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Outdoor procession on a decorated float with a large yellow ornate umbrella and a green-red-yellow canopy, both hung with tassels, marigold garlands and streamers. A person in an orange garment with a white flower garland sits on the float, which is wrapped in flowers and gold-coloured fabric. Dense crowd of men and women in white shirts, pastel shirts and saris lines the street; several raise their hands and one holds an orange flag. A white building with banners and a red-and-yellow signboard stands behind. a person's presence cannot be confirmed from appearance here, so the seated figure is described by role only.

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A festive procession on an open dirt ground. A large yellow and orange decorated ratha, or chariot, with a striped orange canopy, tassels, bells and yellow flower garlands carries a figure seated in a red and gold garment with a crown-like headdress. Around it, a dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow and orange shawls walks and raises hands in greeting, many women in white saris with yellow borders. Orange flags are held aloft, and a banner with text stands at right. Unbuilt concrete structures and trees fill the background under a pale sky. The figure on the chariot is too small and distant to confirm appearance, so the a person field is unsure.2009-12-27Outdoor festival procession on a bright, hazy day with a crowd filling the foreground. At the centre, a richly decorated golden palanquin-style chariot with a canopy of fringed tassels in yellow, green, purple and red and garlands of marigolds sits atop a wheeled ratha. A figure with long dark hair sits on it in a red and gold garment, one hand raised in blessing. Large orange and multicolour parasols shade the chariot, and devotees in white shirts, saffron robes, and yellow and white saris walk alongside, some with hands folded. Pavilion roofs and flags appear in the background.2010-02-12Outdoor festival procession with a decorated ratha-style chariot draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands and red flower strands. A man in orange-saffron clothing and a gold crown rides on the ornate float, raising one hand in greeting, with a gold kalasha-like finial and dangling bells and tassels above him. A large yellow umbrella and a red-green-patterned parasol shade the float. Devotees in white and yellow shawls and kurtas crowd the foreground, some with shaved heads, watching from the road. A banner reading Anandotsava 2010 hangs in the background beside a construction area under a pale sky. Probable Swamiji cues include the crown, saffron clothing and the processional float; he is the rider being honoured.2009-12-27A decorated ceremonial chariot procession. A figure stands on an ornate golden ratha draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, red-and-pink flower strands and hanging tassels, with gold bells and a golden cymbal-like ornament on top. A red umbrella with colourful fringed borders shades the chariot. The figure wears a gold crown or turban, red-orange garland, and gold necklace, raising one hand in blessing. Around the chariot, devotees in white kurtas with yellow stoles and dhotis walk and crowd closely; a bald man in white in the foreground faces the chariot. A banner behind reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style event signage with a dove logo and a 2010 Sadhu/Mahasannidhi-style caption. The figure appears to be a person in procession with ornate gold-and-garland cues, though the face is partially obscured by distance and crowd.2009-12-27A decorated ratha chariot procession moves through a crowd outdoors under hazy sky. The chariot is heavily garlanded with marigolds and yellow and white flowers, hung with brass bells, tassels, and colourful pom-pom ornaments, with an orange and yellow canopy over a seated figure on a golden seat. Devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls walk alongside, several raising hands toward the chariot, while umbrellas in orange and multicolour canopies shade the scene. A white boundary wall and trees stand behind.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor procession on a bright, hazy day with a flower-decorated ratha, or chariot, carried forward through a crowd. A figure seated on the decorated platform wears a crown and a red-and-gold garment with garlands, while a large orange and gold canopy and a red umbrella shade the chariot, and multicoloured tassels and a gold ceremonial staff hang from its sides. Devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls walk alongside, some with hands joined in prayer and one person in white holding a camera. Orange flags and a banner mentioning Anandotsava 2010 stand in the background, with a few buildings and trees visible.2009-12-27A festive outdoor procession on a decorated ratha-style float with a golden canopy and multicolored umbrellas, hung with tassels, bells and garlands. A bearded man with long hair stands at the centre of the float, wearing an orange robe, a garland of flowers and a rudraksha-style necklace, and appears to be the honoured figure. Around the float, devotees in white and saffron robes, some in yellow shawls, walk and hold up umbrellas and ceremonial staffs. Loudspeakers and a crowd fill the dusty grounds under a bright sky. Crowd numbers are too large to count precisely.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor festival procession on a dusty ground under bright sunshine. A ratha-style chariot decorated with marigold garlands and yellow flower strings carries a seated figure under a rounded canopy. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a gold armlet raises a metal vessel and pours or offers from it toward the chariot. Beside him a woman in a brown sari with folded hands stands among other devotees. On the right a man in a checked short-sleeved shirt walks near a tall gold-topped umbrella with a striped red, green and orange canopy, held by a white-clad man with a grey beard and rudraksha mala. Other people in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, and a tiered building stands behind.2012-01-01A festival procession on a street lined with palm trees and a concrete wall. A decorated palanquin with a red and gold canopy, hanging tassels and marigold garlands is carried forward by a crowd of devotees in white clothes and yellow shoulder cloths. A seated figure in orange clothes with a white garland rides on the palanquin's raised platform. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk beside it, and devotees with folded hands look up toward the palanquin. Round orange and gold panels with a blue and white emblem hang on the sides of the ratha.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27