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Night procession scene on a decorated float. A man in rust-orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead sits smiling, wearing a thick garland of white flowers with red, yellow and blue accents and rudraksha malas across his chest and arm. He holds a silver trident-like staff. Behind him are large painted figures of a lion-headed deity and a green figure, with a painted mask and a red-and-yellow decorative piece at right. Two women in pink and dark clothing sit at the right edge, and a dark bull-like head appears at lower left. The blue float base is visible below.

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September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession photograph. A smiling man with a short beard and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a float, wearing a rust-brown saffron-toned cloth and a long rudraksha mala, with a gold chain at his neck. He is garlanded with a thick multicolour flower garland of red, yellow and white blooms and holds a silver staff. Behind him is a large colourful lion-figure with a golden mane, a painted demon mask with bulging eyes, and a blue sculpted figure. A small carved bull lies at lower left, and two women in pink and red saris stand at the right edge.2017-09-30A smiling man with a short beard and a red tilak on his forehead sits in front of a large deity murti during a night procession. He wears a rust-red saffron-style robe, a heavy rudraksha mala across his chest, and a thick garland of white flowers with yellow, red and blue ribbons. His right hand rests on a silver staff. Behind him are a large sculpted lion-like mount and a painted demon-face mask. Two people in red and dark clothing sit at the right edge, partly visible.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A smiling man with long dark hair, a beard and a red-orange bindi sits in front of large painted festival figures, including a golden-maned lion-faced image and a turquoise muscular statue with a glowing mask beside him. He wears a rust-orange wrap, a thick rudraksha mala, a multicolored garland of white, yellow, red and blue flowers, and rudraksha bracelets. He holds a silver trident-like staff with his right hand. The scene is at night, with the illuminated festival figures behind him. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ornate ceremonial garlands in the photograph.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A photograph of a smiling man seated on a throne-like chair in front of a large painted deity murti, with a lion-like figure behind him and a yellow demon mask on the right. He wears a saffron-orange robe, a multi-strand garland of white, yellow, red and green flowers, layered rudraksha malas, and a red tilak on his forehead, holding a silver staff. Lights glow in the dark background. Swamiji (probable) appears here with long swept-back hair and rudraksha malas, seated in ceremonial dress.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30