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Night photograph of an elaborately decorated palanquin procession. A person seated in the centre wears an ornate gold and red crown, a pink garland and an orange robe, smiling, under a canopy with blue fringed valance and orange lotus-patterned panels. Marigold and white flower garlands hang from the frame, with brass bells and tasseled pink, orange and blue tassels. A tall silver trident stands at left beside a standing figure in orange robe with a white turban-like head covering and beaded necklace, who may be a cutout or person. Lower right shows a devotee's head and flower arrangements on the palanquin.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A photograph of a nighttime procession on a decorated ratha or palanquin. A man seated centre-front wears a tall gold crown with red jewelled band, a saffron-orange garment, a long pink-and-white flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style neck piece; he smiles. Behind him a large silver trident stands upright beside a golden kalasha-style ornament, and the structure is draped with orange and blue fabric, tassels and marigold garlands. Two bald men in white ritual clothes with white and red forehead marks flank the frame, one on the left and one on the right with a gold necklace. A purple cushion edged in orange and white flowers sits at lower left.2013-02-10Night procession under a large red and blue canopy hung with orange and blue tassels and marigold and white flower garlands. A person seated on a decorated palanquin wears an ornate golden crown, saffron-orange robes, a pink floral garland and a kumkum-marked forehead, smiling while raising a silver staff. Beside them a man in saffron robes and a gold-beaded necklace holds a silver trident, and other devotees with white ash on their faces and shoulders stand nearby. A silver trident and a golden staff are visible at the edges. Probable Swamiji is seated in the palanquin, identified by the crown, saffron clothing and ceremonial adornments.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A night procession on a decorated ratha or palanquin under a large red and blue parasol with blue and gold fringe, hung with marigold and white flower garlands. A seated man in a tall gold-and-red crown and saffron robe, garlanded in red and white flowers, grins and holds a silver trident-topped staff. Beside him, a bare-chested man with a shaved head and white sacred ash, wearing a saffron cloth and a long gold-beaded necklace, smiles while holding a large silver trident. Behind them stand other attendants in white and saffron, including one in glasses. A silver trident and a ceremonial staff stand at the right edge. The palanquin is lit at night and draped with garlands.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession on a flower-decorated chariot with an ornately carved gold base draped in marigold and rose garlands. A seated figure in saffron robes, a gold crown and a pink-and-white garland sits on a cushioned seat at centre-left, a probable Swamiji by his crown, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style adornments. A bare-chested priest in saffron dhoti holds a silver trident aloft beside a second bare-chested attendant in ash-smeared saffron cloth carrying a silver staff. Above them a large red-and-blue canopy with fringed tassels and hanging bells shelters the chariot. Street lamps glow in the background and a bald attendant stands behind the seat. The scene suggests a ceremonial procession.2013-02-10Night procession photograph under a decorated canopy (ratha/palanquin-style) with blue and magenta fringed tassels, marigold garlands and an orange flag on a pole. Seated centrally is a smiling woman in an orange-saffron garment with a magenta garland and a gold ornamental crown, holding flowers. Beside her at left, a bald man with white-painted face and orange garment wears gold necklaces and holds a ceremonial staff. Partially visible figures appear at lower left and lower right, including a man in a gold-trimmed seat.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A night procession on a richly decorated golden palanquin-style chariot with a large orange and blue ceremonial canopy overhead and hanging tassels and bells. A seated figure in an orange robe and ornate gold crown sits centrally, draped in pink and white flower garlands, with marigold and rose garlands framing the platform. Behind him, a man in orange robes and a tall ornate headdress holds a trident, and another man in orange holds a long staff with a bare chest and beaded necklaces. A bald figure in white sits near the front of the chariot. Street lights glow in the background. Chariot procession with garlands, canopy and trident.2013-02-10Night procession on an ornate golden ratha with a red and blue canopy hung with tassels and marigold garlands. A seated figure wears a gold crown, an orange robe, a pink and white flower garland and a sweeping dark hairstyle, flanked by silver ceremonial staffs. In the foreground a bald man in orange dhoti and gold-beaded mala smiles while holding a tall silver trident. Attendants in white and orange surround the cart under orange street lights.2013-02-10