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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.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession photograph at a Kumbh Mela setting. A smiling man in an orange robe, wearing a gold crown, large red and white flower garlands and a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, sits on a raised palanquin-style seat under a red, blue and gold canopy hung with tassels and flowers. Attendants in orange clothing hold ceremonial staffs, a trident and a decorated staff around him, with a bald attendant in white-and-orange at left. Silver and gold ritual objects and a dark velvet cushion lie in front of the seat. Hazy streetlights and a crowd of onlookers are visible behind. Probable Swamiji (wearing crown, orange robe, garlands and rudraksha cues).2013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela. A smiling man in the centre wears a gold crown with red stones, an orange-saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a long gold ceremonial necklace, with a flower garland of red and white blossoms. a person is shown in the procession, with a silver ceremonial staff and trident in view. Behind him, a man in orange clothing with a gold-bead necklace holds a silver staff hung with bells, and a man in white with a white forehead mark holds a silver trident. Flickering lamps and a dense crowd fill the hazy background, with a blue canopy and flower decorations overhead.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession photograph in a misty, lamp-lit crowd. A man with long dark hair, a gold crown, a red bindi and an orange shawl over saffron clothing sits on a raised seat, smiling, with a thick pink and white flower garland and gold necklaces. Behind him a seated man in orange holds a gold trident, and a standing attendant in orange holds a ceremonial staff with bells. Another older man in orange with glasses and a white forehead mark sits to the right. Overhead is a canopy with blue and orange fringe, and a silver trident is visible. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure wears a gold crown, long hair, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala with gold necklaces, consistent with the page's account of a procession.2013-02-10Night 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.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10