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A figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead sits on an ornate gold palanquin decorated with marigold garlands and a red canopy hung with gold bells and colourful tassels. He raises one hand in a gesture of blessing while smiling. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits close, and a cameraman films from the right. Spectators' heads and a raised phone are in the foreground. a person is seated on the ceremonial throne during a procession setting.

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February 10 20132013-02-10Photograph of a ceremonial stage at a Kumbh Mela camp event. A figure with long dark hair in a saffron-orange shawl sits on an ornate gold throne draped with marigold and white garlands, beneath a large orange canopy with colourful tassels. A bald attendant in saffron robes and rudraksha mala kneels at the feet of the seated figure, washing or honouring them. Another saffron-clad attendant stands at right holding a red object. A framed portrait is set beside the throne. Dense crowd members, some with heads bare or in caps, are visible in the foreground.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Outdoor festival stage decorated with marigold garlands and a large orange canopy with teal and red fringe and hanging brass bells. A woman with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron shawl sits on an ornate gold throne-like seat, smiling, with a rudraksha-style mala in her hands. Beside her a framed photograph sits on a gold stand. A bald man in orange dhoti and bare chest, with a sacred thread, stands with his back to the camera facing her. Seated and standing devotees in the foreground, and a uniformed security officer in a cap at left. Printed notice on the right backdrop. The scene suggests a satsang at a riverside mela camp with orange and gold ceremonial decor.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10May 09th 20162016-05-09February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Photograph of a golden palanquin procession at the Kumbh Mela camp, decorated with marigold garlands, gold bells and a teal and red canopy with tassels. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits on the golden seat, smiling and raising one hand in greeting, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a shawl over his shoulder; this appearance-based candidate is a person, seated as the honoured figure of the procession. Two shaved-headed men in orange-saffron robes and beaded malas stand or crouch beside the palanquin, one touching its base. A red tent backdrop displays Hindi printed notices and a framed portrait. Spectators in the foreground are partly visible.2013-02-10