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Photo of a golden ceremonial palanquin or ratha decorated with white and multicoloured flower garlands and a yellow canopy with tassels and orange-and-green pennants. A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a red garland and red cloth, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. A bald man with a white forehead marking stands in the foreground at the lower edge. The setting is an outdoor procession under a covered awning. a person appearance is uncertain: the seated figure has long swept hair and red clothing, but the face is in profile and the appearance is only partly distinctive.

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A decorated golden palanquin procession at an outdoor ashram setting under a corrugated roof. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a gold crown with a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-trimmed throne canopy. The palanquin is draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands and hung with colourful tassels, and a multicoloured canopy shelters it. Watermelon-like offerings sit at its base. Devotees in white and saffron clothing stand along the sides with hands folded in anjali, and a photographer with a camera stands at left. Trees and a sunlit yard are visible behind.2012-01-01December 22 20102010-12-22A photograph of an ornate golden palanquin procession. A figure with long dark hair in a red garment sits within the golden ratha-style carriage, which is draped with white jasmine garlands and red and maroon flower garlands. Yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas with fringe and tassels shelter the carriage, and hanging tassels in green, maroon and orange decorate its canopy. Several attendants stand at the edges, one holding a yellow umbrella pole, and a few onlookers are visible at the bottom edge. a person's appearance cannot be confirmed from this view alone, so the seated figure is recorded as unsure.2010-12-22A figure in a red-orange turban and ornate gold-and-red attire sits on a golden palanquin beneath a large gold fringed umbrella with a dark central motif. The canopy is hung with orange and white garlands, green, purple and red tassels, and gold bells. Beside the palanquin, a man in a white garment with a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces holds a trident, while another attendant in a white shirt stands nearby. Red flags and a pink building with a painted deity mural form the background.2016-04-18Night procession scene. A person stands on an ornate golden palanquin-style chariot with a canopy of orange, teal and red fabric with hanging gold bells and tassels in green, purple, pink and yellow. The person, wearing a red and gold garland and white forehead markings, holds hands folded in namaste while standing among marigold and white flower garlands draping the chariot's golden frame. Lit lamps glow along the vehicle. Bystanders' heads are visible at the bottom edge. A distinctive presentation cue is not clearly established, so the identity remains uncertain.2013-03-02December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies