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Outdoor evening scene with a rocky, blurred background. In the foreground, a tall ornate golden staff with a silver trident-like spear head stands at left. A shaved-headed man with white forehead markings and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder and a long brown rudraksha mala, looking downward. Beside him, a smiling person wears an elaborate gold crown or headdress with a blue tassel hanging behind, a red and white flower garland, and gold ornamental necklaces, with a gold bell-shaped ornament visible above. Two physical people are visible.

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February 19 20152015-02-19Photograph of two people beside a gilded ceremonial structure at an outdoor procession. On the right, a smiling person with long dark hair wears an ornate gold crown with a golden peak, a red and white flower garland, gold necklaces, and a maroon garment. Behind, a shaved-headed person in a maroon robe and orange-yellow shawl, with a rudraksha mala, looks to the left. Golden bells with blue and orange tassels hang from the structure, and a tall gold-knobbed pole stands at left. Background is blurred dry ground and hillside.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19February 17 20152015-02-17Photo of a golden ceremonial chariot procession. A man in the foreground sits on an ornate gold-carved seat, wearing a tall gold crown-like headdress, a reddish-brown robe, layered gold and red garlands, a rudraksha-style mala, and holding a silver trident-shaped staff. Beside him, a second man with a shaved head and red-brown robes sits slightly behind. The chariot is decorated with gold finials, bells, pink, teal and purple tassels, and colourful flower garlands. The man in the crown has a distinctive presentation with ornate gold headwear and garlands; appearance alone is not enough to name him, so he is described by role as a figure seated on the procession chariot.2015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA festival procession on an ornate golden ratha, or chariot, with a gold-and-silver trident displayed upright. A person seated at the right wears a gold crown, a bindi, a rudraksha-style garland with red and green beads, a gold necklace, and a deep maroon-red garment, holding the trident and smiling. Behind him, a bald man in a maroon-brown robe sits beside the golden canopy poles hung with gold bells, pink and teal tassels and colourful flower garlands. Blurred golden carvings line the chariot in the foreground. a person: the person at right, identified by the crown, trident, garlands and saffron-red clothing, is a probable in-person candidate.2015-02-17Outdoor procession at sunset on a decorated ratha or palanquin with a golden kalasha-style finial and fringed canopy draped in green, red and gold tassels. A central figure wears a gilded crown, a red-maroon robe, a long ornate gold necklace, a red and white flower garland and a silver sun-shaped medallion with a lion face. Flanking attendants in ochre and maroon garments with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas sit beside him, and a woman in a dark garment is seated behind. Rubble and small buildings stand in the background with onlookers.2015-02-17