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Outdoor street procession with a richly decorated palanquin-style ratha under a red and gold canopy fringed with orange marigold garlands and white flower strings. A young man in a saffron-orange turban, orange robe and gold beaded necklace sits upright on the seat, smiling broadly and gesturing with his hand, with a second orange-robed man beside him. Crowds press around the vehicle, many raising hands and arms toward it, and multicoloured fringed umbrellas are held overhead. Scaffolding, shopfronts and a red signboard line the street behind the crowd.

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A decorated palanquin procession float is covered in white and orange flower garlands, golden bells, and hanging tassels in orange, pink, purple, green and blue. On the float, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange turban, orange robes, a white and red flower garland, and a rudraksha mala, raising one hand. Beside them a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala smiles. A bald man in orange robes stands at the left edge holding a white yak-tail chamara fan. Uniformed police officers are visible at the bottom corners, and a red banner with partial lettering appears behind the float.2010-07-24A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a white and gold turban, saffron-orange robes with gold borders, and a thick red and white flower garland, sits on a raised orange-draped seat beneath a canopy with orange and green fringed valances and orange pennant flags. He grips a tall gold-tipped staff. Behind him sit other saffron-robed figures, including a bearded man in orange, and a man in a white shirt holds up a hand in the background. Devotees and onlookers in white and colourful saris crowd the shaded tent, with a decorated ratha-style structure with red and white garlands visible in the background. Outdoor festival procession setting.2008-12-29July 28 20082008-07-28July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor procession in a village street. A figure in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, with a white and red flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, sits on a white and gold decorated vehicle with hands pressed in anjali, smiling. A large red umbrella with white lace fringe and flower garland shades him. Crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, boys in yellow and red, watch from roadside; thatched roof, brick wall, banana plants and utility wires behind. Appearance-based a person riding in procession, 2008 Pattanam inauguration context, with a flower garland and umbrella honour.2008-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a festive procession palanquin decorated with white jasmine garlands, gold fittings and tall tassels in red, green, purple and orange under a red canopy. A bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a man in orange robes with a red-and-gold shawl and a vermilion forehead mark stands at right holding a pole near a banner. Three people are visible.2010-07-24 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28Low-angle photo of a festival procession on a decorated silver palanquin or ratha. A standing man in saffron-orange robes, a golden headband, gold beaded necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala with purple and white bead accents smiles while standing beside a seated figure in orange robes under a red parasol with fringe. Garlands of yellow, red and white flowers drape the platform and seat. Swamiji (probable) appears as the standing figure with long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and saffron clothing; the seated figure is a statue or effigy in orange cloth, not a physical person.2009-12-25A photograph of a festival procession. A smiling man with long hair, a saffron-orange garment and a yellow headband sits on an ornate silver palanquin-style throne decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. He wears a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a multicoloured beaded garland, and holds a silver staff. A multicoloured fringed canopy umbrella shelters the throne, and a red and gold embroidered cloth drapes the seat. Beside it, a younger man in orange with a marigold garland walks at the base of the throne amid a crowd. Golden trident-topped staffs and orange flags are visible, with a white bus marked Nithyanandam behind.2009-12-25