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A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair, eyes closed, standing beside a decorated ratha or palanquin with green leaves and flower garlands. He wears a saffron-orange robe, a heavy gold necklace with large gold beads and a central pendant, and a long yellow and red marigold garland. A tilak marks his forehead. Behind him a shirtless attendant in an orange cloth holds a lit oil lamp, and palm trees and an overcast sky fill the background. a person appears in person, standing as a central figure in the procession.