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Outdoor festival scene under a decorated canopy with hanging green bananas, coconuts, tassels and colourful striped fabric panels. A man with a long, swept-back hair and orange turban wears orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala and gestures while talking with a shaven-headed man in orange robes wearing a gold necklace and gold bracelet. Another man in orange with a gold necklace stands at the right edge, and several onlookers in white and light shirts are visible at left. Total visible physical people: about 10.

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Outdoor procession scene under a decorated canopy with red, yellow and blue tassels and banana leaves. In the centre, a man wears a bright orange turban with a red tilak on his forehead, an orange shawl and a long dark rudraksha mala, with long dark hair past his shoulders; he has the appearance of a probable Swamiji. Beside him on the right, a man in an orange shawl wears a heavy gold necklace with a pendant. Behind them, a man in a checked shirt holds a video camera on his shoulder, and drummers with a drum are at the left edge. A ribbon rosette is pinned to a man's shirt in the background. The visible people number about six.2007-12-30Four men in orange saffron robes stand under a decorated canopy hung with tasseled bunting in red, blue, green and white and leafy garlands. The central man wears an orange turban with a red tilak, long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala, holding a mala in his hands. Beside him on the left, a man with short hair and a red tilak wears a gold ceremonial necklace with a pendant, and behind him a bald man in glasses wears an orange wrap. On the right, a man with swept-back dark hair wears an orange wrap, a gold necklace with a pendant and a wristwatch, gripping a long wooden pole.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A procession scene at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela. A man in an orange turban and orange robes, wearing a long orange-marigold garland and a gold trident (trishul) carried in his right hand, stands with eyes closed and a smile. A gold ornamental pendant and rudraksha mala hang at his chest. To the left, a man in glasses and an orange shawl speaks while gesturing. Behind them, a smiling man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and a white tilak on his forehead wears an identification badge, and a gold and red ceremonial parasol with a silver staff rises in the background. A partially visible person with white hair appears at the right edge.December 30 20072007-12-30Two saffron-robed men sit smiling on silver-framed chairs before a blue draped backdrop with red tasselled and embroidered decorations. The man on the left has a full dark beard, a red tilak on his forehead and a white and red flower garland. The man on the right wears an orange turban, a saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a white and red garland. A bald man in white clothes sits in the lower left foreground. The setting suggests a public stage or dais event.2010-01-29September 10 20062006-09-10A photograph inside a decorated hall with a white draped ceiling and hanging colourful tassel ornaments. A long-haired man in plain saffron-orange robes, wearing a black rudraksha mala and a white-and-red forehead mark, stands on the left, holding a yellow crook-handled staff and receiving a green tray of fruit from a shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti-style garment with a maroon and gold shawl. Two elderly bearded men in orange robes stand behind them, and a seated audience in white sits along a draped table with water bottles and a microphone. Visible on-screen-style text in the corner reads a copyright credit. The long-haired man is a plausible candidate for the presenter of this event, with distinctive long swept hair and rudraksha adornment, but this is uncertain.2009-12-30Outdoor procession photograph at a festival site with palm trees and a decorated ratha in the background. A central man wears an orange turban, an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, raising his right hand in greeting while smiling. Behind him, a younger man in orange carries a metal tray of flower petals. Crowds in white shirts and dhotis press around the wooden poles of the procession, several with hands folded in anjali. A printed banner on the left shows a figure in orange. A decorated yellow and red chariot canopy with a kalasha stands at right.2010-02-18December 30 20072007-12-30April 22 20162016-04-22December 23 20092009-12-23