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A seated man in an orange-saffron robe sits on a cushioned seat at night during a procession, wearing a large golden crown, a rudraksha mala, a gold chain and a garland of red and white flowers. Around him, several men in orange robes and gold necklaces hold silver tridents and staffs, and one holds a silver axe. Their faces are marked with white ash. Above them a red and blue canopy is draped with flower garlands, and street lights glow in the background. a person is the seated central figure, presiding over the procession as a ceremonial leader. The attendants are devotees and sannyasis.

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A night procession at the Kumbh Mela, with a smiling man in a golden crown and orange saffron robes seated on a decorated palanquin-style throne. He wears layered garlands of pink and white flowers, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace. Attendants stand around the palanquin: on the left a bald man in orange holds a silver trident and wears beads, and another attendant holds a tall silver staff with a decorative top. Behind them a canopy of orange and blue fabric is strung with yellow marigold garlands, and a silver conch-shaped object and flowers rest in front. A dense crowd and warm street lights fill the background. Probable Swamiji seated centrally, identified by the golden crown, orange robes and layered rudraksha malas, presented in a procession role.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession scene under a fringed canopy with blue, orange and red trim and floral decorations. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe wears an ornate gold crown set with red stones, with white tilak on the forehead, and a long pink-and-white flower garland over a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads. Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears a crown, long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces, and smiles while holding a silver staff. Behind him, a bare-chested attendant with shaved head and white-painted skin holds a golden trident-topped staff, and another orange-clad man with white tilak stands at the right edge. Brass ritual vessels and marigold garlands fill the foreground.2013-02-10Outdoor photo at dusk during a procession, with warm lamp-lit haze behind. A central seated figure wears an ornate gold crown set with red and green stones, an orange robe, a dense garland of pink flowers and white blossoms, a rudraksha-style mala and gold necklaces, and a white forehead marking with a red dot. He smiles and rests his arm on a raised platform. Behind him, a red-and-blue canopy hangs with tassels and flower garlands, and a silver trident-topped staff stands at right. Several attendants in saffron and orange cloth, one with a white-painted forehead, stand around the group, and a crowd and lights are visible in the distance.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night 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.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12A smiling man in a procession at night, seated beneath a decorated canopy hung with red, yellow and white flower garlands and blue-and-purple tassels. He wears an ornate gold crown set with red, green and white gemstones, a white-and-red forehead marking, a saffron-orange robe, a pink flower garland and gold necklaces with a rudraksha mala. Behind him a silver trident is mounted on the canopy pole, and a man in an orange robe stands beside him. Other people are partly visible at the edges, including a man in a reddish-brown wrap with garlands on the left, and city lights glow in the background.2013-02-10Photo at night of a procession. A central man in orange-saffron robes wears a golden crown set with red stones, a rudraksha mala and a long garland of pink and white flowers, and holds a silver trident aloft in his right hand. Behind him, a tall silver trident and a colourful fringed canopy frame the scene. Men flanking him have white ash marks on their foreheads and wear beaded necklaces and red garlands. Lit lamps and tall ornamental poles glow in the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, the central figure, who is smiling and in procession with trident and crown.2013-02-10