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Night procession scene under a large orange and blue ceremonial canopy hung with fringed tassels, marigold garlands and gold finials. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron wrap and a pink-and-purple flower garland sits on a decorated palanquin or ratha seat, smiling and pointing upward with one hand while holding a silver-tipped staff. Beside him, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes with white-smeared body and a gold necklace stands and reaches toward the seat. A silver staff and an attendant in white with a rudraksha mala are at the left edge. Garlands of orange and white flowers decorate the platform.

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Night procession on a decorated float under an orange and blue canopy trimmed with colourful tassels and gold finials. In the foreground, a figure in an orange robe with a shaved, white-smeared head stands on the left, holding a fringed edge of the canopy. Centre right, a smiling man in an orange kurta and an orange turban, wearing a long magenta-and-white flower garland, raises his right arm and holds a silver ceremonial staff. Marigold and flower garlands, pink and white blossoms and a red-and-gold floral decoration fill the float's edges. Two or three further partial figures appear at the left edge. a person: the smiling man in the orange turban and garland, raising a staff on the float, matches the page's description of the procession.2013-02-10A photo of a ceremonial procession canopy decorated with orange and blue fabric, marigold and white flower garlands, and hanging colourful tassels in pink, blue, orange and green. A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching turban sits smiling on a cushioned seat, raising one hand with a finger pointing upward and holding a long silver-topped staff. He wears a magenta-and-white flower garland and a gold necklace. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth with white body markings sits with his back partly turned to the camera. Bright flower arrangements in yellow, pink and white frame the seat. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in saffron robes, turban and ornate garland, on a ceremonial seat under the canopy.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Photograph at night of two men on a decorated procession canopy. The man on the left has a shaved head smeared with white ash, wears an orange robe, a heavy gold-and-bead necklace and a wristwatch, and holds the canopy's edge. The man on the right wears an orange-brown turban and orange robe with a pink-and-white flower garland, and holds a tall staff topped with a ceremonial tassel. Fresh flowers in red, pink and yellow decorate the canopy edges. Marigold garlands and a purple cushioned seat are visible.2013-02-10Night procession on a flower-decorated chariot with an ornately carved gold base draped in marigold and rose garlands. A seated figure in saffron robes, a gold crown and a pink-and-white garland sits on a cushioned seat at centre-left, a probable Swamiji by his crown, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style adornments. A bare-chested priest in saffron dhoti holds a silver trident aloft beside a second bare-chested attendant in ash-smeared saffron cloth carrying a silver staff. Above them a large red-and-blue canopy with fringed tassels and hanging bells shelters the chariot. Street lamps glow in the background and a bald attendant stands behind the seat. The scene suggests a ceremonial procession.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession on an ornate golden ratha with a red and blue canopy hung with tassels and marigold garlands. A seated figure wears a gold crown, an orange robe, a pink and white flower garland and a sweeping dark hairstyle, flanked by silver ceremonial staffs. In the foreground a bald man in orange dhoti and gold-beaded mala smiles while holding a tall silver trident. Attendants in white and orange surround the cart under orange street lights.2013-02-10Night procession photograph of a decorated float with a large orange and blue fan-shaped canopy hung with marigold garlands, red flowers and gold tassels. A man seated on the float wears a gold crown, an orange robe, a red flower garland and a gold necklace, and raises his right arm in greeting while holding a long staff. Beside him, a bald man in a white garment with a red tilak on the forehead looks on, and gold-and-flower decorations fill the foreground. a person (crown, orange robes, garlands and ornate gold adornments) is the figure seated on the float, raising his arm in greeting during the procession.2013-02-10Night photograph of an elaborately decorated palanquin procession. A person seated in the centre wears an ornate gold and red crown, a pink garland and an orange robe, smiling, under a canopy with blue fringed valance and orange lotus-patterned panels. Marigold and white flower garlands hang from the frame, with brass bells and tasseled pink, orange and blue tassels. A tall silver trident stands at left beside a standing figure in orange robe with a white turban-like head covering and beaded necklace, who may be a cutout or person. Lower right shows a devotee's head and flower arrangements on the palanquin.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10