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Night procession photo. A man seated on a decorated palanquin under a silver canopy hung with multicoloured tassels in orange, yellow, green, blue and red. He is bare-chested with a brown-saffron dhoti, long beard and dark hair, wearing a crown-like headdress, a pink and white garland and layered beaded malas, and he sprays water or colour from an orange pipe. Around him, attendants in saffron and orange cloth hold a metal bucket and ladles, and silver peacock-feather fans and a gold umbrella are visible. Street lights line the road behind. a person: the seated man has long dark hair, a crown, ornate beaded necklaces and a pink garland, and the page associates this event with him.

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March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession on a decorated float with a white lace canopy hung with multicoloured tassels in orange, yellow, blue, red and green. A bare-chested man with long hair and a beard sits centrally in a brown-orange dhoti, a pink-and-white shawl, layered gold and beaded necklaces and bangles, holding a long orange spray pipe and spraying coloured liquid. Gold foliage decorates the float; a gold umbrella stands at right and a silver peacock-feather fan is at lower right. Several other men in saffron and orange clothes stand around the float, one holding a metal bucket and a long white handle. Dim street lights line the road behind. Swamiji appearance: a central man with long hair, beard, shawl and layered necklaces, seated in the float, matches the page's Holi procession context; probable.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession on a chariot-like float under a white canopy with multicolored tassels in red, green, yellow, blue and purple. A bearded man with long hair and a crown-like headpiece, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and a pink-and-white garland, sits centrally holding a long orange ceremonial staff. Around him sit other people in orange and saffron robes and garlands, one with long grey hair on the left, and a yellow umbrella and silver peacock-feather ornament are at the right edge. Street lights and a roadside barrier are visible behind. a person: the central figure has long hair, a crown and distinctive ornate jewellery and garland cues, seated as the procession's honoured figure.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night photograph of a festival procession on an ornate silver-canopied ratha or chariot decorated with multicoloured tassel garlands in yellow, purple, green and red, and with peacock-feather motifs. A bearded man seated on a red and gold cushioned seat, wearing an orange-red dhoti, a pink flower garland, a gold necklace and a tilaka, holds a red spraying pipe and sprays water toward the crowd. Below, bare-chested devotees in orange cloth walk beside the chariot, some raising arms. Several people at right, in red and orange clothing, aim red-handled water sprayers at the chariot. Coloured lights line the road at right.2017-03-13Night-time procession photograph. A man seated on a decorated palanquin-style float, under a white canopy hung with multicoloured tassels in red, green, yellow and blue, holds an orange pipe that sprays water while wearing a crown, a pink and white floral garland, layered beaded necklaces and an orange-brown cloth. Around the float, men in saffron and orange cloths stand beside a metal bucket and a brass kalasha-style vessel, and a golden umbrella and silver peacock-feather ornament are visible at the right. Street lights line the road behind.2017-03-13Night procession with a decorated ratha-style palanquin carrying a seated man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long pink-and-gold garland, rudraksha malas and a gold chest ornament, holding a long red-tipped staff. The canopy is silver with peacock feathers and a tiered fringe of red, yellow, green, blue and magenta tassels. Around it, devotees in orange and yellow clothes walk and dance, some with long hair, and a yellow umbrella and a decorated banner are visible. Dark evening sky and lights in background.2017-03-13March 12 20172017-03-12 +2 copiesMarch 13 20172017-03-13