A photo of a smiling man in an orange-saffron robe and white turban with a red tilak mark, wearing white and maroon flower garlands and a gold chain. He holds an ornate gold trident with a long silver shaft aloft beneath a red canopy, with green and blue balloons and a decorated silver float panel behind him. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photo of a smiling man in an orange-saffron robe and white turban with a red tilak mark, wearing white and maroon flower garlands and a gold chain. He holds an ornate gold trident with a long silver shaft aloft beneath a red canopy, with green and blue balloons and a decorated silver float panel behind him.

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A smiling man in a procession stands under a red canopy holding a tall gold-and-silver trident with ornate engraved shaft. He wears a cream turban with a small red tilak on his forehead, a white and red jasmine garland, a gold chain, and an orange saffron garment. Behind him are a green balloon, a decorated silver ratha or chariot panel with engraved patterns, and a red canopy with a small printed label. The scene suggests a festival procession. Only one person is physically visible.

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A young man in an outdoor procession holds a tall ornate golden trident staff in his right hand. He wears a white and gold turban, a garland of white flowers with red and yellow blossoms, and an orange-saffron robe. Behind him, orange, green and yellow balloons and a silver decorated float are visible under a clear blue sky beside a brick building.

A smiling man in orange saffron robes and a cream turban with a red bindi stands on a festival float beneath a red canopy. He holds a tall ornate gold-and-silver staff topped with a carved finial. He wears layered white and red-and-yellow flower garlands and a gold chain. Green and yellow balloons and an embossed silver panel are behind him. Procession setting.

A smiling man sits under a red canopy with colourful tasselled fringe, holding a tall gold trident (trishul) upright beside him. He wears an orange headband with a red tilak on his forehead, long dark hair, an orange robe and a long jade-and-white flower garland mixed with marigolds, plus a gold chain and a gold rudraksha-style mala. An orange flag hangs behind and blue sky shows above. Partly visible at right, another smiling man in an orange headband looks on. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, orange robe, rudraksha-style mala and ceremonial trident and canopy suggest the Master seated in a procession of Brahmotsav 2007.

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A smiling man in a white turban and orange-saffron robe, draped with white and red flower garlands, rides on a decorated float or chariot. He holds a tall gold trident-shaped staff with both hands. Above him is a red umbrella with tasselled fringe, and bunches of colourful heart-shaped balloons in blue, pink, yellow, white and teal rise into a clear blue sky. A silver-blue decorated panel is visible at right, with a gold railing at lower left and a white balloon in the foreground. A procession celebration setting. The man is not clearly identified, and the appearance cues are a turban, saffron robe, garlands and trident staff, but the page does not confirm his presence.

A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red headband with a red tilak on his forehead, sits under a red ceremonial canopy fringed with multicoloured tassels of teal, pink, orange and white. He wears an orange saffron garment, a gold chain and a long garland of white flowers, green leaves and red-orange marigolds. A tall gold trident (trishul) stands beside him. Orange cloth hangs at the left edge, blue sky and trees behind. A partially visible person in a headband appears at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the saffron clothing, long hair, trident and canopy seating are consistent with the page's festival procession context.

A smiling man in a saffron-orange robe stands on a decorated silver-and-blue procession vehicle under a red canopy fringed with tassels, waving his right hand. He wears a cream-coloured turban, a white and red flower garland, a gold chain, and bangles, and holds a tall gold trident-topped staff. Colourful balloons in blue, green, yellow and red float behind him against a clear sky.

A photograph of a procession on a decorated palanquin or ratha beneath a red and gold canopy with tasselled fringe and balloons in green, blue, orange and white. A man seated on the silver-trimmed throne wears an orange saffron robe, a white and gold headwrap, a long garland of red and white flowers, and a gold armlet, holding a tall gold trident-topped staff while smiling. Behind him a man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands beside a second gold staff, and spectators in saris and dark clothing line the roadside under a clear blue sky.

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