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Outdoor procession on sandy ground at a festival, with a central figure in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robes, wearing a long marigold garland, a heavy gold pendant and rudraksha malas, smiling broadly and holding a gold trident-topped staff. Around him, men in white and orange shawls carry ceremonial staffs and fly-whisks, and white-clad women with gold bangles and sunglasses raise their hands in greeting. Above them, a large red, blue and green umbrella with tasseled fringe carries the word Peetam, and another umbrella with matching fringe appears at right. Beside the figure's shoulder, a blue-and-white plastic bag printed in Hindi is visible.

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January 19 20072007-01-19 +1 copiesA procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela in a dusty outdoor camp. A central man in orange robes, an orange turban, an orange marigold garland and a gold pendant necklace with rudraksha beads smiles while holding a gold trident aloft in one hand and a white yak-hair fly whisk in the other. Around him, men in white kurtas and orange shawls walk with raised arms, and a woman in white with sunglasses smiles and carries a teal shopping bag. Two multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges and the word Dhyanapeetam are held overhead, and a gold-topped ceremonial staff and more tridents appear in the background along with tents and a distant crowd.January 23 20072007-01-23 +1 copiesDecember 31 20052005-12-31January 19 20072007-01-19January 19 20072007-01-19January 19 20072007-01-19 +1 copiesA procession at an outdoor festival under a clear sky. In the centre, a man in orange robes and an orange turban wears long marigold garlands and a gold ceremonial pendant on a beaded mala. He holds a gold trident-topped staff and extends his right hand forward. Two white fly-whisk type cowries are raised above him. Red and multicoloured fringed parasols overhead, and a crowd surrounds the group. On the left, a man in white with an orange shawl, and on the right a bespectacled man in white with an orange stole and a rudraksha-style necklace, walk alongside. Crowd members in white raise their arms in the background. A steel bridge and a yellow flag appear in the distance. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, an orange turban, saffron robes, gold ceremonial necklaces and a rudraksha mala, matching the page's reference to Swamiji at this event.January 19 20072007-01-19 +1 copiesA procession on a dusty riverbank path under a clear sky, with a row of colourful umbrellas on poles. In the centre a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban walks, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, smiling and holding a gold-topped staff. Beside him a barefoot young man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl carries a gold trident-topped staff. Around them men in white kurtas and dhotis walk, one on the left holding a gold staff with a rudraksha mala, and one on the right in white with a dark mala. A white sign with a Hindi caption stands in the background near a bridge over the water, and a woman in a green sari walks at left.January 23 20072007-01-23A procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela on a sunny day. A man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, wearing a long gold-and-rudraksha necklace, walks centre frame smiling, under a multicoloured fringed canopy umbrella. Beside him, a man in white kurta with an orange shawl holds a tall gold-wrapped staff of the umbrella, and another man in white holds a second red and multicoloured umbrella. Several people in white clothes surround them; one at right raises an arm. Other people are in white dhoti-kurta attire with orange shawls and event badges.