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Outdoor photograph of a decorated festival float carrying a large painted deity murti seated on a blue throne-like seat, wearing a crown and garlanded with red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaf garlands. The arched frame behind the figure is wrapped in red roses against a white canopy, with yellow and green pennants strung overhead and utility poles and trees in the background. At the lower right, a man in a maroon shirt sits beside the float, and a small crowd of onlookers stands at the left edge along the roadside. No person identifiable as a person is visible.

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December 16 20162016-12-16December 20 20102010-12-20December 16 20162016-12-16A decorated ceremonial chariot procession. A smiling man with long dark hair sits on an ornate golden ratha-style vehicle, wearing a gold crown, orange garment and red flower garlands with a gold necklace. The chariot is covered with yellow and red marigold garlands, a large yellow fringed canopy with a red border, and hanging gold bells with red, pink, green and blue tassels. Gold trident-like finials and a hand of a spectator raised at the lower right appear in the scene. Trees and a clear sky are in the background.2009-12-27A festival procession on a street crowded with people. A man seated on an ornate golden throne-chariot with a large gilded backrest and wing-like carved panels, wearing a golden crown, gold necklaces, a rudraksha mala and a garland of white and yellow flowers, with white markings on his forehead and arms, smiles and raises a hand. Below him, a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala leans over the chariot's platform. Red and saffron flags, a flower-decorated canopy with tasseled fringe, and red-and-gold umbrellas surround the scene, with flower garlands and a sacred offering behind.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A photograph of a decorated golden ratha procession vehicle with a large golden umbrella canopy overhead. A person seated on the chariot wears a yellow-green garment, a white and red floral garland and bangles, and sits in the centre of the float. The chariot is draped with red, white and pink flower garlands and hung with tassels in red, pink, green, blue and gold, and gold bells. Crowds in the foreground, including women with dark hair, watch from below against a pale sky with palm trees at left. a person is probable in this appearance-based label: long hair and a flowing yellow-green garment and garland fit a presentation but the person is partly visible and not clearly identifiable from appearance, so this is uncertain.2010-12-20A festival procession shows a richly decorated golden chariot draped with yellow, orange and purple flower garlands and hanging tassels of bells. A seated man in white ceremonial clothing with a gold crown sits on the platform, smiling. A large orange and gold canopy umbrella shelters the chariot, and a multicoloured striped umbrella stands beside it. A dense crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and yellow clothes and some with white and red marks on their foreheads, surrounds the chariot, with flags visible in the background.2010-01-01December 20 20102010-12-20An outdoor evening procession on a gold-and-orange ratha, a decorated chariot draped with garlands of marigolds, purple and white flowers and green foliage, with hanging bells and colourful tassels overhead. A smiling person with long dark hair sits on the raised seat in an orange robe with a white garland and ornate gold armbands, with a golden umbrella above. Devotees in white and saffron clothing crowd the cart and hold blue-and-orange fans. Several people stand at the base of the chariot and along its edges.2010-02-12A decorated golden ratha procession vehicle carries a smiling man seated on a red-and-gold seat under a large orange fringed canopy. He wears an ornate gold crown or turban, a red garment, and a long rudraksha-style mala with gold necklaces. The ratha is wrapped in yellow, white and orange garlands, with colourful tassels and gold bells, and is surrounded by a dense crowd of devotees in white and orange. Orange flags and a white bus stand at the right edge of the scene. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the seated figure on the ratha, based on the ornate gold crown, long hair, red garment and multiple garlands.2009-12-27July 15 20112011-07-15