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March 20 2014

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A smiling figure in a red-maroon turban with a red tilak on the forehead stands in front of a crowd, hands pressed together in anjali. He wears a rudraksha mala, ornate gold necklace, gold bangles and armbands, and a red and gold garment over bare shoulders. Behind him stand several silver trishula staffs. Crowds in red, saffron and white clothing sit on a stepped riverside ghat, many with folded hands; a red-painted structure and a few people in white stand in the background.2014-03-20March 20 20142014-03-20July 27 20142014-07-27March 20 20142014-03-20April 18 20162016-04-18December 21 20152015-12-21A smiling man wearing a gold jeweled crown with red and green stones, a white tilak and red bindi, a saffron-orange robe, long rudraksha-style beads, a pink and white flower garland and gold ceremonial necklaces stands in a procession. He holds a silver trident-topped staff. Behind him a floral canopy with yellow and red marigold garlands hangs over a procession; several attendants in saffron robes with white painted faces stand nearby, some holding ceremonial staffs and a silver axe-like implement. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold crown, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, shown in a procession role.2013-02-10September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesApril 24 20162016-04-24Outdoor procession at the Kumbh Mela. A central figure seated on a decorated palanquin wears a gold-and-red crown, an orange robe with long dark hair, and a layered red and white flower garland, with white tripundra marks on the forehead. He smiles and extends his right arm while holding a silver trident-topped staff. Around him, shirtless attendants in white-ash body marks and gold necklaces carry silver ceremonial staffs and an axe-like standard, and a tasselled canopy of red, teal and yellow garlands covers the palanquin. A bridge and distant crowd appear in the hazy background. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in orange robe, crown and garland matches the page's stated presence.2013-02-10Crowded photo inside a tented hall with orange and red fabric and hanging lights. At centre, a smiling man wears a maroon turban topped with a gold crescent ornament, a red tilak on his forehead, a heavy layered gold necklace of large beads, gold armbands and a maroon shawl over a bare chest. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas press close; one man in a light checked shirt stands at right beside a silver ritual vessel in the foreground.2016-05-11Night procession at the Kumbh Mela. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes sits in the centre, wearing a tall gold crown set with red stones, a long garland of pink, purple and white flowers, and gold necklaces. He holds a silver staff topped with a trident while seated on an ornate palanquin-style seat under a large red, orange and teal canopy fringed with tassels. Around him, saffron-clad men with shaved heads and tripundra markings carry staffs, a silver trident and a golden kalasha, and some wear rudraksha malas and gold chains. Marigold garlands hang from the canopy, and oil lamps and street lights glow in the dusk. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure wears the crown, garland and orange robes, a distinctive combination of cues.2013-02-10