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A figure in a red garment with a red floral garland sits with palms pressed together in namaste on an ornate gold palanquin-style ratha decorated with white jasmine and marigold garlands and red and magenta flower strands. A large yellow canopy with red and black geometric trim and green, orange and red tassels shelters the seat. A wooden drum-like object rests beside the figure. Behind the vehicle, palm trees and a thatched hut are visible. A person in white robes stands at the lower right near the chariot, and another figure in a red sari appears in the background.

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A figure seated on an ornate golden palanquin decorated with white, pink and red flower garlands, with a yellow and red fringed canopy overhead. The person sits with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a red garment with a white flower garland around the neck and a red shawl. Attendants in white clothing stand beside the palanquin on a dirt path, with palm trees and a thatched fence behind. A bearer in white and a man in a white dhoti and orange-trimmed shawl are visible at the right edge. This is a procession scene with a palanquin and canopy.2010-12-22A smiling man rides on a decorated procession chariot, seated on a gold-and-maroon cushioned seat. He wears an ornate gold crown with a red vermilion mark on his forehead, long dark hair, an orange saffron garment, a thick gold bead necklace and a heavy red and yellow flower garland. Behind him stand a tall gold-finished umbrella-like canopy with red, green and orange tassels. Fresh greenery and white and yellow flowers lie in the foreground. The man has long dark hair, a crown and saffron clothing, with ceremonial gold necklaces and flower garlands, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) procession context.2009-12-27July 15 20112011-07-15A seated man in an ornate golden throne (peetha) with a gilded canopy and carved arch sits before a floral backdrop of rainbow-coloured garlands. He wears a red-orange turban, an orange-red robe, multiple beaded malas and a gold necklace, and raises one hand in blessing or teaching. Golden lion-like carvings flank the throne, with gilded pillars on either side. The setting resembles a satsang stage. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure based on the orange-red robe, turban and beaded malas with gold necklace, though the appearance is only partly clear. Shown from a distance, no other people are visible.2015-01-13A photograph of a golden ratha-style procession vehicle, decorated with heavy garlands of white jasmine and purple and magenta flowers, with yellow and red marigold strands. A man with short dark hair sits smiling on a cushioned seat, wearing a thick red flower garland around his neck, an orange robe and red dhoti-style lower cloth. Above him stands a large yellow ceremonial umbrella with fringe and tassels, and a second red and green umbrella with gold tassels, with a red embroidered banner on the right. Onlookers are partly visible at the bottom edge of the frame, along the procession route. The description is based on visible appearance only; the page links this to a Youth Day event and a person's presence, but the seated man's appearance does not clearly establish that identity.2010-12-22July 17 20082008-07-17December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A festival procession on a decorated ratha or chariot. A smiling man with long dark hair and an orange-saffron garment sits on a golden seat under a canopy of bright gold and pink tassels, wreathed with yellow and orange marigold garlands, and draped with orange cloth. Colourful umbrellas with bird emblems shade the chariot. Devotees crowd around the chariot, a woman in a yellow sari at left and a man with long hair in front, some raising hands toward the seated figure. The sky is pale and the chariot is hung with flower garlands and gold-topped tassels. The seated figure appears to be the a person, identifiable by long swept hair and saffron clothing with garlands, presiding in a procession role.2009-12-27A smiling man rides on a richly decorated golden chariot during a festival procession. He wears a gold crown with a red bindi, an orange-saffron garment, and a red beaded mala with a gold necklace. The gold chariot has a tall gold pole with multicoloured tassels in pink, blue, green, yellow and purple, and is garlanded with marigolds, white flowers and red blooms. Palm trees and a blue sky stand behind. A probable Swamiji candidate with crown, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style mala is seated on the ratha; the page identifies the event as a 2012 Nithyananda Mission Day celebration.2012-01-01A photograph of a golden ceremonial palanquin decorated with white and red garlands and a yellow fringed canopy with tassels. Behind the palanquin, a man in white clothes and a woman in red walk in a sandy village setting with palm trees and thatched fences, and a man in a white shirt and pale shawl stands at the right edge.2010-12-22