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Evening procession at dusk with a gilded palanquin under a large orange and teal parasol decorated with tassels and marigold garlands. A young woman in an ornate gold crown and gold jewellery sits on the palanquin, smiling and reaching out her hand. Beside it a man in orange robes and a saffron shawl holds a brass offering tray, and a tall silver ceremonial staff with a trident-topped finial stands in front. A cameraman in white clothes films from the right. Crowd members are partially visible at the bottom edge.

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A night procession on a richly decorated golden palanquin-style float hung with marigold garlands, tassels and a blue-fringed canopy with a red and blue lotus-patterned top. A central seated man in saffron-orange robes and a crown-like golden headdress, with a large flower garland, raises a ceremonial staff, with a second bald figure in orange seated beside him. Standing at the front, a bare-chested man in orange dhoti holds a long staff and wears rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, with other shaved-headed attendants in orange clothing around the float. A cameraman in white stands at left filming, and warm lights glow in the background.2013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12Night 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.2013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12Night 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.2013-02-10Night procession on a richly decorated ratha with a golden canopy in orange and turquoise fringes, hung with marigold and mixed flower garlands. A seated figure in orange robes and a gold crown with a red flower garland sits on a gold throne-like seat, smiling, with a golden deity murti or ornate figure beside. Two men stand at left: one bare-chested with a silver trident-topped staff and rudraksha-style gold necklaces, the other in orange cloth with a white-haired shaved head and a trident staff, carrying an orange flag. A camera operator and a speaker box appear at the bottom. No readable text is visible.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Night procession on an ornate golden ratha with a red and blue canopy hung with tassels and marigold garlands. A seated figure wears a gold crown, an orange robe, a pink and white flower garland and a sweeping dark hairstyle, flanked by silver ceremonial staffs. In the foreground a bald man in orange dhoti and gold-beaded mala smiles while holding a tall silver trident. Attendants in white and orange surround the cart under orange street lights.2013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12March 02 20132013-03-02