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Night procession at a Kumbh-style gathering. A large ornate palanquin with a blue fringed canopy and orange silk top is covered in marigold and yellow garlands and hanging tassels in pink, orange and green. Beside it, a man with a shaved head and whitened body wears an orange-red cloth and gold beaded necklaces, holding a silver trident and a bundle of flowers. Another person in an orange robe stands nearby, and a woman in a gold crown and orange garment smiles from behind the palanquin's garlands. A lamp glows in the background and a few other devotees in orange cloth are partly visible at the edges.

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Night procession on a riverside at the Kumbh Mela, lit by lamps and bright sky glow. A central figure in a gold crown and orange-saffron robe sits under a richly decorated canopy hung with marigold and white flower garlands, tassels in pink, purple, blue and green, and brass ornaments. Purple and red flower garlands drape his shoulders and chest. Beside the canopy, a bald man in white wrap and orange cloth holds a silver staff, with a rudraksha mala and white-painted forehead markings; other priests in orange stand nearby holding staffs and ritual items, with devotees in the background. Ritual procession with ratha-style palanquin.2013-02-10Night procession on a decorated ratha-style palanquin with a large blue and orange canopy fringed with tassels and draped in marigold and red flower garlands. A seated figure in an ornate gold crown and saffron-orange robe wears a pink-and-red flower garland and smiles. Nearby, a bald attendant with grey-painted skin, rudraksha-style beaded mala and an orange cloth carries a silver trident, and another attendant holds a long silver staff. Flower bundles sit at the base of the palanquin. a person seated under the canopy with a crown, saffron clothing and garlands; the figure is not confidently identifiable from appearance alone.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at a religious festival, shot against a dark sky. Under a decorated palanquin canopy with blue and orange fabric and tassels, a central figure wearing a tall gold crown with pink and red ornaments and a flower garland sits on an orange seat, smiling, in orange robes. Around the canopy, marigold and white flower garlands hang in dense strands. To the left, a man with a shaved head and white-painted body, wearing orange cloth and gold neck ornaments, holds a silver trident, while another ash-smeared ascetic stands behind him. An orange flag bearing a dark emblem and the word Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam is held at the left edge, topped with a silver axe-shaped finial. Several people in the crowd stand behind the canopy.2013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbha Mela with a golden ornate palanquin under a canopy covered in marigold and red flower garlands and blue fringed silk. A man in an orange robe and a tall gold-and-red crown sits on the golden throne-seat, smiling, with a rudraksha-style mala and a floral garland. Beside the seat stands a sadhu with a shaved head, white-ash body, gold chain and a trident, next to an orange flag on a pole. Another person in white sits at the front, and a few figures are partly visible at the lower edge. a person cues: tall gold crown, orange robe and ceremonial mala on the seated figure, consistent with a ceremonial procession role.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night 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 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night 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.2013-02-10Night 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.2013-02-10