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A smiling man with long dark hair and a red-and-white tilak sits on a gilded red-cushioned palanquin or ratha, wearing an orange saffron garment and layered white and red jasmine garlands. Above him hang tasselled canopy fringes in red, teal, yellow and purple, with a decorated red, green and white banner behind. A smiling man in white with a white cloth sits lower left, and a bearer's hand holds a golden fan or umbrella at the left edge. The gilded throne has carved lion-head armrests and a red cushion. a person: long swept hair, saffron garment and garlands match the page label, but the person is not fully confirmed by appearance.

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December 29 20092009-12-29A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and a thick garland of white flowers with red and magenta blossoms, sits on an ornate gold and red throne-like seat during an outdoor procession. He holds a long ceremonial sword in one hand and a gold-topped staff in the other. Behind him are flower-decorated gold seat carvings, a colourful patterned banner, and a red canopy with tassels. A white vehicle with blue lettering partly visible behind shows the outdoor procession setting. A person in white stands at the left edge holding a yellow umbrella. Swamiji (probable): the man wears orange saffron clothing, long swept-back hair and a red-and-white garland while seated on a ceremonial throne, matching the page's Swamiji presence claim.2009-12-29Outdoor procession scene. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless robe, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a white and red flower garland, sits smiling on a gilded ornate throne with a red cushion. He holds a tall silver staff with a spear-like finial in one hand and gestures with the other. Behind him stands a decorated vehicle with a red, green and white striped cloth panel, marigold and rose garlands and an orange tasseled canopy. Crowd members are partially visible at the edges. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on a throne in a procession.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A 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.2009-12-29A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gold-and-red chariot seat during a procession. He wears an orange saffron robe, a white and red flower garland across his chest, and a red bindi on his forehead. He holds a tall gold staff topped with an ornate decorative finial and a ceremonial sword-like object. Behind him, a colourful draped panel is hung with marigold and white flower garlands. A white bus with blue lettering reading Nithy is in the background. A person's hand holds an ornamented orange fan at left. Swamiji (probable) seated on the procession chariot with orange robe, flower garland, long hair and staff.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29