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A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, a red bindi and a white and red flower garland, sits on a gilded throne-chariot raising one hand in greeting and smiling. The throne sits on a red cushion, decorated with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands, and flanked by ornate red, green and white canopies with tassels and dove emblems. Behind him are deity murtis draped in garlands. White-clad devotees surround the procession, some holding long ceremonial fly-whisks and poles, and a bus with blue lettering appears at left. Procession of a ratha or palanquin with a throne.

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December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A smiling man with shoulder-length dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, raising his right hand in greeting while holding a white feather fan in his left. He wears an orange-saffron robe and a long white and red flower garland, with a small bead garland at his neck. Behind him the throne is framed by fresh yellow, red and purple marigold and flower garlands, a carved golden deity murti, and colourful festival banners with geometric patterns. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha-style beads and throne placement match the presentation, so the figure is. Crowd members in the foreground are partly visible.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A photograph of a procession float or chariot decorated with red, yellow and green cloth, white and yellow marigold garlands, and ornate gold carvings. Seated on a red cushioned golden throne is a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, a white and red flower garland, and a red bindi on his forehead; he raises his right hand in greeting and holds a long golden staff with a small ceremonial emblem. A white feather fan is visible in the foreground, and a partly visible woman with a red bindi sits in the lower left. Behind him stands a deity murti with a tall crown. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), based on the orange robe, long hair, garland and throne in a procession setting.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A procession on a decorated palanquin. A seated figure in orange robes wears long white and red garlands and sits on a gold-carved throne with red cushions, holding a ceremonial whisk-like staff and a golden mace. Behind him, colourful canopy umbrellas in yellow, green and blue display white bird emblems, and a deity murti adorned with flower garlands is visible above. Around the palanquin, devotees in white shirts and orange garments walk among large white feathered fans and flower-decorated poles. The seated figure has long swept-back dark hair and a shawl-like orange cloth, with distinctive adornments including ceremonial garlands and a gold necklace; this is an appearance-based probable match for Swamiji in a procession context.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A procession on an ornate golden-canopied ratha (chariot) decorated with colourful striped fabric panels, white and red-yellow flower garlands and tasselled trim. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing saffron/orange robes, a red tilak and a white-and-red flower garland, sits on a gold throne-like seat raising his right hand in a blessing wave and holding a long staff with a decorative top. a person with long swept hair, saffron clothing and garland on the ratha. Behind him is a decorated deity murti under a canopy. Around the chariot, devotees and onlookers stand, including a man with a red tilak at the lower left and a man in a white shirt at the right, and a white feathered fan (chamara) is visible at the left edge.2009-12-29A smiling figure sits on an ornate golden throne decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds and red and white flowers, in what appears to be a festival procession. The person wears a saffron-orange garment, a long rudraksha-style necklace and a red bindi, and holds a golden staff in the right hand and a small ceremonial item in the left. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders. Colourful patterned hangings frame the scene, and in the foreground a partly visible person in white holds a fan-like whisk.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29