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A photograph of a festival procession with a man seated on an ornate gilded throne atop a decorated float. He wears a gold crown, a red garment, and a white and red flower garland, with a gold necklace and beaded mala visible. Colourful striped and patterned draped cloth panels and a red-and-blue canopy frame the throne, decorated with marigold garlands. In the foreground, blurred devotees and onlookers, mostly women in sarees, watch the procession in warm golden sunlight.

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A man seated on an ornate golden throne with red cushioning atop a decorated procession vehicle, smiling, wearing a golden crown, a white and orange flower garland, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, a gold bangle and a pink-red garment. Behind him stands a golden deity murti draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands. The vehicle's pillars are covered in striped panels of blue, purple, yellow and orange with floral motifs and dove emblems, and a painted ceremonial parasol is at left. Seated devotees in colourful saris and people in the foreground watch from below in warm sunlight. The man has distinctive crown, mala and saffron-pink cues consistent with the page's a person claim, so this is an appearance-based probable identification of a person riding in procession.2010-12-26A photograph of a procession with a figure seated on an ornate golden throne mounted on a decorated palanquin-style chariot. The seated man wears an ornate gold crown, a white and red flower garland, a red garment, and gold necklaces, and smiles while looking out. Behind him, orange and yellow-green draped panels with white bird and floral motifs frame the throne, and marigold garlands hang from the structure. In the foreground, blurred devotees and a red and green canopy with tassels are visible, along with white-clad people in the crowd.2010-12-26A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned base, under a cream canopy, in front of a decorated procession vehicle. He wears a gold crown, a pink silk garment, a white and red flower garland, a gold pendant necklace, rudraksha-style beads and a gold armlet. He smiles and rests his hands on the armrest. The throne is framed by yellow and orange marigold garlands and colourful banners with dove emblems and floral patterns. In the foreground, several people with dark hair are seen from behind, and a few other people stand at the right edge. The image has a visible pedia2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A seated figure on an ornate gold throne smiles broadly at a festive outdoor gathering. He wears a gold crown with floral and jewelled motifs, a pink robe with a pink shawl, a white and red floral garland, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, and a gold bangle. Behind him, tall pillars are decorated with yellow, orange and blue panels bearing white bird motifs and red lotus-like patterns, with marigold and red flower garlands hung across the backdrop. Blurred heads of devotees fill the foreground. The figure matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues: ornate crown, saffron-pink ceremonial clothing and rudraksha mala, seated in a throne as the honoured presence.2010-12-26Outdoor procession in warm evening light. A man seated on an ornate red-and-gold throne-style seat on a decorated ratha/chariot, wearing a gold crown-like headpiece, a white flower garland, a gold necklace and a red-orange garment, smiling. Behind him are colourful painted panels with floral motifs and fringed fan-shaped canopies. In the foreground, several people in white clothes face away from the camera, some raising hands.2010-12-26A photograph of a festival procession with a seated figure on a golden throne under a decorated canopy. The seated person wears a gold ornate crown, a red-pink garment, a white and red flower garland, a gold necklace and a gold armband, and smiles while sitting cross-legged on red cushions. The canopy has colourful striped panels with blue, yellow and orange floral motifs and white dove emblems, decorated with marigold and red flower garlands. Blurred devotees in white and dark clothing stand in the foreground, and a golden staff is visible at left.2010-12-26A man seated on an ornate golden throne with red cushions under a decorated canopy hung with colourful patterned panels in blue, yellow, orange and white with dove motifs and flower garlands. He wears a gold crown, a pink robe, a white and red flower garland, gold necklaces and an armband. A crowd of devotees in white and dark clothing stands in the foreground, some blurred. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated in the procession canopy wearing a gold crown and pink robe with garlands.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A seated man in a golden crown sits on a gilded throne-like palanquin during an outdoor procession. He wears a red-pink dhoti and a pink shawl, a thick white and red flower garland, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind him, decorated fabric panels in yellow, green, orange and white with blue medallions and floral motifs frame the seat, and marigold and red flower garlands adorn the structure. Dark-clothed devotees in the foreground, some in white, face the palanquin with their heads visible at the bottom edge. Cues for a person: crown, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace while seated in a ratha-style palanquin as the honoured figure in a procession.2010-12-26