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Photograph of a procession float decorated with marigold and rose garlands, multicoloured tassels, and gold fittings. A smiling man with long dark hair and a gold crown stands on a red velvet platform wearing an orange-saffron garment, a gold rudraksha-style necklace and a red and yellow flower garland, with a sprig of green foliage at his side. Based on the crown, saffron clothing, long hair and ceremonial gold necklace, this is Swamiji (probable), posed on the ratha during the procession. A wooden panel stands to his left. The sky is pale blue.

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December 27 20092009-12-27A smiling man rides on a decorated float during a procession. He wears an ornate gold crown with a dome and fan-shaped back piece, a red bindi, and a gold necklace over an orange garment. Long dark hair falls to his shoulders, and he is draped in red, yellow and orange flower garlands. Behind him hang red and green tassels and yellow-and-pink floral strings on a canopy, with an orange cloth and a red velvet cushion in the foreground.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A smiling man rides on a decorated procession chariot under a canopy of colourful tassels in red, orange, yellow, green and purple. He wears an ornate gold crown, a red bindi, a saffron-orange garment, and a heavy gold necklace layered with red and yellow flower garlands. Green silk tassels hang from gold finials beside him, and marigold and white flower strings drape the chariot frame. a person: the man shows long swept-back hair, a saffron garment and rudraksha-style gold adornments typical of a procession deity-bearing presentation, and he is seated in the place of honour on the ratha.2009-12-27A smiling man rides in a procession on a decorated float. He wears an ornate gold crown and a red bindi, with long dark hair, an orange saffron garment and a thick garland of red roses, yellow marigolds and greenery. Behind him stand golden ceremonial poles hung with green and red tassels, and marigold garlands. A pale blue sky fills the background.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A man in a decorated golden ceremonial crown with a golden fan-shaped backplate rides on a processional float. He has long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and wears an orange-saffron garment with a gold and beaded necklace and a garland of red roses, yellow marigolds and white flowers. Behind him are gold fittings, red and green tassels and marigold garlands on the float, and a maroon velvet-covered ledge with greenery sits in front of him. Sky is visible above. Swamiji (probable) riding the chariot procession, shown with saffron clothing, a crown and rudraksha-style beaded gold necklace.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A smiling man rides on a decorated festival chariot during a procession, seen in profile against a pale sky. He wears a gold crown, an orange saffron garment, and a long gold-and-bead necklace with a red and yellow flower garland draped over his shoulders. Behind him stand gold ratha pillars with green and blue tassels and red tassels hanging above, and greenery and marigold flowers decorate the chariot.2009-12-27A smiling man rides on a decorated procession chariot, wearing an ornate gold crown with a red tilak on his forehead, an orange saffron garment, a long garland of red roses and yellow marigolds, and a gold ceremonial necklace. Behind him stand gold and brass chariot fittings, with red and green silk tassels and bright orange and yellow flower decorations on the structure. The background is a pale sky. Swamiji (probable) appears as the figure on the chariot, identified by long swept-back hair, a crown, saffron clothing, floral garlands and a gold necklace.2009-12-27