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A festive procession on a decorated golden palanquin-style float under a multicolored canopy with tassels. A smiling person in an orange-saffron robe sits on a red velvet seat with a gilded crown, rudraksha-style beaded mala and layered gold necklaces, holding a silver ceremonial sword upright. The float is draped with marigold and orange garlands, purple flowers and a golden ornamental carving, with bells and tassels hanging at the right and green foliage and a brick wall behind. The person's face and identity are not established by the image, so the role is described as a procession honoree.

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January 01 20122012-01-01A man sits on an ornate golden palanquin-style chariot draped with marigold and multicolored flower garlands, with tasselled canopy fabrics and gold bells overhead. He wears a gold crown, an orange saffron robe, a red rudraksha-style mala with gold beads, and gold armlets, and holds a silver sword upright in one hand and a curved blade in the other. Trees and a sunlit sky stand behind him. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in procession on a decorated ratha in ceremonial regalia.2012-01-01January 01 20122012-01-01A seated man rides in an ornate golden palanquin-style chariot during a procession. He wears an orange saffron dhoti and a long multi-strand garland of red and yellow flowers with a rudraksha-style mala at his chest, and a gold ornate crown on his head. Above him hang tall tassels in red, orange, pink, green and blue beneath gilded bells and a canopy of blue and yellow umbrellas with lotus emblems. Yellow and orange marigold garlands wrap the carriage poles, with flower arrangements in the foreground. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the procession, his saffron clothing, crown and garlands being the visible cues.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A smiling man rides on an ornate decorated float during a procession. He wears a gold crown with a red bindi on his forehead, long dark hair, an orange-saffron garment, and layered gold and beaded necklaces with a red and yellow flower garland. Behind him stand a gold-framed red and white canopy with tassels, green and blue tassels hanging from golden poles, and marigold garlands wrapped on the float. Orange and red cushions and a red-and-gold cloth are arranged on the seat.2009-12-27A photograph of a festival procession on a golden ratha or chariot decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in maroon, yellow, orange and marigold, and tasselled fringes in turquoise, green, purple, blue and white. A smiling person in an orange-saffron cloth and a gold crown with a red tilak sits in the chariot, holding a silver staff, with a gold-plated pole and ornate gold fittings around them. Blue sky and green trees appear behind.2012-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27January 01 20122012-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27A decorated ceremonial chariot procession. A smiling man with long dark hair sits on an ornate golden ratha-style vehicle, wearing a gold crown, orange garment and red flower garlands with a gold necklace. The chariot is covered with yellow and red marigold garlands, a large yellow fringed canopy with a red border, and hanging gold bells with red, pink, green and blue tassels. Gold trident-like finials and a hand of a spectator raised at the lower right appear in the scene. Trees and a clear sky are in the background.2009-12-27