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Outdoor procession at a crowded riverside festival under a bright sun. In the foreground a figure seen from behind wears an orange-saffron robe and an orange turban, holding a long golden staff with a trident-shaped top raised overhead with both arms. Above and to the left, a red and blue ornate parasol with tassels and gold trim. To the left, a man in white clothes waves a white yak-tail type fly whisk. Behind them, people in white and orange walk through the crowd, and a pole with a gold ornament stands in the background beside a bridge and power lines. The figure's face is not visible, so no identity is asserted.

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A photograph of a procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a gold-toned beaded necklace, stands with both arms raised and eyes closed, smiling. Around him, men and youths in white dhotis and kurtas wear orange shawls and rudraksha malas; several hold tall golden staffs and a gold trident, and a man on the left holds a white fly-whisk. Above them, large ornate parasols in red, blue and orange with tassels and the word Dhyanapeetam printed on their panels are held aloft under a clear blue sky. A few onlookers, including a woman with light hair, stand in the background, and golden-yellow ceremonial banners are carried at the edges.A 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. 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Swamiji (probable): the orange-robed man with long hair, gold necklace and rudraksha mala, carrying a trident staff at the front of the procession. +1 copiesA procession on a dusty open road at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela, with hazy sky and distant tents. At the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a large rudraksha mala with ornate gold necklace, walking between two uniformed police officers in khaki, one of them holding a camera. Around him, men in white kurta-pyjama carry red and gold umbrellas and tall orange-gold ceremonial staffs with trident and kalasha finials. Women in colourful saris walk on the left, and a man in white holds a red-and-gold fan-shaped ceremonial object. A feather-like white fan appears at lower right. +1 copiesFebruary 10 20132013-02-10Outdoor procession on sandy ground at dusk under a pale sky. 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Leading the group, a man in an orange robe and orange turban with a long gold-topped staff and rudraksha beads walks beneath a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with a dove emblem. Around him, orange-clad men wear garlands of white beads, some with orange turbans and shawls. Behind them, white-clad devotees and an older woman in white follow. A tall man in white with a shawl and a man in a white dhoti appear toward the right. Shops with signboards, bicycles and a crowd of onlookers fill the background.A procession on a sandy open ground at a Kumbh Mela camp, with white tent structures and a hazy sky behind. A man in the centre wears an ornate red-and-gold headdress and a large gold-beaded necklace, walking beneath a colourful patterned parasol held up on a pole. Around him, many men wear saffron-orange robes and orange scarves, some with orange turbans or rudraksha-style necklaces, and others in white kurtas with orange scarves and lanyards. 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