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Outdoor procession on a gilded ceremonial palanquin decorated with multicoloured tassels and thick garlands of purple, white and yellow flowers. A smiling man in an ornate gold crown sits on a red-cushioned seat at the centre of the vehicle, wearing a garland of white and red flowers. Gold finials and bells hang from the canopy poles, and a few onlookers in saris and white dhotis stand near the base. Evening sky and palm trees are visible behind. Identity is not established from appearance, so the seated figure is described by role only.

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A ceremonial chariot procession with a golden ornate palanquin-style vehicle decorated with tassels in pink, orange, green and red, hanging golden bells, and marigold and multicolour flower garlands. A smiling man wearing a golden crown and an orange cloth, draped in a long multicolour garland of purple, red, white and yellow flowers, sits on a red cushioned seat behind a golden railing, holding a silver-handled staff. A camera on a tripod is visible at left, and green trees stand in the background. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure in the ornate chariot, identified by saffron-orange clothing, a golden crown and ceremonial garlands.2011-07-15December 27 20092009-12-27A golden ceremonial palanquin decorated with layered garlands of yellow, purple, pink and white flowers, with hanging tassels in green, blue, pink and orange. A man seated on red cushions, with a vertical sandalwood mark on his forehead, wears an orange-saffron garment, ornate gold necklaces and armlets, and raises one hand in greeting while smiling. The palanquin canopy above is draped with colourful fabric and the setting is a covered hall. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in the palanquin in procession with ceremonial adornments.2011-12-15Dusk procession scene with a gilded palanquin or ratha decorated with marigold and tuberose garlands, colourful tassels in teal, pink, white, orange and red, and a multicoloured canopy overhead. A person seated on the golden seat wears an ornate gold crown, a white and red flower garland and a dark garment, smiling. Palm trees and a cloudy sky appear behind. A partly visible person in the lower right foreground.2011-12-15A golden ornate palanquin-style ratha with a gilded canopy and dragon-head prows, decorated with marigold and white garlands, colourful tassels and bells, moves through a festival procession under coconut palms. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested with a white shawl and rudraksha-style beads, sits in the golden seat folding his hands in greeting. Around the ratha, devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing walk, and an orange flag is held in the foreground. A tray of fruit sits near the front, and a red tassel-trimmed umbrella stands above. Several people in the crowd are visible at the lower edge.2010-02-12A festival procession photograph of a man seated on an ornate golden palanquin or ratha decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, yellow and magenta florals, and hanging brass bells, tassels and red, green and blue pompoms. He wears a gold crown, a saffron-orange garment, a red and gold garland and a dark rudraksha-style mala, smiling broadly. Golden peacock-like finials and a red canopy frame the scene; trees and a hazy sky stand behind. Visible people: one seated rider, with a few partially visible spectators at the lower edge.2009-12-27A decorated golden chariot procession on a street, with a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe and red-and-green flower garlands, wearing a gold crown and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, raised on the ratha. The chariot is heavily adorned with yellow and white marigold garlands, red flowers, dangling gold bells, green, orange, red and blue tassels, and a large orange canopy umbrella. Palm trees and a red flag stand behind. Devotees crowd along the road in front, some in colourful clothing, while a few look on from the roadside.2009-12-27A decorated golden chariot in an outdoor procession, draped with white, purple and orange flower garlands and hung with tassels in orange, pink, green, purple and magenta. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment with a red and white flower garland sits on a golden seat under a canopy, smiling and looking to one side. A person in white raises a painted round fan with a blue and gold design toward him, and a red flag with a blue emblem waves at left. Palm trees and a crowd of onlookers fill the background against a pale sky.2010-02-12December 27 20092009-12-27December 15 20112011-12-15December 27 20092009-12-27A photograph of a richly decorated golden ratha or palanquin procession vehicle with a yellow fringed canopy topped by a golden finial. White and purple flower garlands drape the carriage, with green, orange and red tassels hanging from its frame. A seated figure in a red shawl and red garment sits on a cushioned seat beneath the canopy, with a trident-like staff and a ceremonial fan at the side. Spectators stand at the lower edge of the frame, and trees fill the background. a person: the seated figure wears a red shawl and a dark rudraksha-style setting, shown on a ratha in a procession, with a trident and ceremonial canopy.2010-12-22