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A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi sits on a decorated palanquin or ratha under a canopy of yellow, pink, red and green tassels. He wears a green sleeveless garment, a gold armlet, and a long white garland with red flowers across his chest, with a gold necklace. Marigold and white jasmine garlands wrap the gold pillars of the canopy, and a pink wall stands behind. A second person is partly visible at the lower right. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewelry and garlanded ceremonial seating are visible cues.

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December 20 20102010-12-20A smiling man with long dark hair sits on a golden-framed palanquin or ratha under a canopy decorated with yellow, pink, red and green tassels. He wears a green-olive garment, a white and red flower garland across the chest, and a gold bead necklace; a red tilak marks his forehead and a gold armlet is on his upper arm. He raises one hand in a wave. Behind him a coral-coloured wall and marigold and white flower garlands hang from the poles. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace and garlands on a festival procession vehicle.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20A smiling man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark sits on a decorated seat, wearing a green sleeveless garment with a gold-bead necklace and white and red flower garlands. Above him is a tall ornate headpiece with red and green tassels and gold fittings. A cushion with a maroon velvet top and orange trim sits at left, and a gold-and-white flower garland hangs on a pillar. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in a decorated throne-like seat wearing a green garment, gold bead necklace and flower garlands, with a ceremonial headpiece of red and green tassels.2010-12-20A photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair seated on a decorated ratha or palanquin during a procession. He wears a green sleeveless garment with a gold-bordered shawl, and a white and red flower garland drapes his shoulders. Gold and gold-beaded ornaments hang at his neck. Above him is a canopy with fringed tassels in red, magenta, yellow and green, and tall white flower garlands hang along the frame. A maroon velvet cushion with gold trim rests beside him, and marigold and pink flowers decorate the vehicle. Green trees blur in the background. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and a green ceremonial garment are visible cues for the seated figure, who is shown in a procession setting.2010-12-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, seated in a ceremonial chariot or palanquin. He wears a white and red flower garland and a sage-green garment with gold trim, with gold ornaments at his neck. Behind him rise tall orange, red and green tassels and a gold finial on a canopy, and white flower garlands with gold kalasha-like ornaments frame the left edge. The background is pale sky. A2010-12-20A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead sits under a decorated canopy. He wears a green sari-style garment with gold trim, a long gold necklace, and a thick garland of white and red flowers across his shoulders. Behind him hang tassels in yellow, red, and green, with gold-capped finials, and a gold-bordered floral pillar stands at left. In the foreground, a dark maroon cushion with an orange border rests on his lap area. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in a ceremonial setting with flower garlands, a. Visible cues: long swept hair, ornate gold necklace, and ceremonial garland.2010-12-20A smiling person with long, swept-back dark hair sits under a canopy with red, green, yellow and orange tassels on a festival chariot or palanquin decorated with white jasmine garlands and gold-capped pillars. The person wears a yellow-green silk garment, a red-and-white garland of flowers across the chest, a gold necklace with large round gold beads, a gold armlet shaped like a cobra, and a red bindi on the forehead. The background is an open pale sky with orange and marigold garlands at the right edge. The person's appearance, long hair, ornate gold jewellery and saffron-toned attire are consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated in a procession on a ceremonial ratha.2010-12-20 +1 copiesA smiling man with long dark hair sits under a canopy decorated with multicoloured tassels in pink, yellow, red and green, and gold finials. He wears a green garment with gold trim and a gold bead necklace, and is draped in white and red garlands. Behind him stand floral garlands with gold bead strands on a pillar, and marigold and white flowers decorate the seat and palanquin-like structure. Green trees blur in the background. A printed , with . The setting suggests a procession vehicle, possibly a palanquin or ratha, during a festival2010-12-20 +1 copiesA smiling person with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on a festival vehicle beneath an ornate canopy with yellow and red tassels and a green tassel. They wear a mustard-green sari-style garment, a long garland of white flowers with red accents, a heavy gold bead necklace, and a gold armlet shaped like a cobra. Gold-finished canopy poles and white flower garlands frame the scene. The person is seated and visible, and appearance cues such as long hair, ornate gold jewellery and festival garlands are present, but identity is not established from the image alone.2010-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20102010-12-20