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Night procession on a richly decorated golden palanquin draped with marigold and white flower garlands, pink and purple tassels, and an orange-and-blue canopy. A person in orange robes and an ornate golden crown with a pink-and-purple garland raises one hand and smiles from the palanquin, with a second seated figure in dark clothes beside them. In the foreground, a bald priest with a white-painted, bare upper body and orange cloth stands bent forward at the palanquin's edge, while a man in orange and a white dhoti stands to the left. A man in white is visible at the bottom right with a speaker box.

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February 12 20132013-02-12Night procession on a decorated golden palanquin with a red and blue canopy hung with tassels and bells, garlanded with marigolds and white flowers. A man seated centrally in an orange robe, pink and white garland and an ornate gold-and-red crown holds a trident-like staff and smiles. Beside him a bald attendant in orange; standing at right, a bare-chested man in orange dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a tall silver staff, and another attendant in orange with glasses holds a silver ceremonial staff. A camera operator is visible at left.2013-02-10Night procession on a gilded, ornately carved float decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, with a red and blue fringed canopy overhead. A woman in an orange sari with a pink garland and a gold crown-like headpiece waves to the crowd from the float. Beside the float stands a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and gold beaded necklaces holding a tall silver staff, smiling. Another man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a silver ceremonial staff and stands beside him. A bald man in glasses sits at the bottom edge in front of them. Warm lights glow in the background.2013-02-10A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gilded palanquin-throne decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, under an orange and blue canopy with tassels. He wears a tall golden crown set with red and green stones, an orange robe, and a magenta-pink shawl draped over his shoulders, with white tilak marks on his forehead. A camera operator on the left holds a video camera, and a man in white clothing sits at the lower right beside a large black speaker. Brass finials and a decorated kalasha-like urn appear behind him. The setting suggests a procession. Swamiji (probable) is identified from his crown, orange robe and garlanded throne, as the seated figure in a palanquin procession.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession on a golden ratha-style chariot decorated with marigold and red garlands, a large turquoise and orange canopy with tassels and brass bells overhead. A seated figure in a gold crown and red-and-gold garland holds a long staff and raises an arm, with a second person in ceremonial dress seated beside. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti walks alongside holding a ceremonial staff, and a man in white garments pulls the chariot near a speaker box. Several onlookers watch from the street below.2013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A festival procession at night under a canopy hung with orange and marigold garlands, blue and pink tassels and golden finials. A smiling figure seated on an ornate gold palanquin or ratha waves with raised right hand and holds a tall silver staff. The seated figure wears a gold crown, a red garland with white flowers, gold bangles and a red shawl. In the foreground a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace faces the palanquin, and a man in white stands behind the seat. Golden carved panels and flower garlands fill the lower frame.2013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10A photo of a grand procession on a decorated ratha/chariot with a golden canopy hung with multicoloured tassels in pink, blue, green, purple and yellow. A man in saffron/orange robes and a gold crown with a red forehead mark sits centrally, waving with one raised hand and holding a silver trident-topped staff; he wears a garland of red and pink flowers. Probable Swamiji is distinguished by saffron clothing, an ornate gold crown and a rudraksha-style garland, seated on the procession vehicle. Beside him on the left, a bald, shirtless priest with white-marked skin and a beaded necklace sits near a gold-covered pillar. On the right edge, another person in dark clothing gestures. Flower garlands line the base of the vehicle and a clear blue sky is behind.2013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with a central figure in saffron-orange robes, a gold crown and a pink and white flower garland, raising one hand in greeting beneath a large orange and teal ceremonial parasol-canopy with tassels and bells. He holds a silver staff topped with a trident-like finial. Around him, several men wear orange robes, gold beaded necklaces and white ash markings, some with gold crowns, and one at right holds a silver staff. Illuminated tents and lights glow in the background. a person: the central figure has a crown, saffron robes and a garland, matching the page's account of a procession.2013-02-10