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A festival procession on a richly decorated golden ratha chariot. A smiling man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wears a saffron-orange garment and a long rudraksha mala, a gold ceremonial crown and red flower garlands. He raises his right hand in greeting from the chariot seat. The chariot is draped with yellow and white marigold garlands, red flowers, gold bells and multicoloured tassels in orange, green, pink, blue and red. Behind it, a cameraman in white holds a video camera, and a crowd of devotees in white and dark clothing raises phones and hands. A white building with a red-tiled roof and a concrete wall form the background. Swamiji (probable): the rudraksha mala, saffron garment, long hair and crown mark him as a probable candidate for the procession's honoured figure, who appears in person.

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December 27 20092009-12-27A decorated golden ratha procession vehicle, draped in yellow and white marigold garlands and hanging tassels in orange, red, pink, green, blue and yellow, carries a smiling man seated on a cushion. He wears a gold crown, an orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a long garland of red flowers. A man in a white shirt films him with a handheld camera, and a crowd of devotees stands below.2009-12-27A festival procession on an ornate golden chariot decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, red and pink flowers, and hanging tassels in red, orange, green, teal and yellow. A smiling man with long dark hair sits in the chariot seat wearing an ornate gold crown, an orange-saffron garment draped over his shoulders, and multiple layered garlands and a beaded mala. Devotees in white clothing crowd around the chariot, and a photographer on the left raises a camera. A white building and a tree are in the background.2009-12-27A ceremonial procession on a richly decorated ratha chariot draped in yellow and white garlands, red and orange flowers, and hanging bell and tassel ornaments in red, green, pink and blue. A seated man in a gold crown and red beaded necklace wears an orange cloth and smiles from the chariot. Behind the chariot, a man in white shirt raises a video camera, and a crowd of devotees lines the street in front of a brick wall and green trees.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A man in saffron-orange robes sits on a golden ratha chariot decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, red rose garlands and white flower strings. He wears a gold crown, a wide rudraksha-style bead mala and a red floral garland, and raises his right hand in greeting while smiling. Colourful tassels in red, green, blue and pink hang from the chariot's gold bells and canopy poles, and green trees stand in the background. The scene is a festival procession.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27