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A decorated ceremonial chariot procession, with a long-haired man in orange-saffron robes and a gold crown seated on an ornate golden ratha. He raises his right hand in blessing, wearing a white flower garland. Above him, a multicoloured canopy with bird motifs and a yellow canopy with pink tassels shelter the chariot, whose frame is wrapped in marigold and yellow garlands, with gold bells and tassels hanging down. Saffron flags are held aloft by devotees in the foreground, many of them women. Blue sky and a few buildings form the background.

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December 20 20102010-12-20December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A photograph of a festival procession on a decorated palanquin-style ratha. A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair sits centrally on an orange-cushioned seat, wearing saffron/orange robes, a red garland and a gold necklace, raising one hand in greeting. The vehicle is heavily decorated with yellow and magenta flower garlands, tasselled gold and red canopies, and a large orange-and-yellow parasol above. Palm trees and a thatched roof line the road, and a crowd of onlookers in white and yellow clothing stands along the side, with one person photographing with a phone. Probable Swamiji (probable) is seated on the ratha in the procession, with saffron clothing, long hair and a garland as cues.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A decorated golden ratha chariot processes outdoors, draped with yellow, orange and purple marigold garlands and hanging tassels in red, green, blue and yellow. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an ornate gold crown, saffron-orange robes, a red garland and beaded rudraksha-style mala necklaces, sits on a red cushioned seat raising one hand in blessing. White-clad devotees walk alongside and onlookers watch from the roadside under trees.2009-12-27A photograph of a decorated ceremonial ratha or palanquin during a procession. A seated figure wearing a gold crown, orange garment and a red and orange garland sits under a large yellow and magenta umbrella with fringed tassels. The ratha is heavily decorated with yellow, orange and white marigold garlands, red flower bunches, and hanging gold and teal tassels. In the foreground, men in white and yellow clothing guide and walk beside the chariot, one holding a palm to the side. Crowd members are visible at the lower edges.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A festival procession on a decorated open ratha. Seated centrally is a man in saffron-orange robes with an orange head cloth, wearing a layered orange and red garland with a gold-coloured necklace, holding a staff with a trident-topped finial. A multicoloured canopy umbrella with fringe is raised above him, and yellow marigold and red garlands drape the vehicle. A cameraman in a white shirt films from the left beside red balloons, and a white bus with 'Nithyanandam' lettering and a red flag sits to the right. A dense crowd of devotees fills the foreground. a person: the seated saffron-robed man with a head cloth, ornate garland and trident-topped staff on the decorated ratha fits the presentation cues.2009-12-25