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A man in orange saffron robes sits on a silver ceremonial chariot or ratha, smiling and holding a silver trident in his right hand and a silver staff in his left. He wears a gold-trimmed headband, a red-and-purple flower garland, and a necklace of golden beads. Above him is a large red, blue and yellow ceremonial umbrella with tassels in teal, pink and white. The silver seat is decorated with yellow, red and white flower garlands, and flower arrangements with orange gerbera and marigolds sit at the right. Trees are behind. Swamiji (probable) appears on the ratha, seated in a procession with trident and umbrella, marked by long hair, saffron robes, rudraksha-style gold beads and the ceremonial umbrella and trident.

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December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25A seated man rides a decorated procession float (ratha) strewn with flower garlands and marigold and rose decoration. He wears a gold crown with a ring-shaped halo, a red bindi on his forehead, long dark hair, an orange-saffron sleeveless robe, a gold-and-black beaded necklace and a thick red rose garland with yellow and white flowers over his shoulders. He sits on red and maroon velvet cushions edged in gold, holding sprigs of greenery. Behind him rise gold finials with blue and green tassels and multicoloured hanging tassels in pink, red, orange, purple and green. An orange flag is visible at left and foliage fills the background. Swamiji candidate appearance cues are present: the crown, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and long hair, consistent with Swamiji (probable) riding in procession.2009-12-27December 25 20092009-12-25April 18 20162016-04-18December 31 20092009-12-31December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25February 10 20132013-02-10December 27 20092009-12-27December 25 20092009-12-25A smiling man rides on an ornate float during a procession, seated on red and maroon cushions. He wears a gold crown with a gold halo-like backdrop, an orange saffron garment, a red-and-yellow flower garland, and layered gold rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. He holds a silver trident in one hand and rests the other on a curved silver ceremonial sword. Above him hang a multicoloured canopy of red, orange, green, pink and blue tassels, and gold decorations and flowers surround the float. Appearance-based candidate: a person, with the long hair, crown, saffron clothing and gold beaded necklaces as cues, shown as a procession rider.2009-12-27