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A decorated ceremonial chariot procession at an outdoor ashram setting with a brick building behind. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a gold crown sits on an ornate golden palanquin-style float draped with yellow, orange and purple marigold garlands, with a white floral garland around the neck. Brass bells and colourful tassels hang from the canopy. Two large umbrellas with blue and multicoloured fabric and bird motifs shade the scene. Devotees in white clothes and yellow saris kneel and walk along the sides of the float, many with hands folded. A rough sandy ground is visible below.

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December 27 20092009-12-27A festival procession on a richly decorated ratha-style chariot draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, white jasmine strands and bunches of tassels and bells in red, green, yellow and blue. A figure seated on a crimson and gold cushioned throne wears an orange robe, a gold crown and a white floral garland, holding a golden staff. Behind him, a multicoloured canopy umbrella with white and blue dove motifs shades the chariot. Devotees in white and orange clothing stand and crowd along the rope barrier in the dusty ground below, and a brick building stands in the background. a person seated in the chariot, identified by the crown, orange robe and ceremonial garlands.2009-12-27January 01 20122012-01-01A decorated ceremonial palanquin procession outdoors under a clear sky, with a golden-yellow canopy umbrella overhead. The palanquin is draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands and tasseled hangings in red, green, orange and blue. A seated figure in an orange robe with a white flower garland sits in the carriage, behind round orange shields painted with crescent moon and star emblems. Around the palanquin, people in white dhotis and white kurtas, and women in white saris with yellow borders, hold and guide the carriage, some reaching up with hands on its edges. Walls, trees and a corrugated roof are visible behind.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 20 20102010-12-20December 27 20092009-12-27A festival procession on an ornate golden palanquin decorated with marigold and multicolour flower garlands and hanging tassels. A man seated on the palanquin wears a red garland and sits on a red cushioned seat, holding a long staff. A multicoloured parasol with fringed edges shelters the seat, and a decorated round drum-like panel hangs at the front. Orange flags line the sides, and a dense crowd of devotees walks alongside, many photographing or reaching toward the palanquin. Dry hills and bare trees form the background.2012-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27A decorated ceremonial chariot procession moves through a crowd. A man seated on an ornate golden ratha wears a gold crown, an orange garment and a long red and orange floral garland, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at his chest. The chariot is draped in yellow and white marigold garlands, with hanging gold bells, green, red and orange tassels, and large orange and multicolour parasols overhead. Devotees in white clothes and orange flags line the street, and several people in the crowd fold their hands in greeting. A corrugated metal building stands behind.2009-12-27A photograph of an evening procession in which a man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a white floral garland, sits on an ornate golden ratha-style palanquin with a gold throne-like seat. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a garland, and is presented as the honoured figure on the decorated chariot. The palanquin is draped with garlands of white, yellow, purple and orange flowers and hung with colourful tassels and gold bells, with a golden umbrella overhead and a gold-carved horse-head ornament at the front. Crowds of devotees surround the chariot, including a man in white with a yellow shawl holding an orange cloth aloft and women in saris, with many more people in the background.2010-02-12