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A festival procession on an open-air float with a gilded throne decorated with carved peacocks, a red-and-yellow canopy umbrella overhead, and a red flag at right. A central seated figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a large orange turban and layered gold-toned beaded necklaces, raises one hand in blessing. Beside him a man with a shaved head and wire-rimmed glasses wears a rudraksha mala and sits cross-legged holding a white-and-silver microphone-style cord. Around them are young attendants in orange garments with beaded bands, one holding a drum, and a long-haired person with a shaved-forehead dress in the foreground, shown from behind. Setting appears to be a daytime outdoor street procession with bare trees.

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April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A festival procession on a sunny day with a clear blue sky. A central figure sits on an ornate gold palanquin-style throne beneath a fringed canopy, wearing an orange-red turban, a long beaded necklace and rudraksha malas, with a dark-skinned attendant beside him. Around the chariot, men in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis hold a long red-and-orange flag pole and a fan-like peacock or yak-hair whisk; one attendant holds a circular gold sun-disc umbrella with red fringe. A man in khaki uniform and a camouflage cap stands among the crowd, and a bald man in orange with glasses and rudraksha sits at the front of the throne. Golden carved lions and peacock-like details decorate the throne.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession photograph at dusk showing a seated figure on an ornate golden palanquin or throne with peacock-motif carvings and a golden canopy. The central figure wears a saffron-orange robe, an orange turban, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, and raises a hand in blessing. Around the throne, attendants in orange and saffron clothing hold a long-handled fan or chamara and sit on striped red and green cloth. A red and gold umbrella and a golden staff-topped standard stand behind, and a man in white with a shaved head and gold necklaces stands at the rear. Nearby devotees with long hair and vibhuti marks on their foreheads sit below. Presentation cues on the central figure are not distinctive enough to name him, so the role is described only.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession scene at a golden palanquin-style throne decorated with carved gold lions and a cobra hood canopy. A seated man in a red-orange turban, orange robe and beaded ceremonial necklaces sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cushion, hands resting in his lap. Two attendants flank him: one in orange with a beaded necklace and bangles, and one in orange with glasses. Above, a yellow umbrella and a red-and-green umbrella with white dove motifs shade the scene. Drummers in white and a drum sit at lower left, and a pink umbrella and green item appear in the foreground. Clear daylight with trees behind.2016-04-22