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Night procession scene on a white wheeled cart draped with an orange cloth. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a leopard-print shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, sits on the cart smiling and holding a tall ornate silver staff. Behind him stands a deity murti dressed with a leopard-print cloth, a garland and jewelry, framed by a golden tiered pedestal and a tall yellow and red decorated umbrella with fringe. Oil lamp and brass vessels and a small coconut sit on the cart, with a speaker visible to the right. The seated man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate with his long hair, saffron robe, leopard shawl and rudraksha mala.

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November 20 20102010-11-20A night procession photograph shows a man with long dark swept-back hair seated on a white flatbed cart with red wheels and frame, dressed in saffron-orange robes with a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala. He holds a silver ceremonial staff with a carved head and sits barefoot on an orange cloth. Behind him a golden stepped throne-like platform stands beneath an arch of yellow and orange marigold garlands and striped pink, green and purple bunting, with a decorated deity murti in a leopard-skin-patterned garment and a silver trident-like staff. A brass kalasha-style pot with coconut sits to the left, and a white-clad attendant and a speaker are visible at the edge.2010-11-20A long-haired man in orange saffron robes sits on a white-and-red wooden cart at night, holding a silver ceremonial staff and wearing a leopard-print shawl over an orange garment with a red vibhuti mark on his forehead. Behind him stands a deity murti draped in garlands of yellow and orange flowers, with a leopard-print cloth and a decorated golden peetha beneath it, under a colourful fringed canopy. A patterned metal kalasha-like vessel and a brass container with leaves sit on an orange cloth beside him. Two men in white stand at the sides, and the scene suggests a procession or ratha setting. The man in orange is an appearance-based a person candidate seated on the cart, identified by long swept hair, saffron clothing, a leopard shawl and the ceremonial staff.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20A decorated ceremonial chariot (ratha) draped with marigold and white flower garlands, purple and yellow tassels, and hanging bells, with a large orange-and-gold umbrella overhead. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak stands on the chariot in an orange-saffron dhoti with a leopard-print shawl over his shoulder, wearing white and red flower garlands and a rudraksha-style mala. Coloured parasols and devotees in white and orange stand along the procession route beside palm trees. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a shawl, standing as the honoured figure on the procession chariot.2010-02-12July 31 20152015-07-31November 20 20102010-11-20A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate golden palanquin decorated with red, pink and green tassels and white and purple flower garlands. He wears an orange saffron garment under a leopard-print shawl, with a red and white flower garland and a gold-beaded mala around his neck. He smiles while gripping a golden pillar wrapped in purple and pink flowers, with a red tiger-striped cushion behind him. Swamiji (probable): his long hair, saffron clothing, leopard shawl and ceremonial garlands fit the in-procession presentation, so this is a procession scene. Golden flowers and marigold petals scatter across the scene.2010-02-12November 20 20102010-11-20A figure with long dark hair and a vertical tilak on the forehead stands before a gilded palanquin decorated with white and orange-red garlands. He wears an orange saffron wrap over a leopard-print shawl and a heavy gold necklace with a garland of white and red flowers draped across his chest. Above him hangs a canopy with gold finials and tassels in green, pink, red, orange and purple. Two devotees in orange clothing sit in the foreground, one with palms pressed together and a bowl of apples nearby. Palm trees and a blue sky form the background.2010-02-12July 31 20152015-07-31