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A decorated festival vehicle draped in red and pink satin with green brocade panels, framed by strings of white jasmine garlands and multicoloured flower garlands in purple, yellow, red and green. Centre frame is a large printed photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing orange robes and a white flower garland, seated cross-legged with one hand raised in blessing before a tree backdrop. The printed portrait is not a physical person. Colourful tasselled canopy fabric and paisley-shaped ornaments decorate the top and sides of the cart.

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June 01 20092009-06-01A decorated procession vehicle framed by striped pink, white, green and yellow tinsel-edged arches. At its centre is a framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe, a red bindi, a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style pendant, with one hand raised in blessing. The portrait is garlanded with yellow and red marigold and white jasmine strands. Below it sits a small silver-adorned deity murti in white flower garlands, a brass lamp or offering tray on an orange cloth with gold border, and loose marigold garlands hanging over a gold-and-brown draped chariot base. The scene is an outdoor festival float with a green cloth backdrop.2007-07-28A framed photograph on an ornate gilded throne is garlanded with a thick floral garland of white jasmine, green leaves and red flowers. The printed portrait shows a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi, an orange saffron robe, a white and beaded necklace, sitting in meditation with one hand raised in blessing before a tree trunk backdrop. Brass lamps stand behind the throne and carved stone pillars appear at right. Because the portrait is a depiction, this is not a person physically present. The image is a photograph of a printed portrait on a throne, with no visible people in the scene.January 01 20042004-01-01A framed photograph of a man in orange robes sits on an ornate gilded throne-like seat with a golden carved back. The man, seated cross-legged on a cushion beneath a banyan-root backdrop, raises one hand in blessing and wears a long white-and-gold beaded mala with a small pendant, long dark hair and a red bindi. The portrait is garlanded with bands of yellow marigold and maroon-and-white flowers and a pink hibiscus blossom is tucked at its top. Behind are a red-painted gate and foliage, and an orange cloth lies on the seat. The image is a printed portrait, not a live person, and no physical people are present.2010-09-29December 20 20102010-12-20A framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long beaded necklace with a white and gold ceremonial garland, seated cross-legged before a large banyan tree trunk, his right hand raised in blessing. The portrait is decorated with a garland of white flowers and red roses hung in an arc, white lotus-like flowers, yellow flowers and a red-and-green floral offering at its base. Two carved wooden lion statues flanking the frame are each adorned with pink flower garlands and yellow blossoms, and two large peacock-feather fans stand on either side. The setting is a white draped altar, a photograph of a depiction rather than a physical person. Swamiji (probable) appears only as a printed portrait, with orange robe and long hair as distinguishing cues.2008-07-28August 29 20072007-08-29December 22 20102010-12-22A framed photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, seated in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland, raising one hand in blessing against a banyan tree backdrop. The framed portrait is placed on a red velvet throne-like chair in a temple shrine, wrapped in red and yellow marigold and rose garlands. Behind it stands a golden shrine with a red silk canopy and a small deity murti. A flame from an aarti lamp is held by a hand at the left edge, and a brass lamp with flowers stands at the right. A small kalasha-like offering sits in front of the portrait.2010-06-06August 02 20082008-08-02January 01 20102010-01-01