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A night photograph of a procession on a decorated chariot. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes, with a golden crown and a pink flower garland, raises one arm and holds a silver staff with a trident-like top. Behind him an ornate orange and gold canopy hangs with marigold and pink flower garlands, tassels and blue fabric. Silver-trimmed chariot railings are in the foreground, and another figure in red stands at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is the rider in orange and pink, identified by saffron robes, a crown, and a flower garland.

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February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession photo of a man seated atop a richly decorated elephant with a gold-trimmed saddle. He wears an orange-saffron robe and a gold-toned crown, holds a silver staff in one hand, and raises his other arm with a broad smile. He is draped in red and white flower garlands, and a large ornate orange and red canopy with tassels and fringed decorations towers above him. Flower garlands and ribbons drape the elephant's head and side. a person: the seated figure wears a crown, saffron robe and ornate garlands, matching the page's account of a Kumbha Mela procession.2013-02-10 +1 copiesNight procession photograph. A smiling man in an orange-saffron robe and a gold crown stands raised on an ornate decorated float, one arm lifted high and holding a silver staff with a trident-like top. He wears a long pink and white flower garland and a gold ornamental necklace. Behind him rises a large orange and blue fan-shaped canopy with gold metal fittings, marigold garlands and red pompoms, topped by a painted face. At left a bearded attendant in white with red markings is partly visible, and a gold-and-red decorated element sits in the foreground. Dark night sky in the background. Swamiji (probable): the standing man wears saffron robes, a crown, a garland and ornate gold jewellery on a ceremonial float.2013-02-10Night procession photograph of a decorated float with a large orange and blue fan-shaped canopy hung with marigold garlands, red flowers and gold tassels. A man seated on the float wears a gold crown, an orange robe, a red flower garland and a gold necklace, and raises his right arm in greeting while holding a long staff. Beside him, a bald man in a white garment with a red tilak on the forehead looks on, and gold-and-flower decorations fill the foreground. a person (crown, orange robes, garlands and ornate gold adornments) is the figure seated on the float, raising his arm in greeting during the procession.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A night procession on an ornate ceremonial vehicle with a large orange-and-gold canopy and red tassels overhead. A smiling man with a crown-like headdress and a thin dark beard, wearing an orange-red robe, a large pink and white flower garland and a gold-toned necklace, raises his right hand in greeting while holding a tall silver staff. Probable Swamiji: the appearance cues include the ornate crown, ceremonial garlands and saffron clothing, and the page names him as present. Gold and orange decorative elements and a pot of flowers fill the edges of the frame. Other people are only partly visible at the lower right.2013-02-10Night procession on a decorated float under a large orange canopy with teal fringe and pink and purple tassels. A seated man in orange robes and an orange turban raises one arm, smiling, while wearing a thick red and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. A brass ceremonial umbrella-finial and a trident-topped staff stand beside him, and bright marigold garlands frame the right edge. Behind him a man in white ritual clothes and rudraksha beads stands on the float, with lamps glowing in the hazy background. The scene reads as a festival procession in orange and gold tones. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in orange with turban, garland, rudraksha mala and gold necklace matches the page's description of the procession.2013-02-10Night procession photographed from a low angle on an ornate golden ratha or palanquin decorated with a large orange and teal fan-shaped canopy, marigold and red garlands, and yellow ribbon streamers. A seated figure in a gold crown, saffron-orange robe and red flower garland holds a silver staff and a small ceremonial implement, smiling. A second man in a red and gold garment sits to the left. Foreground shows a carved golden railing and a dark decorated panel.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A man seated on an ornate golden palanquin or float at night waves his right hand while holding a tall silver trident-like staff. He wears an orange-saffron kurta with a shawl or wrap, a gold-toned ceremonial necklace, and an orange crown-like headpiece, with a rudraksha-style pink and white flower garland around his neck. Behind him a large red-orange fan or parasol-like canopy with blue accents and a golden deity-style head ornament rises above the float, with pink and orange flowers and marigold garlands in the foreground. a person appears in the procession as the person seated on the float, consistent with the page's Kumbha Mela procession.2013-02-10 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10