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A smiling man with long dark hair stands on a red-and-gold platform during a procession. He wears an ornate gold crown with a gold halo-like backing, a red dot on his forehead, a saffron/orange garment, and a heavy gold necklace layered with red and yellow flower garlands. Behind him is a golden chariot-style structure decorated with red and green tassels, marigold garlands and gold bells.

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A smiling man rides in a festival procession on a decorated golden structure, wearing an ornate gold crown with a sunburst-style back piece and a red forehead dot. He has long dark hair falling past his shoulders, a saffron-orange garment, and a heavy gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklace with a red rose garland and yellow marigolds. Behind him, red and green tassels hang from golden finials wrapped in marigold and rose garlands, with tall palm fronds overhead. Overlay credit text reads Sri Nithyananda and , which is excluded from the text field. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure's appearance shows long swept-back hair, a crown, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, matching the page's stated event2009-12-27A smiling man in a procession sits on a raised golden chariot decorated with red and green tassels and garlands. He wears an ornate gold crown, a red bindi on his forehead, a long dark hair and an orange garment with thick gold-coloured ceremonial necklaces, and is draped with red roses and yellow flower garlands. Behind him stand a gold ornamental canopy and rows of flowers.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A smiling man in an orange-saffron robe rides on a flower-decorated procession float. He wears a tall gold crown with a sunburst backing, a gold necklace and a red-and-white flower garland across his shoulders. A red dot marks his forehead. Behind him hang gold bells and tassels in green, blue, red and yellow, and the float is decorated with marigolds, roses and white blossoms under a pale sky.2009-12-27A smiling man with long dark hair rides in a festival procession on an ornate golden vehicle. He wears an ornate gold crown with a central finial, an orange saffron garment, a dark rudraksha-style mala with gold beads, and a red-and-yellow flower garland. A red bindi marks his forehead. Behind him rise tall tassels in red, green and blue, and yellow marigold garlands hang from the structure beside gold-coloured fittings. The vehicle appears to be a ratha or palanquin in a procession. The cues of long hair, a crown, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads are distinctive and the page indicates Swamiji is at this event, so this is.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A smiling man with long dark hair stands on a procession float, wearing a gold crown with a dome-shaped finial and a red bindi on his forehead. He wears an orange garment and a heavy necklace of gold beads, with red roses, yellow marigolds and greenery draped around his neck. Behind him are gold ornamental poles with large green and red tassels, framed against a pale sky. The scene is a temple-style festival procession.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 20 20102010-12-20A smiling man rides on an ornate golden-and-maroon chariot decorated with white jasmine and orange marigold garlands. He wears an elaborate gold crown with red and green gem accents, a red bindi, a rudraksha-style necklace of white and red flowers, a gold armlet, and a mustard-yellow garment. Behind him stand fringed canopy tassels in orange, red and green, with gold finials. Overcast sky in the background suggests an outdoor procession.2010-12-20A smiling man rides on a flower-decorated procession chariot, wearing a gold crown with a red tilak on his forehead, an orange saffron garment, a red rose garland and yellow marigold garlands, and a long gold-bead necklace. Behind him are gold ornamental poles with green, blue and red tassels, and the vehicle is festooned with marigolds and roses.2009-12-27A smiling man rides in a procession on a decorated ratha or palanquin, seated on maroon and orange cushions. He wears an ornate gold crown with a sunburst disc behind it, an orange robe, a dark rudraksha mala with large gold beads, and layered garlands of red roses and yellow marigolds with white flowers. A red tilak marks his forehead. Behind him stand gold finials with green, red and blue tassels. Green foliage and a sprig of herb appear in the foreground. Probable Swamiji is shown with long swept-back hair, a crown, saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha malas, seated in a procession vehicle.2009-12-27