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Night procession photograph on an ornately decorated chariot draped with white jasmine, orange and red marigold and pink flower garlands, with gold-coloured tassels and gilded carved panels. On the left, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a tall silver trident (trishul) aloft. Beside him, a person in a tall black hair crown, orange garment with a yellow flower garland and a rudraksha mala sits smiling on the raised platform, with a bright light source in the upper left. This is a procession scene with two people on the float.

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Night procession photo of a smiling figure seated in a flower-decorated ratha or palanquin. The seated person has a tall, swept-back dark hairstyle topped with a crescent ornament, wears a red-orange saffron garment, a dense rudraksha mala and a yellow flower garland, and a gold armlet. Behind and beside the ornate golden seat, walls of white jasmine and red-orange marigold garlands hang with pink tassels and bead-trimmed strands. A second man with white tripundra marks on his forehead stands at the left edge, partly visible. The seated figure has distinctive appearance cues, so this is a person in person during a procession, with the man at left as a devotee or attendant.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Night photograph of a festival procession on a flower-decorated ratha or palanquin. The canopy is covered in white and orange flowers, green foliage, and hanging tassels in pink, purple, and green. A seated figure with long dark hair, a yellow shawl and a garland of orange and red flowers sits within the decorated structure, with a bright floodlight behind. A standing attendant in white and orange-red clothing holds a long ceremonial staff at right. Illuminated lamps and a dark sky frame the scene. The photo is credited to the archive.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A night procession on a flower-decorated float, its canopy hung with marigold and white garlands, tassels in purple, pink, green and orange, and glowing lamps. A long-haired man in a rust-red robe and yellow marigold garland sits on a silver throne-like seat, holding a silver staff, smiling. Beside him a man with a white tilak on his forehead sits in white and a shawl, and at the right an attendant in a gold-trimmed dark garment holds a silver-tipped staff. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a saffron-orange robe, marigold garland and ceremonial silver staff.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a festival procession at night. A seated figure rides a flower-decorated palanquin or ratha, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. The figure wears an orange-red robe, a bright yellow-orange marigold garland, a tall black sculpted hair crown, and beaded bracelets. The palanquin canopy is draped with white and orange flowers, pink and green tassels, and strings of coloured lights. A second person in white sits partly behind, and a standing attendant in orange and gold holds a long ceremonial staff at right. Ornate gilded carved seating frames the scene.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07