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February 10 2013

February 10 2013

Night procession at a Kumbh Mela event with a richly decorated palanquin draped in marigold garlands and tasselled hangings in red, pink, blue and yellow. Seated on the palanquin is a figure in an orange robe and a crown-like headdress, with garlands around the neck. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala holds a camera aloft toward the palanquin. Another man in reddish-orange clothing carries a long pole, and a tall ornate yellow and red umbrella with floral embroidery stands at left. Attendants in orange and light clothing surround the procession and a crowd is visible at the lower left under night lights.

Night procession at the Kumbh Mela. A decorated palanquin with marigold garlands, tassels and a golden finial is carried forward through a dense crowd lit by streetlamps. On the right, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a rudraksha mala and glasses, raises a camera toward the scene. Beside the palanquin, a man in orange-red robes holds a long staff with a trident-topped finial, and a yellow ceremonial umbrella with a painted red and blue emblem is raised at left. Orange flags and marigold festoons frame the scene.

Night procession at the Kumbh Mela on a flower-decorated ratha with a bright canopy of blue, orange and pink fabric hung with tassels. A seated figure in red and gold, with a crown and floral garland, sits on the raised platform. A bare-shouldered man in saffron cloth stands at the front of the float and raises his hands in greeting. Ceremonial attendants in white dhotis and saffron cloth hold tall silver staffs and ornate poles, and a man in white raises a camera on a long pole. Crowds in winter caps and shawls line the road, and a saffron flag flies at right. Marigold garlands drape the cart and strings of lights glow in the dusk.

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Night procession at a Kumbh Mela camp with a richly decorated golden palanquin draped in marigold and orange garlands and hung with tasselled ornaments under an umbrella-like canopy in red and blue. A man seated on the palanquin wears orange robes, a garland and a headdress, raising one hand in greeting. a person: a central seated figure in orange robes with a garland and headdress, raised hand, on a decorated palanquin; the appearance cues are not distinctive enough for a firm match. Around him, robed attendants in orange and saffron clothing hold a trident and ceremonial staffs. A cameraman in dark vest and a man in white kurta film the scene, and a woman in red sari stands near the front. A brass lamp burns on the ground, and orange flags fly in the crowd.

Night procession at Kumbh Mela with a decorated ratha-style palanquin covered in marigold and white flower garlands, brass finials, and blue and magenta tassels. A man in orange robes and a golden crown with a magenta flower garland raises one hand in greeting from the seat. Two saffron-robed attendants walk beside the vehicle with ceremonial staffs, one holding a long silver-tipped staff and an orange flag on a pole overhead. Bright lamps light the dark sky behind the procession and a crowd is visible at the edges. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, distinguished by the crown, saffron robes and garlands, riding in procession as the leader.

Night photograph of a decorated procession chariot at a Kumbha Mela event. A central figure seated on an ornate golden-and-red throne wears a tall red-and-gold crown and orange robes, with a rudraksha-style necklace visible; this is an appearance-based candidate, a person, seated under a blue-and-orange canopy. The chariot is draped with marigold and orange garlands, tassels and a gilded kalasha-like finial. A man in an orange-and-white dhoti holds a long ceremonial staff topped with metal finials and another man in a brown-orange dhoti stands beside him. Orange flags flutter at the left and a man in white clothes with a forehead mark holds up a phone in the foreground. Other people stand along the edge of the frame.

February 10 2013

Night procession at the Kumbh Mela on a richly decorated ratha with marigold garlands, orange and yellow flowers, and hanging tassels. A figure seated under a large saffron-and-teal canopy is accompanied by attendants in orange and saffron clothing, one holding a trident-topped staff. A man in white dhoti and a red-bordered cloth photographs the procession with a camera, while hands raise a phone in the lower foreground and a dense crowd fills the warmly lit, misty background. a person is seated centrally in the ratha, wearing a saffron head covering and orange garments with a garland, and the figure is distinguished from the attendants by the seated, central placement on the chariot.

February 12 2013