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Night 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.

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Night 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 20172017-05-06May 06 20172017-05-06May 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.2017-05-06May 06 20172017-05-06May 06 20172017-05-06May 06 20172017-05-06Night procession scene: a man seated on an ornate silver palanquin-style throne canopied with a silver umbrella-shaped top and hung with colourful tassels in red, purple, orange, green and yellow, decorated with peacock feathers and gold leaves. He wears a reddish-orange dhoti-style garment, a gold ceremonial necklace, a long pink-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, with a forehead tilak, and his hand rests on a red-and-orange cloth. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron clothing stand close, some with bare arms and wet hair, and a silver umbrella is held aloft at the right. Probable Swamiji's appearance matches several cues here (swept-back hair, saffron clothing, gold necklaces and a garland) and he is seated on the throne as the central figure of a procession.2017-03-13May 06 20172017-05-06Night procession on a dark road: a man seated on an ornate silver palanquin-style chariot draped with red and orange fabric, rainbow tassel-hung canopy and gold leaf decorations, peacock feather motif above. He wears a pink and white flower garland, layered gold and beaded necklaces, bangles, a brown-red dhoti, and holds an orange-red staff across his lap, smiling. Behind him two women in dark clothing with red tones watch and smile. Torchlight and a street lamp glow in the background, with crowd silhouettes below the chariot. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure on the decorated chariot, shown by the long hair, gold necklaces and saffron-toned attire, a procession ratha setting.2017-03-13Night procession photo. A bearded man with long dark hair sits smiling on an ornate silver palanquin with a silver canopy and red cloth draping, holding a silver spear-like staff in one hand and a curved silver hook in the other. He wears a rust-orange robe, a white and pink flower garland, and a red thread on his wrist, with a bindi on his forehead. Peacock feathers decorate the palanquin, and a multicoloured fringed canopy stands at right. Blurred figures in pink and red headwear and orange clothing carry or walk beside the palanquin, and a woman in an orange sari watches at left. a person is seated on the palanquin as the procession figure.2017-05-06 +1 copies