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Night procession photograph of a seated figure on an ornate decorated vehicle with an orange and teal canopy and marigold and red rose garlands. The person wears a tall gold crown, a red and white garland, gold necklaces and bangles, and a dark maroon garment, and raises a silver staff with a trident-like top in one hand. Red velvet cushions and a yellow bus with a Birla sign are visible behind. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair, a gold crown, ceremonial gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style garland, cues consistent with the page's reference to him, shown in an appearance-based label.

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February 12 20132013-02-12A smiling man rides on a decorated ceremonial float at night, seated on a pink velvet cushion beside a gold-embossed panel. He wears an ornate gold crown set with red and green stones, a long pink and red flower garland, gold armlets, and an orange cloth draped over his lap. He holds a tall silver staff with a small lantern-like finial. Above him hang tassels in green, yellow, purple, pink and teal. Trees are visible in the dark background. No readable name appears on the figure itself, so the identity is not established by any printed caption.2013-03-02 +1 copiesA night photograph of a procession on a decorated chariot. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes, with a golden crown and a pink flower garland, raises one arm and holds a silver staff with a trident-like top. Behind him an ornate orange and gold canopy hangs with marigold and pink flower garlands, tassels and blue fabric. Silver-trimmed chariot railings are in the foreground, and another figure in red stands at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is the rider in orange and pink, identified by saffron robes, a crown, and a flower garland.2013-02-10Night procession photograph of a seated figure on a red-cushioned palanquin-style platform decorated with gold fittings. The central figure wears a gold crown with red stones, a heavy gold necklace, layered red and gold garlands and saffron-orange robes, while holding a silver trident aloft beneath a large orange and teal umbrella with pink and purple tassels. A figure in a white head wrap and orange garment sits behind him, and a few onlookers stand at the right edge in the dim background with palm trees. The figure is a deity murti or a costumed figure, and the description does not establish whether the central figure is a person, so the appearance-based cues are noted without a firm identification. a person cues include the crown, saffron robes and gold necklace, but the image itself does not confirm identity.2013-03-02Night procession on a decorated vehicle under a large orange and teal canopy with tassels and gold finials. A seated figure in a golden crown and layered gold necklaces, wearing a thick red and white flower garland and gold bangles, holds a tall silver staff with a finial. Behind him, saffron-robed attendants stand on the platform, one bare-chested with a garland. Bright lights and onlookers are visible in the background. a person: the seated central figure wears a crown, gold necklaces and a flower garland, with ceremonial procession styling.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10Night photograph of a festival procession on a decorated float. A figure in an ornate gold crown with a fan-like golden backpiece, wearing a red floral garland and orange marigold garlands, holds a tall golden pole with one hand and smiles. Behind and around are hanging red, orange and yellow tassels, marigold garlands, a red cushion with a blue emblem, and gold-trimmed fabric. Bright lamps light the scene against a dark sky with a crowd and lights in the background. a person: the figure wears a distinctive gold crown, ornate garlands and bare-shouldered orange clothing as a ceremonial presence on the float.2013-02-12Night procession scene with a man seated on a decorated palanquin or ratha under a large orange and teal fringed canopy. He wears a tall gold ornate crown set with red and green stones, a red garland of flowers over an orange garment, and heavy gold necklaces. He smiles while raising a silver trident. Beside him, a second man in orange robes and gold beads holds a silver staff. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure's gold crown, orange ceremonial clothing, flower garlands and gold necklaces fit the candidate cues, shown in a procession setting; the second man is an attendant in orange robes with a rudraksha-style gold necklace.2013-02-22 +1 copiesNight procession scene with a figure in the foreground seen from behind and in profile, wearing a tall gold cylindrical crown, a red flower garland, a saffron-toned shawl and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets. The figure raises one arm toward hanging tassels in red, yellow, blue and orange, and gold-and-silver ornaments. Marigold garlands hang at left beside a lit lamp glow. Behind, a crowd stands in the dark street under street lights and shop signs. The gold crown, tassels and garlands suggest a temple or ratha procession setting.2013-02-12