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Night procession photograph: a man in an orange-brown saffron robe sits on an elaborate silver chariot-throne heavily decorated with yellow and red marigold and rose garlands, peacock feathers and red cushions. A silver peacock-like carved figure stands at the left front of the throne. Around the chariot, a crowd of devotees walks closely, including a woman in white with a white head covering, a woman with a flower in her hair, and a young man with a white headband and vibhuti-marked face. A blue ceremonial umbrella with silver fringe is visible at upper left. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a bare-chested upper body with a shawl-style saffron wrap, and a garlanded ceremonial seat, which fits the page's Maheshwara Puja procession context.

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A night procession on a decorated ratha or chariot covered in dense garlands of red and yellow flowers, with peacock feather ornaments at the sides. A man seated at the centre wears a rust-red garment, a white flower garland and gold necklaces, with a tilak on his forehead; he is smiling. A man in a white turban and white cloth stands in the foreground, and small lamps glow along the flower-covered front rail. This matches the Maheshwara Puja darshan procession described on the page; the seated figure is an appearance-based candidate for a person with a red-robed, garlanded, ornate presentation, and the white-turbaned attendant is a priest or attendant.2017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession on a silver-ornate palanquin-style seat under a silver canopy with red drapes. A bearded man in a maroon-red robe and a long garland of white and pink flowers sits raised, holding a trident-like staff in one hand and a curved serpent-topped staff in the other, smiling. Peacock-feather fans flank the seat, and a man in a white head cloth with a tilak stands in front. A probable Swamiji is depicted in appearance-based cues: long dark hair, maroon robe, garland and rudraksha mala, seated as the honoured figure of the procession. Bright lights and a blurred foreground figure in orange are visible.2017-05-06March 13 20172017-03-13A photograph of a figure seated on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet cushion, decorated with white and orange flower garlands, string lights and flower strands in a festival setting. The central figure wears a rust-orange saffron-toned robe, a matching orange turban with a jewelled ornament, a long white and yellow flower garland, and a full dark beard, with long dark hair falling over the throne's side. A second man with bare upper body and sacred threads sits to the right behind the flower decorations. A red-cushioned footstool and water bottles are visible at lower right. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne in saffron-orange clothing, turban and garland cues.2016-12-14December 23 20162016-12-23A nighttime procession on a decorated silver palanquin or ratha. A bearded man seated on a silver throne-like seat, wearing a pink-and-white floral garland, layered gold necklaces, bangles and a saffron-orange draped cloth, with a tilak on his forehead, smiles with arms spread on the armrests. Behind him rise tiered tassels in red, orange, purple, green and blue, gold leaf foliage, and peacock-feather ornaments. Devotees in orange and red turbans and saffron clothing stand around the vehicle and walk alongside it. Swamiji (probable) is shown seated in a ceremonial procession, identified by his distinctive ornate adornments, long hair, and saffron robes.2017-03-13May 08 20172017-05-08Night procession with a silver ceremonial palanquin under a silver canopy draped in red cloth and decorated with peacock feathers. A bearded man in a saffron-red robe with a white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads sits on the silver seat, smiling, with a red cushion beside him. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a white head cloth and a mala walks beside the palanquin. Behind them, women in orange and saffron saris and crowd members watch from the dark, with red flags on poles in the background.2017-05-06Night procession photograph of a man seated on an ornate palanquin or ratha densely decorated with red and yellow flower garlands and peacock feather fans. He wears a long rudraksha-style garland of white and pink flowers, gold necklaces, a tilak on his forehead and gold armlets, and holds a small green leaf bundle in his hand. In the foreground, a figure in a white cloth is partly visible beside rows of lit oil lamps strung along the carriage edge.2017-05-08March 13 20172017-03-13