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Two saffron-robed men ride together beneath a decorated canopy on a procession vehicle. The canopy is red and gold with white and cream embroidery and hangs with orange and yellow marigold garlands and white flower strands. The man on the left is bald with a white beard, wears an orange shawl, a white flower garland and a red and white garland, and has a red bindi. The man on the right has long dark hair swept back, wears an orange turban, an orange robe and a gold bead necklace, and smiles. Behind them a second yellow and red canopy with fringed tassels is visible, with trees in the background and a white cloth in the foreground.

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July 23 20092009-07-23A photograph of two men seated side by side beneath a decorated canopy on a procession vehicle. The canopy is red and gold with fringe and is draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands. The man on the right has long dark hair, a red-orange turban, a saffron robe over a red undershirt, and multiple gold beaded necklaces, and smiles broadly. The man on the left, shaved-headed with a red kumkum bindi and an orange robe with white and red garlands, looks down and smiles. In the foreground, a white sheer fabric edge is visible. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the man on the right, based on long hair, saffron robe and turban with gold necklaces.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23January 01 20062006-01-01Outdoor procession on a red carpet beneath large ceremonial parasols with white fringed canopies and red tassels. Two saffron-robed men lead the walk: the figure on the left in orange cloth with a red-and-white tilak on his forehead and sandals, and on the right a smiling man with a long swept-back hair, an orange turban, an ornate gold necklace and hands folded before him, a person by appearance cues. Behind them men in white dhotis and maroon-and-gold shawls walk with a silver-topped staff visible at left, and a green metal gate stands in the background.2006-01-01Outdoor procession scene under a decorated canopy hung with orange and white marigold garlands and colourful embroidered umbrellas. In the foreground a man in orange robes and white ritual garlands sits with eyes closed beside a younger man in a red-orange turban and saffron robes, wearing a long ornate gold bead necklace and a pendant, hands folded in his lap. Blurred heads of onlookers fill the bottom edge. Swamiji (probable) is the younger man in the red turban and gold necklace, shown seated in a ceremonial procession.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23Outdoor 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.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23Two men ride together on an ornate decorated chariot or ratha during a procession. A red and gold canopy with fringe is draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands. The man on the left, with white hair and a white beard, wears an orange robe, a white flower garland and a red bindi, and looks forward calmly. The younger man on the right, with long dark hair, wears an orange turban, an orange robe over a red undershirt and a long gold bead necklace, and smiles broadly. Below them a white netted cloth and more marigolds decorate the chariot edge, and a crowd of onlookers is partly visible at the bottom left. Palm trees and a building stand in the background.2009-07-23