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A photograph of a procession float decorated with marigolds, roses, white flowers and green leaves. A seated man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange garment wears layered gold and bead necklaces and smiles. Behind him rise a golden canopy and hanging tassels in orange, red, purple and green. The image is framed as a ratha procession. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange clothing and ornate beaded necklaces seated on a ceremonial float; role: seated figure on the procession float.

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A smiling man rides in a festival procession on a decorated float or chariot. He wears a golden crown with red tassels above long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white markings on his forehead, and an orange garment over bare shoulders. Layered gold and beaded necklaces and a red and yellow flower garland hang at his chest. Behind him stand a tall garland pillar of orange, yellow and pink marigolds and a red and blue canopy with white emblems. Flower-covered elements and orange fabric frame the foreground. Appearance-based a person riding the procession, with the long hair, golden crown, orange clothing and rudraksha-style adornments as cues.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 20 20102010-12-20 +1 copiesA smiling man rides on a decorated procession chariot under a canopy of colourful tassels in red, orange, yellow, green and blue. He wears a gold crown with a fan-shaped ornament, a saffron-orange garment, a gold necklace and a red rose-and-marigold garland. Flower garlands wrap the chariot's pillars and the tassels hang from gold finials. A speaker box and a white ceremonial sword-like pole stand beside him under a clear blue sky. The scene reads as a festival procession.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 20 20102010-12-20A man seated on an ornate decorated procession palanquin or ratha, smiling and looking to the side. He wears a green draped garment with a bare upper body and a red bindi, with long dark hair swept back. A heavy garland of white jasmine and red flowers, plus a gold bead necklace, hangs across his chest. Above him hang tassels in orange, yellow, red and green from a canopy. Surrounding him are garlands of marigolds, white flowers and pink blossoms on the gold-trimmed frame, and a dark maroon cushion with orange trim sits on the left. The setting is outdoors with blurred green trees behind. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in procession with garlands and a bare-chested green garment; the cues are distinctive ceremonial adornment and the long swept hair.2010-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20102010-12-20 +1 copiesA smiling man in an orange-saffron robe rides on a flower-decorated procession float. He wears a tall gold crown with a sunburst backing, a gold necklace and a red-and-white flower garland across his shoulders. A red dot marks his forehead. Behind him hang gold bells and tassels in green, blue, red and yellow, and the float is decorated with marigolds, roses and white blossoms under a pale sky.2009-12-27A photograph of a procession float decorated with garlands of red roses, yellow and orange marigolds, and white flowers, with red and green tassels and gold bells on a canopy above. A smiling man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark sits on a red and gold cushioned seat, wearing an orange garment and a rudraksha mala with a gold ceremonial necklace. He holds a sprig of greenery. The sky is pale behind the float. A procession is shown, and the man's appearance with long hair, orange clothing and mala matches the page's Swamiji cues, so he is a probable Swamiji seated on the decorated ratha. One person is visible.2009-12-27A smiling man with long dark hair sits on a decorated ceremonial chariot or palanquin. He wears a gold crown, an orange-saffron garment and a white flower garland, with a gold ornament at his neck. Above him hangs a canopy in orange and maroon with tassels in red, pink, green, purple and orange, decorated with gold finials. The vehicle is heavily garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds, white jasmine strands and sprigs of greenery. Swamiji (probable): the appearance cues (long swept hair, crown, saffron clothing and ornate gold neck ornament) fit the presentation, and the page says Swamiji attended, so this is a procession on a ratha-style vehicle. Only one physical person is visible, the seated figure; the canopy and garlands are decorations.2009-12-31