sits cross-legged on a gold-framed throne with hands pressed in anjali mudra. The canopy above is draped in red, blue, yellow, green and orange fabric with bird motifs and banana leaves, and a banner reads NITHYANANDA. Behind the figure, a deity murti and a Shiva lingam with nandi bulls are visible on a red backdrop. A man in white kurta with folded hands and a rudraksha mala kneels at the front left, bowing in devotion. Marigold and jasmine garlands decorate the throne platform.2010-12-26A decorated procession cart, or ratha, carries a seated figure on a golden throne (peetha) with cushions and a floral garland. The figure, in pink clothing with a rudraksha mala and a white and red flower garland, sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste. A canopy of red, yellow, orange and blue painted cloth with bird motifs and a 'NITHYANANDA' banner frames him, with a Shivalingam and nandi bulls depicted above. A smoking oil lamp (aarti) is held at right, and a man in white stands behind the cart while a bare-headed devotee in white folds his hands at left. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and pink ceremonial clothing, consistent with the page's identification.2010-12-26A seated figure in a red and pink ceremonial outfit sits on an ornate golden throne under a canopy decorated with colourful panels in orange, yellow, green and blue, featuring bird motifs and floral patterns. The figure wears a gold crown, a white and red flower garland, and holds palms together in namaskar. Fresh flowers in white, yellow, purple and red surround the throne base. Around it, devotees sit and stand, including a woman in a pink sari with folded hands, and a man in white near the foreground. An orange-robed attendant appears at the left edge.2010-12-26A photograph of a festival procession chariot decorated with colourful panels in blue, yellow, green and orange, with white-and-blue bird motifs and a red canopy. A man in a pink dhoti and pink shawl, with a white flower garland, stands barefoot on the ornate red and gold seat of the chariot, with flower garlands and an oil lamp flame at the base. Men in white clothes and saffron-coloured shawls stand at the side, and a bald man in an orange shawl is nearby. The setting is an outdoor street with palm trees and a thatched roof. The page excerpt mentions a satsang, but the image itself shows only a procession chariot.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26