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Night procession photograph. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a gold jewelled crown with red and green stones stands on a decorated float, raising his right hand in greeting and holding a silver trident (trishul). He wears a pink-and-magenta flower garland and gold necklace. Behind him hang orange silk banners and tassels in pink, purple, blue and yellow beneath a canopy of marigold garlands. A second man with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a gold chain, stands partly visible at right, with white and red flowers in the foreground. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure, identified only by distinctive crown, saffron robe, garland and trident cues in a ceremonial procession setting.

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February 10 20132013-02-10Night 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 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession scene under a large red and blue canopy fringed with tassels in orange, pink, blue and purple, decorated with gold finials and marigold garlands. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a rust-coloured turban, with a red tilak and a pink garland, stands at the centre holding a silver trident (trishul) upright. Fresh marigold, white flower and green leaf garlands drape a golden vehicle in the foreground. A partially visible person with a shaved head stands at the right edge, and a photographer's camera appears at the top left. a person cues: saffron clothing, turban and garland; this is a candidate in a ceremonial procession, not a confirmed identification.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession photograph at a festival, with a man in an orange-red robe and a brown-orange turban standing on a decorated float or ratha. He smiles broadly and holds a silver trident staff upright with one hand. Above him hang a canopy of gold bells and tassels in orange, pink, blue and purple, with a red umbrella edged in blue and gold. Orange and yellow marigold garlands and pink flowers decorate the float, and a silver trident is visible in the foreground. The image caption on the page reads a procession context; the man appears to be a person riding the float in the procession, wearing a rudraksha-style orange robe and garlands.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A festival procession at night under a canopy hung with orange and marigold garlands, blue and pink tassels and golden finials. A smiling figure seated on an ornate gold palanquin or ratha waves with raised right hand and holds a tall silver staff. The seated figure wears a gold crown, a red garland with white flowers, gold bangles and a red shawl. In the foreground a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace faces the palanquin, and a man in white stands behind the seat. Golden carved panels and flower garlands fill the lower frame.2013-02-12A night procession on an ornate float decorated with marigold garlands, tassels and a large red canopy with blue and gold panels topped by a brass trident. A standing figure in orange robes, a rust-coloured turban and a pink flower garland raises a ceremonial sword aloft and smiles. Beside a golden throne-like seat, a man with a shaved head is seated in a gilded chair, and at right another person in white and orange sits near a silver trident. A cameraman in white at left films the scene. a person: the standing figure in orange with turban and sword, shown in a procession setting.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10