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A decorated procession chariot under a canopy with fringed panels in pink, yellow, blue and red. A smiling man in an orange-red robe wears a gold and red crown, a pink and white flower garland, and raises his right hand in greeting while holding a silver staff topped with a trident. He is seated on a cushioned throne draped with marigold and white flower garlands. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with a gold chain holds a silver staff with a trident finial, and other men in orange and white with horizontal white-painted foreheads stand behind. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears a crown, saffron-orange robe and garland, matching the page's account of the Kumbha Mela procession. Marigolds and white flowers line the chariot, and a silver trident and staff rise at the right.

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Night 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 12 20132013-02-12Night procession on a gilded, flower-garlanded chariot under a large red canopy with blue and gold fringed tassels. A smiling figure in an orange-saffron robe with a gold crown stands at the centre of the chariot holding a tall silver staff, with garlands of marigolds and white flowers draped around. Beside and behind him, men in white and saffron clothing stand on the platform; one holds a silver trident and another stands in white at the right edge. Trident-topped poles and marigold garlands fill the frame. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure in the orange robe and gold crown, with distinctive crown and saffron clothing cues, is carried on the procession chariot.2013-02-10Festive procession photo with a figure in an orange-red sannyasi robe and a gold-and-jewelled crown, standing on a decorated palanquin-style float under a red and orange canopy hung with gold bells and coloured tassels in pink, yellow, green and turquoise. The standing figure smiles and raises one hand in greeting while holding a tall silver staff, and a red-and-white flower garland hangs from the float. Beside them a bald, bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a beaded necklace holds a ceremonial sword-like object. Flower garlands in orange, red and white decorate the float, and utility poles and wires stretch across a clear blue sky.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A festive procession on a decorated ceremonial float under a large red canopy with colourful tassels and gold bells. Beside him a bald man in saffron robes and a gold necklace holds a silver trident-topped staff. Marigold and rose garlands, green leaves and a silver-trimmed float frame the scene under a clear blue sky.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession on a decorated palanquin under a red canopy with blue lotus-petal motifs, fringed with colourful tassels and strung with marigold and white flower garlands. A smiling man in an orange-saffron robe and an ornate gold crown holds a silver trident-topped staff, a person candidate by the crown and saffron clothing. Beside him a older man in orange with a rudraksha-style garland, and a bald man in saffron with a beaded mala and shaved head, sit on the platform. A cameraman in a white shirt and dark vest films at left. Silver tridents and an axe-like ceremonial staff are visible, with a gilded throne at lower left.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A decorated ceremonial float or palanquin covered in marigold and white flower garlands, with a blue and red canopy above. A central figure seated on a cushioned throne waves his right hand and smiles; he wears an orange-red robe, a gold and red crown, a red bindi and a pink flower garland. Beside him stands a silver trident and a silver ceremonial axe. Two attendants in orange robes and gold necklaces stand nearby, one holding a silver staff, and a man in glasses appears behind. Strong blue, orange and yellow colours dominate the procession scene.2013-02-10Night procession on a golden palanquin beneath a large red and blue canopy fringed with tassels and garlanded with marigolds. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold crown and a red garland stands at the centre holding a silver trident-topped staff and smiling. Beside him, another saffron-robed man holds a silver trident and gold-hilted staff, with a shaved head and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace. Other white-clothed and saffron-clad attendants stand around, holding ceremonial silver staffs and a silver axe. Flower garlands in yellow, orange and white hang along the palanquin. The face-based identity is uncertain; the crowned central figure shows some ceremonial cues but is not clearly confirmed.2013-02-10