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A smiling man rides a procession chariot, wearing an ornate gold crown with a decorative dome and a red bindi on his forehead. He has long dark hair and wears an orange-saffron garment over his shoulder, layered with a red and yellow marigold garland and a heavy gold bead necklace. Behind him, gold ratha pillars hang with bright red, orange, green and blue tassels, and flower arrangements of marigolds and roses fill the lower foreground. The scene is an outdoor festival procession under a pale sky.

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A photo of a procession float on a bright day. A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and eyes closed stands at the front of an ornate golden chariot. He wears a golden crown with a pointed finial, a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders, a red and yellow marigold garland, and a long golden bead necklace. Behind him are golden finials and tall fringed canopy tassels in red, orange, green, blue and yellow. Red and white flowers fill the lower foreground. The photograph is a close view on the ratha, with the figure appearing calm and absorbed. Several figures in the background are not clearly visible.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor procession scene on dusty ground. A smiling man with long dark hair sits on an ornate golden float decorated with red, yellow and white flower garlands, a gold crown and a red-and-white flower necklace. He wears an orange-saffron robe and a long gold necklace. The float has a gold-and-orange canopy with green, red and blue tassels and gold bells. Behind him, a man in a white shirt with a yellow collar and other people in white stand near string lights and red flags. Probable Swamiji on a procession float, identified by his saffron robe, long hair, gold crown and rudraksha-style garland.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A smiling man with eyes closed rides in a procession under colourful tassels in red, orange, yellow, green and blue. He wears an ornate gold crown with a circular back plate, a red bindi on his forehead, and a heavy garland of red roses, yellow marigolds and white flowers with gold beads. His sleeveless orange robe has a gold border. The bright sky forms the background.2009-12-27A smiling man rides in a procession on a decorated chariot or float, seated and turned to the right. He wears a tall gold crown with a fan-shaped gold backpiece and a red bindi on his forehead. His long dark hair falls onto a bare shoulder and an orange sleeveless garment, with a saffron cloth across his body. He is garlanded with thick red roses, yellow marigolds, white flowers and green leaves, with gold beads visible beneath. Behind and above him hang colourful tassels in orange, red, green, blue and pink on a gold canopy frame, against a bright white sky. Swamiji (probable) is identified by his crown, long hair, saffron clothing and ornate garlands in a procession setting.2009-12-27A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on an elaborately decorated procession float or ratha, waving his right hand. He wears a gold crown with a halo-like backdrop, an orange saffron garment, a dense rudraksha mala and a red and white flower garland. The float is draped with red, green and blue tassels, gold finials, marigold and yellow flower garlands, and sprigs of green foliage. Behind him is a white building.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27