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Photograph of a ceremonial procession on a decorated golden palanquin-style float with colourful tassels in pink, green, yellow and turquoise hanging from its canopy. A man in the foreground sits on red velvet cushions wearing an orange-saffron robe, a gold crown, a long red-and-white flower garland with a bead necklace, a red forehead mark and rudraksha-style wrist beads, smiling at the viewer. Beside him, a second figure seated with his back to the camera wears an orange cloth and a tall ornate gold headdress, with a garland over his shoulders. The float is trimmed with yellow, white and pink flowers and gold carved panels against a bright white sky. Caption-style text in the lower area, partly obscured.

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A festival procession on an ornate golden palanquin decorated with pink, green, blue and orange tassels, marigolds and white flowers. A smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap, a red and white flower garland, a rudraksha-style red bead mala and a gold crown, seated on a maroon velvet cushion. Beside him, a person seen from behind wears a gold mitre-style headdress, a white flower garland and an orange sannyasi wrap. A yellow fan-shaped ceremonial umbrella is at the left edge, and white sky forms the background.2012-04-27April 26 20122012-04-26A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair sits under a richly decorated canopy on a procession vehicle. He wears a gold ornate crown, a red bindi on his forehead, an orange-saffron shawl, a white jasmine garland and a long gold bead necklace. Behind him hang gold finials with red, green, blue, orange and pink tassels, and yellow marigold garlands drape the canopy. Marigolds and flower arrangements fill the foreground, with a white building behind. Background posters show small round portraits.2009-12-31April 27 20122012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27Photo 117250192012-04-27A smiling man with long dark hair wears an ornate gold crown and a red bindi on his forehead. He is draped in saffron-orange cloth and wears white jasmine-style flower garlands and a gold rudraksha-style bead necklace. He stands in a procession setting among golden canopy fittings, with red, orange, green and yellow tassels and marigold garlands around him, against a bright white sky.2009-12-31April 27 20122012-04-27A smiling man stands on a decorated procession chariot, wearing an ornate gold crown and a red-and-yellow flower garland. His bare shoulders and orange-saffron cloth are visible, with a rudraksha-style necklace and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him rise tall golden finials, red, green and orange tassels, and yellow marigold garlands on the ratha. A decorated umbrella with red fringe edges the right side, and the sky is pale and bright. The figure is a person, identified by the gold crown, saffron cloth and ornamental necklace on a procession ratha.2009-12-27April 27 20122012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27