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A festival procession seen through the blurred foreground of raised green leaves and brass pots held by devotees. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate silver-white seat within a palanquin-style canopy. The canopy is red with gold and white embroidered medallions, orange marigold garlands and white flower strings hanging from its edge. Behind, another decorated umbrella in red, green and pink with tassels stands out. Onlookers line the street in the background. The person is seated and smiling, wearing a gold-beaded necklace.

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A festival procession in an outdoor street. A seated figure in an orange-red garment and gold beaded necklace rides beneath an ornate red canopy embroidered with white and gold motifs and trimmed with orange tassels, with a second multicoloured canopy with fringed tassels beside it. Garlands of orange flowers drape the canopy's edges. In the foreground, blurred hands raise green leaves and small offering pots, and a crowd stands along the roadside. A deity murti is not clearly visible. The figure's face is obscured and the seated person is not clearly identifiable, so a person is unsure.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23A photograph of a procession on a decorated ratha-style palanquin. A smiling person in a gold ornate crown with jewelled settings, red and orange robes, a red and white floral garland and a rudraksha-style mala sits centrally, holding a tall silver staff with one hand. Behind a wooden canopy with coloured tassels in red, pink, yellow, teal and green, a bare-chested man with white ash marks stands at left holding a gold-topped staff, wearing beaded necklaces. Marigold and white flower garlands hang from the vehicle. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in the crown and orange-red robes, based on the crown, saffron clothing and garlands, with the seated person described as the procession's honoured leader. Other devotees are partially visible, and a person in dark clothing stands at right.2013-02-10A festival procession on a decorated silver-and-red ratha seat with a central figure seated on a throne-like silver chair. The seated man wears a saffron-orange robe, an orange-and-gold head wrap, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial garland with a bold red-and-white band. Yellow and red marigold and rose garlands drape the carriage, and a red velvet cloth with gold embroidery covers the seat. Above, a large multicolour parasol with tassels shelters him. Red heart-shaped balloons, orange flags, gold staves and a crowd of devotees surround the carriage. A concrete block wall and a green tree stand behind. The figure matches the page's a person cues: orange clothing, a head wrap and a rudraksha mala, so the identification is probable.2009-12-25February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession under a canopy decorated with orange and white marigold and jasmine garlands. Two men sit side by side in an ornate carriage with a red and gold embroidered canopy. The man on the left, with white hair and a short white beard and a red tilak on his forehead, wears an orange robe with a white garland and smiles. The man on the right has long dark hair, wears an orange robe, a red headband, a long gold bead necklace and a smaller pendant, and smiles. Behind them stand colourful striped umbrellas with tassels and a painted tree emblem, and a crowd's dark silhouettes are in the foreground.2009-07-23Outdoor procession in a village street. A figure in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, with a white and red flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, sits on a white and gold decorated vehicle with hands pressed in anjali, smiling. A large red umbrella with white lace fringe and flower garland shades him. Crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, boys in yellow and red, watch from roadside; thatched roof, brick wall, banana plants and utility wires behind. Appearance-based a person riding in procession, 2008 Pattanam inauguration context, with a flower garland and umbrella honour.2008-07-28 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20122012-01-01A procession on a decorated ratha or palanquin under a large golden canopy with orange and red fabric, hanging gold bells, tassels in red, green and purple, and marigold garlands. A man on the left wears a white dhoti with gold border, gold necklaces and bracelets, and holds a silver sword upright beside an orange umbrella. Seated on the right, a smiling person wears a deep maroon turban, a saffron-maroon garment, a brown rudraksha mala and gold chains, with marigolds and white flowers around the seat. Colourful pennant flags are strung in the background under a pale sky.2016-04-18July 23 20092009-07-23