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A festival procession float carries a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of red, yellow and white flowers and a teal cloth draped over the back. The murti stands on a golden peacock-shaped vahana with a large ornate golden umbrella (chhatra) overhead, and palm trees frame the sky. A man at left wears a decorated silver-and-white conical crown, a saffron-orange cloth and bare arms, holding a long ceremonial spear-like staff beside the float. The scene reads as an outdoor temple procession with no clearly identifiable person of Swamiji in the frame.

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A decorated deity murti carried in a procession, seated on a golden peacock vahana with a gilded beak and jeweled chest collar. Behind it stands a large ornate umbrella with a yellow-gold canopy and red fringe, above a dense garland of red, white, yellow and green flowers. Palm trees rise against a pale sky. Several figures in red and saffron cloth stand near the base, partly visible, carrying the palanquin poles.2011-10-31October 31 20112011-10-31A photograph of a decorated processional palanquin with a golden frame, a yellow and orange canopy with tassels, and strands of purple, yellow and white flower garlands. Seated on the palanquin is a long-haired person in saffron-orange robes with a leopard-print shawl, hands folded in greeting, wearing white and purple garlands. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and a ceremonial shawl, seated in the place of honour as a procession figure. Crowds of devotees line the road in the foreground, including women in saris and a few men in white shirts, and palm trees stand in the background.2010-02-12A photograph of a richly decorated golden ratha or palanquin procession vehicle with a yellow fringed canopy topped by a golden finial. White and purple flower garlands drape the carriage, with green, orange and red tassels hanging from its frame. A seated figure in a red shawl and red garment sits on a cushioned seat beneath the canopy, with a trident-like staff and a ceremonial fan at the side. Spectators stand at the lower edge of the frame, and trees fill the background. a person: the seated figure wears a red shawl and a dark rudraksha-style setting, shown on a ratha in a procession, with a trident and ceremonial canopy.2010-12-22January 01 20122012-01-01December 16 20162016-12-16A festival procession on a decorated chariot. Two deity murtis, one golden and one dressed in white with gold ornaments, sit under a dense garland of multicolored flowers in red, yellow, pink and white. A large pink and red fringed umbrella shades the cart, and a smaller red, green and gold canopy stands behind. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head wears an orange cloth and white flower garland and bends over the chariot, while a brass lamp and ritual objects sit on a green and pink cloth. Crowds stand along the road, and a flag with elephant and peacock motifs flutters at left.2005-12-31December 22 20102010-12-22October 31 20112011-10-31A decorated golden chariot in an outdoor procession, draped with white, purple and orange flower garlands and hung with tassels in orange, pink, green, purple and magenta. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment with a red and white flower garland sits on a golden seat under a canopy, smiling and looking to one side. A person in white raises a painted round fan with a blue and gold design toward him, and a red flag with a blue emblem waves at left. Palm trees and a crowd of onlookers fill the background against a pale sky.2010-02-12December 27 20092009-12-27A golden ornate ratha or palanquin-style chariot decorated with marigold and white jasmine garlands, purple and yellow flower strings, bells and multicolored tassels, topped by a golden crowned canopy with fringed orange umbrella. A golden serpent-headed finial curves at the front. Behind it, a figure in an orange-and-saffron top stands on the vehicle. Around it, many people in white clothes and some in orange stand in a palm-lined outdoor setting, with a saffron flag held at left and a tray of fruit at the lower right. This is a procession scene.2010-02-12