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A photograph of a procession chariot decorated with marigold garlands, golden bells and tasselled pink, purple, teal and green hangings. A man with long dark hair sits on a red cushioned seat, palms joined in greeting, wearing a maroon robe, layered gold necklaces, a gold pendant, gold armlets, and a garland of white flowers and blue and red beads. To the right, a shaven-headed attendant in orange robes and gold chains stands on the chariot, and a crowd is visible behind. The man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.

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May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09Outdoor photo of a seated figure in a rust-red turban and matching red-orange robe, smiling with eyes lowered, wearing a long rudraksha mala, a gold-beaded necklace, gold bangles and a red tilak on the forehead. Their right hand rests over a small tray of white flowers. Behind them stands a tall gold-finial staff with coloured tassels and a bell, flanked by marigold garlands in orange and yellow, with a red cloth banner. On the right, a bald person in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha necklace is seen from behind. Also visible at the left edge is a person with long dark hair and a red tilak. This looks like a procession or ceremonial reception scene.2016-04-18May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09 20162016-05-09A photograph of a man seated on a decorated ratha or palanquin during an outdoor procession. He has long dark hair and wears a sage-green shawl over a bare upper body, with a red bindi on his forehead and a long gold ceremonial necklace with garlands of white jasmine and red-pink flowers. Above him rise tall fringed canopy tassels in pink, yellow, red and green topped with gold finials, and the seat is draped with white flower garlands and orange-marigold strings. A maroon and orange cushion sits at the lower left. Trees blur in the background. The seated figure's appearance matches the page's a person reference only partially, so the identity is uncertain.2010-12-20 +1 copiesMay 21 20162016-05-21May 09th 20162016-05-09A smiling figure in a rust-red turban with a red tilak on the forehead sits beside a tall ornate golden staff topped with a finial, under a canopy hung with orange marigold garlands, golden bells and green, red and purple tassels. He wears a rudraksha mala, layered gold and beaded necklaces, gold bangles and a saffron-orange garment over his shoulders. A bare-shouldered attendant in reddish-saffron cloth stands at right, and a partly visible person with a tilak is at left. Red and purple fabric hangs in the background. This appears to be a procession or ceremonial event.2016-04-18May 09th 20162016-05-09A festival procession on a decorated golden chariot draped with marigold garlands and hanging tassels in pink, green, blue and purple. A long-haired man in a maroon-brown robe wears a multi-strand gold and marigold garland, a gold pendant, rudraksha-style beads and bangles, and raises one hand in a wave with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a man in white ritual dress with a shaved head and tilak sits on the chariot, while a younger man in saffron-orange cloth with a shaved head stands at the right edge. Gold bells and ornate golden poles frame the chariot, and a man in white stands in the background near a van. Text overlay reads a2016-05-09A man seated on a red-draped procession vehicle, wearing a rust-red turban and an orange-red robe with a red tilak on his forehead. He is adorned with a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, a pink and white flower garland across his chest, gold armbands, and bracelets, and he holds his hand on his knee while looking upward. Behind him, two round ceremonial umbrella-like fans with deity faces at their centres are decorated with red, gold and yellow fabric, and a fringed canopy with a floral garland hangs above. Marigold petals are scattered on the red cloth, and an orange cloth lies folded beside him. Dusk sky and pole wires appear in the background, with partly visible attendants at the edges.2015-09-09 +1 copies