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A festival procession photographed from below, showing an elaborately decorated silver ratha or palanquin canopy festooned with layered garlands of yellow and orange marigolds, white jasmine, purple flowers, and red roses. Beneath it, a seated figure wears a maroon and gold turban, a red and white beaded garland, and a leopard-print cloth, holding a tall staff, with a silver lion figure at his side. Around the chariot, saffron-robed sannyasis with matted hair and white-clad devotees crowd close, and pink and orange umbrellas are raised over the procession. The crowd behind includes many visitors in white and pastel clothing.

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January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a festival procession on an ornate silver palanquin-throne carved with lion heads and decorated with long garlands of marigold, rose, jasmine and purple flowers hanging overhead. A central seated man wears a maroon and gold turban, a red and pink garland, a rust-coloured dhoti and gold armband, holding a tall silver-topped staff. Beside him sits a young attendant in orange robes with rudraksha beads and a dark crown-like headdress, and another attendant in orange sits lower on the seat. Crowds in white clothing line the background, with a pink-clad figure behind the garlands. The shot is taken from low on the procession route. Based on the visible cues, the seated central figure is a plausible a person candidate, but the appearance is not conclusive: he wears a turban rather than a clearly distinctive crown or swept-back hair, so the identification is uncertain.2018-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09Festival procession on a flower-decorated ratha with garlands of marigolds, roses and jasmine in red, yellow, white, green and purple hanging along the canopy. A silver throne with lion figures and ornate carved panels holds a seated man wearing a maroon and gold turban, red and pink beaded garlands, and a brown dhoti-style garment with gold armlets. He holds a tall silver staff. Beside him sits a younger attendant in orange robes and beaded necklaces, and in the foreground a woman with an ornate headpiece sits at the throne base. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts is seated, with pink and white parasols overhead. Strong sunlight on a temple-festival street.2018-01-09 +1 copiesA flower-decorated processional chariot with a tiered canopy covered in garlands of marigolds, roses and jasmine in yellow, red, white, green and purple. A seated man in a maroon turban, red and white flower garlands and gold ornaments sits on a silver throne flanked by silver lion figures, holding a staff. Pendant tassels hang beneath the canopy, and small pink-hooped decorations with green birds sit at the sides. Onlookers stand in the foreground. The man wears no visible saffron-and-long-hair cues strong enough for a probable identification, so he is described by role only.2018-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20182018-01-09A man seated on an ornate silver throne under a canopy heavily decorated with marigold, rose and jasmine garlands in red, orange, yellow, white and purple. The seated man wears a maroon and gold turban, a multi-strand red and pink flower garland, gold necklaces and a leopard-print cloth, and holds a silver staff, with silver lion figures flanking the throne. Parrot ornaments hang from the canopy. In the foreground, several people seen from behind with hair in buns wear white dhotis and orange cloth, and rudraksha beads.2018-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20182018-01-09