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Night procession on a decorated palanquin with a golden base and canopy hung with marigold garlands and tasselled ornaments. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland sits on a red cushioned throne at the centre, smiling. A bald man in an orange robe holds a silver trident-topped staff beside the palanquin. A man in white dhoti and shawl on the left holds a silver ceremonial staff and a mace-like rod, and a man in white holds a silver staff on the right. Devotees in white and saffron crowd the foreground, and a photographer with a camera is visible. Watermarked photo, cropped.

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February 12 20132013-02-12Night procession on a decorated golden palanquin with a red and blue canopy hung with tassels and bells, garlanded with marigolds and white flowers. A man seated centrally in an orange robe, pink and white garland and an ornate gold-and-red crown holds a trident-like staff and smiles. Beside him a bald attendant in orange; standing at right, a bare-chested man in orange dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a tall silver staff, and another attendant in orange with glasses holds a silver ceremonial staff. A camera operator is visible at left.2013-02-10Night procession with a richly decorated golden palanquin-style ratha lit by strings of lights, draped in purple, yellow and white flower garlands and hanging tassels. A seated figure in saffron-red robes with a red-and-gold crown and a red-and-white garland sits on the raised seat, flanked by attendants. In front, a man in orange-red robes holds a trident (trishula) and walks beside the vehicle. Below, a bald man in saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala and a white-clad man walk among a dense crowd of devotees in white and colourful saris. Pure density of people fills the foreground.2015-02-17 +1 copiesNight 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 12 20132013-02-12A nighttime procession on a golden palanquin decorated with pink, purple and white flower garlands. A figure in an orange sannyasi robe with a gold necklace and beaded garland holds a brass tray with both hands, standing beside a tall silver staff and a large golden shield-like ornament. Behind them a man in a red-and-gold crown and a red garland stands on the palanquin, raising one arm. An orange canopy with dangling multicolored tassels and bells overhead. On the right a cameraman in white clothes films, and crowd members press forward at the bottom edge. A large silver urn-shaped vessel stands at the left edge.2013-03-02February 10 20132013-02-10March 02 20132013-03-02December 23 20162016-12-23February 12 20132013-02-12 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a flower-decorated palanquin beneath a large red and blue fringed canopy hung with brass bells and tassels. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe, a gold crown and a red-and-white garland sits on the raised throne. Beside him, shaved-headed men in orange and white dhotis with bare torsos and wooden-handled staffs with ceremonial ornaments walk alongside, some with white-smeared bodies and beaded necklaces. A cameraman in white with a camera stands at the front. A man in a white dhoti with a red sash bends over a speaker at right, and marigold and rose garlands cover the palanquin's base.2013-02-10A photograph of a festival procession at night: a richly decorated golden palanquin or ratha draped with white and red flower garlands, tassels in green, pink, blue and yellow, and a lit canopy above. Seated on the cushioned golden seat is a man with dark hair and a dark garment, visible mostly from the shoulders up. Standing beside the palanquin at right is a priest in a maroon and gold-striped dhoti and shawl, wearing a flower garland and holding a long staff, with a second man in saffron-orange cloth and a white dhoti beside him. A bright warm glow and bokeh lights surround the scene.2016-01-03