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Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event. Two white horses draw a decorated cart, their heads and necks adorned with pink and green pompoms, red feathers and pink fabric drapes. Above the cart, colourful striped umbrellas printed with a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo shelter a central group. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a turban sits at the back of the cart near ornate painted panels, with a man in a dark jacket seated in front. Attendants in orange and white walk alongside, and a woman in a white headscarf stands at right holding a shawl. Warm lamp light glows through the hazy night air.

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Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering in hazy orange light. Two white horses draped in pink and gold-embroidered cloth, with red and green pompoms and mirrored ornaments on their headgear, pull an ornate chariot. A multicoloured canopy with tassels shelters a central seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban, wearing garlands, with decorative golden discs above. Beside the chariot a man in a dark jacket sits near the figure. Attendants in white and orange walk alongside, and a figure in a white headcloth stands at the right. Street lamps glow through the dust.Night photograph of a festival procession at a melā, with two white horses in the foreground decorated with pink and green pompoms, pink and magenta garlands and colourful tassels. Behind them, a carriage or ratha draped in marigold garlands and topped by red and multicoloured umbrellas carries saffron-robed sadhus wearing orange clothing and rudraksha malas, one holding a chamara fan. Men in white dhotis with orange sashes walk along the road, and a saffron flag is raised. On the right, a brightly lit tent entrance with strings of lights and a banner displays a portrait framed in marigolds and devotional imagery. Several people in the crowd are visible in the background.A night procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela in 2007 shows a decorated carriage drawn by two white horses, their heads adorned with pink and green pom-poms, red plumes and pink fabric. Three ornate multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled edges are carried above the carriage and beside it. A man in a dark jacket sits at the front of the carriage among several people in orange and white clothing. An attendant in white with an orange shawl walks at the left by the horse, and another in white stands at the right. The scene is dim with fine rain or mist visible in the air.Night procession on a street lit by warm lamps. 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Two more decorated canopies stand at left and right.Night photograph of a festival procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela, lit in warm orange light. A white horse decorated with red flower garlands, tassels and bells pulls an ornate covered carriage (ratha) hung with decorative metal ornaments and red-and-gold garlands. Two seated figures ride the carriage, one in a dark jacket and cap, the other in an orange-toned garment with a garland. Large umbrellas with navy, red and gold patterns and fringed edges stand over the procession, and onlookers in white and dark clothing, some wearing shawls and white dhotis, line the road. Street lamps glow in the hazy background.A night street procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. Two white horses decorated with pink and green pompoms, red tassels and pink cloth draw a white-and-gold carriage carrying a seated man in dark clothing and a saffron-and-gold garment. Behind him, a figure in an orange and gold outfit sits within a decorated cart. Colourful striped canopy umbrellas with bird emblems are held over the carriage. Walking alongside are men in white dhotis with orange shawls, a woman in an orange shawl, and uniformed police or soldiers in camouflage-style uniforms. Orange street lamps and a dusty haze light the scene, and a painted pillar with flowers and a bird motif stands at the right edge.A decorated horse-drawn chariot moves through a misty procession at the Kumbh Mela. Two white horses wear pink and green flower garlands, red tassels and red plumes. The canopied chariot is covered in orange and red panels and carries a central seated figure with long dark hair, a red-and-white flower garland and orange robes, flanked by attendants in orange robes. A man in a brown knit jacket holds the reins at the front. Striped and patterned umbrellas bearing the printed word Dhyanapeetam stand on the chariot and beside it, and orange-robed devotees walk along the roadway.Night photograph of a festive procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela. Two white horses decorated with pink and green pom-poms, red feathers and garlands pull an ornate ratha-style carriage. Three multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled edges and a blue bird emblem shade the carriage, and a seated figure in a dark jacket and cap, wearing a garland, sits at the centre among people in saffron and orange clothing. Men in grey, white and orange stand along the roadside, and a woman in a striped top and orange shawl stands at right. Street lamps glow in the background.Night procession at a religious gathering. Two white horses draw an ornate open carriage, their heads and bodies decorated with pink and magenta flower garlands, green pom-poms, pink fabric drapes and red plumes. Above the carriage, a red, orange and blue canopy umbrella with fringed tassels shields the riders. Several people in saffron-orange robes and orange shawls sit on the carriage, one raising a hand in greeting, while others in white dhotis and orange scarves walk alongside. A lit gate with a banner stands to the right, and strings of lights glow in the background.Night procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela on a decorated ratha chariot drawn by two white horses with pink and green tassels and red plumes. Under a multicoloured canopy printed with the word Dhyanapeetam, a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a rudraksha-style garland sits on a raised platform flanked by painted orange wheel-shaped panels. Around him, saffron-robed attendants stand in gold ceremonial necklaces, and a man in a dark jacket and cap holds the reins at the front. Warm orange haze, lights and onlookers in white headwraps surround the procession. The figure in the turban has distinctive orange and gold clothing and a turban, which together with the page's Swamiji reference gives a probable appearance-based match on the chariot, so the presence is marked as in_person. +1 copiesA dusty, hazy evening procession at a festival. A horse-drawn chariot dominates the centre, its white horses decorated with pink and magenta flower garlands, red pompoms and green-and-gold ornaments. On the chariot, a man in an orange turban and orange garments with a long garland stands beneath a tall orange-and-multicolour canopy, and a seated man in a dark jacket and white shirt holds the reins. Behind them, a colourful ornamental canopy with white-and-red geometric patterns and decorated poles rises over the chariot. Around them, people in orange and saffron robes and devotees walk along the roadway, a woman in an orange shawl stands at the far left, and a large white fan-like whisk is visible above.