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Night procession at a Shiva temple event: an ornate palanquin decorated with white and orange flower garlands, red and green fabric, and hanging tassels is carried through a crowd. Seated on the palanquin's raised platform is a man with long swept-back dark hair wearing orange robes, a gold-and-orange floral garland and a rudraksha-style neck adornment, appearing to be Swamiji (probable) by his presentation and ceremonial seat. Beside him stands an attendant in white holding a decorative fan or umbrella. Bright floodlights and green tree lighting surround the scene, and a crowd of devotees fills the foreground.

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March 07 20162016-03-07Night procession photographed from the crowd: a decorated ratha or chariot with a canopy of white and red floral garlands and fabric, lit by bright spotlights against dense green foliage. Two seated people ride on the platform. The figure on the right wears a tall dark turban, an orange-red garment and a yellow-and-green marigold garland; the figure beside him wears a reddish-brown wrap. Standing attendants in white flank the chariot, and a large silhouetted crowd fills the foreground. Swamiji (probable) is the figure on the right, identified by the turban, saffron-orange clothing and garland, while his role is ceremonial passenger in the procession.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Night procession at a temple-style festival: a large chariot decorated with white flower garlands, orange and red fabric, and strings of marigold garlands carries a seated figure in a dark turban and red-orange robe wearing a multi-coloured garland; a staff-bearer in gold and red stands beside him. Bright floodlights and colourful string lights frame the scene, and a dense crowd of devotees lines the foreground. Someone in white stands at the chariot's left edge. The seated figure has a distinctive turban and garland cues but identity is uncertain from appearance.2016-03-07Night photograph of a festival procession on a decorated palanquin-style float, heavily draped with white and red flower garlands and strings of marigold. A seated figure in red-orange robes and a tall dark turban sits at the front, wearing a yellow-and-orange marigold garland, with a second seated attendant beside them. Bright floodlights and dim string lights illuminate the float, while dark-clothed devotees and people in white dhotis walk alongside and crowd the foreground. The scene reads as a ratha/palanquin procession after dark.2016-03-07Night procession at a temple-style event: a flower-decorated palanquin, or ratha, draped with orange and white garlands and hanging tassels, carries two seated figures under a canopy. The seated figure at centre wears a dark red-maroon robe, a tall dark turban and a flower garland, and holds a long white ceremonial staff; a second figure in a red-orange garment sits beside him. A standing attendant in a dark robe stands at the right of the platform. Floodlights light the canopy while a large crowd of devotees in white clothes walks along the sides of the procession. a person is shown as the turbaned figure in maroon robes with flower garland and ceremonial staff, seated in the palanquin.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07