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Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with a man in a saffron-orange kurta and a tall gold ornate crown, raising one arm in greeting and smiling broadly. He wears a large pink and white flower garland, a rudraksha-style mala and gold ceremonial necklaces, with a white tilak on the forehead. Behind him stand a silver trident and a silver axe-headed staff beneath a canopy hung with colourful tassels and marigold garlands. To the left, ash-smeared sadhus in white and grey robes with beaded necklaces hold flowers and brass pots. Oil lamps glow in the background. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the crown, saffron clothing and rudraksha and gold adornments, though appearance is only a cue.

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February 10 20132013-02-10Photo taken at night of a procession with a golden canopy above. To the left, a shaved-headed attendant in orange-brown clothing holds a silver trident, with gold necklaces and a wristwatch. Behind him, another attendant in orange holds a silver ceremonial axe. Marigold and red flower garlands hang from the canopy, which also has blue, purple and pink tassels, and small lights glow in the background.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession photo at a Kumbh Mela setting with warm lamp light. A central man in a tall gold jeweled crown with red and green stones smiles broadly, wearing orange saffron robes, a pink and white flower garland, rudraksha beads and a gold ceremonial necklace; a white vertical tilak and red bindi mark his forehead. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back dark hair, crown, saffron robes, rudraksha and ceremonial gold necklace, seated in a procession with flower garlands behind him. To the right, a bespectacled man in saffron clothing with white forehead markings and a bead necklace sits near a large silver trident. On the left, a man in a shirt holds flower garlands. Colourful draped fabric and marigold-like garlands decorate the palanquin-style canopy.2013-02-10A night procession at the Kumbh Mela. A smiling man in a tall gold crown and orange robes, with a pink and white flower garland and gold necklaces, raises one arm in greeting. Behind him a silver trident and a silver staff are held upright beneath a colourful canopy hung with marigold and white flower garlands. A bare-chested man with white-painted body stands at left holding a ceremonial staff, and a man in orange holds a trident at right. Warm lamp light and night sky surround them.2013-02-10Outdoor procession at night with warm lamplight. A smiling man in the centre wears an ornate gold crown set with red and green stones, a saffron-orange shawl and robe, a pink and white flower garland, and a rudraksha-style mala with gold ceremonial pendant. He raises a silver ceremonial staff with one hand, and a flower-decorated canopy in blue, yellow and red fringe is behind him. Beside him a bare-chested man with white body markings holds a silver axe-like ceremonial staff, and a man in an orange robe stands at right. a person appears in the centre of the procession, honoured on a decorated palanquin-style platform.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession scene at the Kumbh Mela. A smiling man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a gold and jewelled crown, a saffron-orange robe, a thick rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace, and is garlanded with pink and white flower garlands. Behind him stands a saffron and teal canopy hung with marigold garlands, and silver trident and axe-shaped staffs rise beside him. On the left a man with white-painted face and white dhoti with a beaded necklace stands in the procession, and on the right two men in glasses and rudraksha malas watch. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the long swept-back hair, ornate crown, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and gold necklace cues.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession photograph with a central figure standing on a raised platform under a canopy with red, orange and blue fabric and purple tassels. The central person, who has long dark hair, a gold crown, white forehead markings, an orange robe, a dense pink and white flower garland, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, raises one hand in blessing. Behind him a golden trident and a silver ceremonial axe-staff are held upright. Around him stand several men in orange and saffron robes and garlands, some with white-painted faces, and a man in dark-rimmed glasses. Warm stage lights glow in the background. a person, given the crown, flower garland and rudraksha malas, but the image does not let me confirm identity; the candidate is shown in the procession as a raised blessing figure.2013-02-10