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A procession at a festival, with a man seated on an ornate silver-and-brass palanquin-style chair in an orange saffron robe and a white and gold turban. He wears long red and white flower garlands and a red rudraksha-style bead necklace, and holds a tall gold staff topped with a finial. Behind him, an orange-and-red fringed canopy with tassels shelters the seat, and bunches of red, yellow, green, blue and white balloons are tied to the chair. Other people in orange robes walk beside the chair, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands in the background on a dusty ground under flowering trees.

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December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A figure in orange saffron robes sits on a silver-framed palanquin or ratha-style chair during a procession. He wears a white and gold turban, red and white flower garlands, and a gold arm band, and holds a tall gold staff with his right hand. Multicoloured balloons are tied to the frame, and a striped fringed canopy in orange, red and green shades overhead. Crowds of devotees in white and orange clothing line the street behind, some with hands folded in greeting, and a few people in white stand in the background near a building with orange bunting.2008-12-29Outdoor procession at an ashram. A man seated on an ornate silver palanquin or ratha wears a white and gold turban, an orange cloth draped over his body, a red and white flower garland and a gold armband, and holds a tall gold staff. Above him is a multicoloured canopy with tassels. Colourful balloons are tied to the palanquin and its poles. Around it, devotees in white and orange stand and watch, some with hands joined in greeting. Other people in white walk in the background among parked motorcycles and trees.2008-12-29Outdoor procession scene in bright daylight. A smiling man in orange saffron robes and a white head wrap sits on an ornate silver vehicle seat, wearing a long garland of red, yellow and white flowers and gold bangles, holding a gold staff topped with a trident. Colourful balloons in yellow, white, blue, green and orange surround the seat, and a blue and yellow canopy with fringed trim stands at right beside a metal-worked panel. Men in white and in orange clothing stand and walk in the background on dusty ground.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A man seated on an ornate silver palanquin or ratha beneath a red canopy with tasselled netting and colourful balloons in pink, yellow, white, orange and green. He wears an orange saffron dhoti-style robe with gold border, a white turban with gold embellishment, red-and-white jasmine and marigold garlands, and a long gold ceremonial mace or staff held upright in his right hand. Warm evening light, trees in the background. Appearance-based candidate is not confidently established, so no identification is made.2008-12-29A man in a saffron-orange robe rides a decorated silver procession vehicle, holding a tall gold ceremonial staff with a carved finial in his right hand while his left rests on the rail. He wears a cream and gold jeweled turban, long dark hair, a red and white flower garland, a gold armlet and a gold bracelet. Behind him stand a red and blue fringed canopy and a yellow canopy with tassels, with colourful balloons tied to the vehicle. Two onlookers in the foreground are partly visible, and a clear blue sky is overhead. The scene is an outdoor procession.2008-12-29A man in orange saffron robes rides on a silver-framed float in a procession, holding a tall gold staff with an ornate top in his right hand. He wears a cream and gold turban, a red and white flower garland, and a gold bangle on his arm. Behind him a red and blue canopy with tassels is decorated with colourful balloons in blue, yellow, white and purple. A young attendant in gold and orange clothing stands at the left edge, and spectators are partly visible at the bottom. The scene is a daytime festival procession under a clear blue sky.2008-12-29A seated man rides in a decorated procession vehicle under a red canopy with colourful balloons behind him. He wears a white turban with gold and jewel embellishments, a red-orange robe, and layered garlands of white jasmine, red beads and yellow marigolds. A vertical gold staff with ornate carving rises at right, held in his hand. A sacred mark is visible on his forehead. Blue ornamental panels frame the vehicle, and a tree stands in the background against a clear sky.2008-12-29A photograph of a procession on a decorated palanquin or ratha beneath a red and gold canopy with tasselled fringe and balloons in green, blue, orange and white. A man seated on the silver-trimmed throne wears an orange saffron robe, a white and gold headwrap, a long garland of red and white flowers, and a gold armlet, holding a tall gold trident-topped staff while smiling. Behind him a man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands beside a second gold staff, and spectators in saris and dark clothing line the roadside under a clear blue sky.2008-12-29