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A decorated palanquin-style canopy stands outdoors under palm trees, draped with pink and green silk and wrapped in garlands of white, purple, yellow and red flowers. Its top has a multicolour tasselled canopy with a gold finial, and multicolour paisley-shaped decorations surround the frame. At the centre sits a large framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white garland, seated in meditation pose. The canopy rests on a purple and gold striped cloth. A white vehicle with a partial label is parked behind, and two people's heads with dark hair are visible at the lower edge, one wearing orange.

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June 01 20092009-06-01A decorated procession palanquin carrying a deity murti dressed in white and gold cloth with an orange drape, heavily garlanded with yellow, orange, white and purple flower garlands. Behind the float, a multicoloured arch of green, pink, red, yellow and white garlands frames the scene. On the left, a crowd of devotees watches beside a white-roofed building, and at right a man in a white shirt stands near the float under a clear blue sky during a procession.2008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 29 20092009-12-29A festival procession on a sunny day. A richly decorated palanquin with a tiered, multicolored canopy draped in yellow and orange fabric and strung with marigold garlands carries a seated man in orange robes with a white garland, holding a ceremonial fan. Four men in white kurtas and dhotis, several wearing beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and ID lanyards, carry the palanquin on red-and-gold poles. Red and multicolored parasols stand on either side, and a white bus marked with partial lettering sits behind. Visible crowd members wear white and orange clothing.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor festival procession scene. A man seated cross-legged on a golden throne-palanquin sits at the centre, wearing an ornate white and gold crown, a red-and-white flower garland, a gold necklace and a pink dhoti with a pink shawl. Behind him a golden deity murti in a red and gold headdress and red garments sits amid marigold and red flower garlands under a canopy. Tall decorated cloth panels in red, blue, yellow and green with white bird motifs frame the throne. Crowd members in the foreground, some women, look toward him. a person: the seated man in the crown and garland matches the page's a person claim by his distinctive ceremonial crown and garland cues, appearing as a sitting dignitary in a procession.2010-12-26Night procession photograph of a richly decorated golden ratha or palanquin draped with marigold, yellow, white and multicoloured flower garlands and hanging tassels in green, blue, pink and orange. A man seated on the velvet cushions wears a gold crown, a white flower garland and an orange-saffron garment, and smiles toward the camera. A multicoloured parasol with a painted emblem stands at the upper right, and a figure in yellow clothing is partly visible at the bottom edge.2011-12-15A festival procession on a richly decorated golden ratha chariot canopied with an orange umbrella and hanging tassels in red, orange, yellow and green. A young man in a white dhoti with a gold border sits on a velvet-cushioned seat, holding a gold crown-like headpiece with both hands and smiling. The seat and frame are wrapped in marigold, jasmine and purple flower garlands. Beside the chariot, a bearded man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe, wearing glasses and a long rudraksha-style bead mala, looks down toward the seat. Gold finials and a gold lion-head ornament are visible at the edges.2010-01-01A photograph of a man seated on a richly decorated palanquin or ratha-style canopy during a procession. He wears a long red-orange robe and a thick red flower garland draped over his shoulders, and he smiles broadly. Above him is a multicoloured canopy with fringed tassels in orange, red, green and blue, embellished with gold emblems and white jasmine garlands. Golden poles hang with white and pink flowers, and a golden trident-like staff stands at the right edge. The setting appears outdoors with palm trees in the background. Swamiji (probable), identified by the long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and garlands, is seated in the central position of the palanquin.2010-12-22A festival procession on a decorated ratha or palanquin, its canopy draped in colourful painted panels with bird motifs, garlands of yellow marigold and white jasmine, and red and orange fabric. A person seated on an ornate gold throne wears a crown, red robe, red-and-white garland and gold necklace, smiling with eyes closed. Behind them stands a golden deity murti with a red turban and red garments. A shield-like emblem with a Shiva linga and bull motifs appears on the red backdrop. Devotees in white clothing crowd in the foreground as the procession moves forward. A printed banner across the top reads NITHYANANDA.2010-12-26A decorated festival cart, or ratha, carries a seated man with hands folded in namaste, eyes closed, wearing a pink kurta-style garment and pink dhoti-like trousers. He sits on a gold-framed throne with red cushions and wears white and magenta flower garlands. The cart's canopy has striped fabric panels in red, blue, yellow, green and orange, with bird motifs and gold tassels, and is strung with marigold and flower garlands. Behind him a shrine holds a deity murti in a red and gold setting under a painted Shiva lingam with two bulls. Banana leaves frame the cart, which rests on a wooden-wheeled base; a bystander's hand is visible at the left edge.2010-12-26