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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.

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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.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22July 17 20082008-07-17A festival procession with a large golden ratha or chariot decorated with garlands of marigolds, yellow and purple flowers, and hanging gold bells with red and green tassels. A golden makara-headed prow curves over the front. Above, a tall ornate umbrella with yellow and orange fringe shelters the chariot. A seated figure at the centre wears a gold crown or turban, white garments and a red and white garland, with a dark shawl draped over the shoulder, and sits on a gilded seat. Foreground devotees include a young man in saffron robes with a beaded necklace, another in white with an orange sash, and a man in yellow. A red and blue decorated parasol stands at the right edge. Palm trees and blue sky appear in the background.2010-01-01January 01 20112011-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27January 13 20152015-01-13December 22 20102010-12-22December 27 20092009-12-27A photograph of an evening procession in which a long-haired man in an orange robe sits on a golden ratha-style palanquin decorated with marigold, jasmine and multicoloured garlands. He wears a rudraksha-style mala and a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders and smiles while resting a hand on the decorated frame. Above him hangs a tiered canopy with gold bells and red, green, yellow, pink and purple tassels, and a golden umbrella with fringe stands at the left. Around the vehicle, men in white dhotis and orange shirts walk or pull, and onlookers stand in the foreground. Palm trees and a golden pillar appear in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a mala and an orange robe with a leopard shawl, a rare combination of cues on a ceremonial vehicle.2010-02-12December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22