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Night photograph of a illuminated golden ratha-style float moving through a street procession. A seated figure in red dhoti and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate golden throne (peetha) beneath a golden arch with carved deities, lit with fairy lights and marigold garlands. Gilded attendant figures flank the throne. A dark-clad crowd and a vehicle with headlights fill the lower foreground.

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August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25Night procession photograph. A seated figure sits on an ornate golden throne-like chariot or palanquin with a golden arched canopy and carved figures above, surrounded by string lights. The seated figure wears a red cloth, a white crown-like headdress, and a multi-coloured flower garland, and holds a staff in the right hand. Dark silhouettes of spectators fill the foreground, with a blue ceremonial umbrella and pink umbrellas visible at left. Swamiji (probable): long hair under a crown, rudraksha-style adornment and ceremonial garland on a throne-like chariot in a procession, as the page describes.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25A night procession photographed from behind a crowd of silhouetted onlookers, several holding red flags and umbrellas. At the centre, a figure sits on an ornate golden chariot shrine (ratha) decorated with gilded arches, carved panels, fairy lights and a large golden halo-like backdrop. The seated figure wears a headband, bare upper body, orange-red dhoti and a long garland of yellow and white flowers, holding a staff. Golden deity sculptures stand on either side of the shrine. Bright light at left and a dark sky complete the scene.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25