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A man with long dark hair sits on an ornate golden ratha or chariot decorated with white and pink jasmine garlands, red and magenta flower strands, and tall tasselled finials in red, orange, yellow and teal. He wears a green-yellow dhoti-style wrap over bare shoulders and a white and red flower garland with a gold-beaded mala, smiling and looking to the side. Greenery and trees fill the background. a person: the long swept hair, ceremonial gold beads and flower garlands on a decorated procession chariot fit the appearance cues, so the figure is treated as an in-person candidate in a festival procession. Printed text on the image reads a pedia.org, which is not used as identifying evidence

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December 20 20102010-12-20A smiling man with long dark hair sits on a richly decorated chariot or palanquin under a canopy with fringed tassels in pink, yellow, red, and green. He wears a green garment and a long garland of white flowers with red and yellow accents, plus a gold-bead necklace. His right hand is raised, gesturing as he speaks. Garlands of white jasmine and magenta and red flowers drape the carriage, and gold kalasha-style finials and an orange cushioned seat with a dark maroon cushion are visible. Palm trees stand in the blurred background. This is a ratha procession setting.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20A man with long swept-back dark hair sits on a decorated ceremonial chariot or palanquin, smiling and gesturing with raised hands. He wears a green-yellow sleeveless wrap over a bare shoulder and a long garland of white jasmine flowers edged with red. The canopy above is draped with orange, red and green tassels and gold finials, and the seat is covered in plum velvet. Pink, orange and white flower garlands decorate the frame and a gold ornamental pole rises at left. a person is seated in a ceremonial vehicle during a festival procession.2010-12-20January 01 20122012-01-01December 20 20102010-12-20January 01 20122012-01-01December 20 20102010-12-20A seated person rides a golden ceremonial palanquin decorated with white jasmine and orange-red marigold garlands, with a canopy of yellow, green, pink and red tassels overhead. The person wears a sage-green garment, a white and red flower garland across the chest, a gold armlet, and a red bindi, and smiles while resting a hand on the cushioned seat. A tree and an orange wall stand behind, and a partly visible man in the background sits at the right edge. a person: long dark hair and a ceremonial procession setting, but the identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20A man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on an ornate gold-and-velvet palanquin under a canopy decorated with yellow, pink, red and green tassels. He wears a sleeveless olive-green garment, a gold armlet and a thick garland of white jasmine and red-orange marigolds, smiling. The palanquin frame and pillars are wrapped in white flower garlands and orange marigolds, and a green tree and orange wall stand behind. Two men in the background watch the procession. a person is shown seated in the palanquin with long hair and a garland, appearing to be the honoured figure of a ratha procession.2010-12-20