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Night procession at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela with orange-clad devotees carrying a tall gold staff and a gold trident. The central figure, wearing a gold crown with a peacock-feather fan, a pink and white flower garland, a gold necklace and a yellow-gold cloth, raises a hand in blessing. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe with curly hair and a gold pendant chants. Behind them a gold-fringed multicoloured canopy and orange flags appear. On the right a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a trident. The scene is lit by flash against a dark sky, with dry straw underfoot. Swamiji (probable): the central figure with long swept-back hair, a peacock-feather crown and ornate gold ceremonial dress, in a procession.

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Night procession photograph at a Kumbh Mela event. A smiling man in a golden-yellow dhoti-style wrap, bare-chested, wears a white and pink flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a gold crown, and raises one hand in greeting while holding a golden trident. He stands beneath a large red umbrella with multicoloured tassels, held aloft on a pole. To his left, a young man with curly hair in a saffron-orange wrap and gold necklace holds a tall gold staff. At the far right, another saffron-clad figure in a maroon top and white dhoti raises a hand in namaste. Dark night sky and straw-covered ground behind, with a red-and-white banner partly visible at top.A procession at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad. A man in the centre wears an orange saffron robe, an orange turban, long swept-back dark hair and a large ornate gold necklace with a rudraksha mala. He walks smiling beside a red and gold umbrella with tassels, held by men in white dhotis and orange shawls. A trishul-topped staff is visible behind him. Other participants in white kurtas and orange stoles walk alongside, one man waves, and a crowd and tents fill the background.A photograph of a procession at the Kumbh Mela. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a gold-painted forehead mark and a large multicoloured flower garland stands beneath a red and multicoloured umbrella with tasselled fringe, raising his right hand in greeting. He wears an orange robe and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a pendant. Around him, saffron-robed attendants hold a gold staff and a gold trident, and one wears a rudraksha-bead mala. Behind them, white canopy walls are decorated with painted red, blue and green panels and a dove emblem. Several saffron-clad men and a few onlookers are visible.January 01 20092009-01-01January 23 20072007-01-23December 25 20072007-12-25January 01 20092009-01-01February 10 20132013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event under a bright sky. A smiling man in the centre wears an orange turban, orange shawl over an orange-red garment, a red bindi, a dark rudraksha mala and a large gold ceremonial necklace, and holds a gold trident. Behind him, men in white kurtas and orange shawls carry long wooden poles, and a red umbrella with colourful tassels is visible at upper right. A blurred white yak-tail style fly whisk sweeps in from the left. Several people in white and orange surround him, including a man in glasses behind him wearing an orange shawl. Swamiji (probable): the centre man has long swept-back hair, an orange turban and rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold necklace, and is holding a gold trident in a procession.A crowded outdoor procession seen from close range. At centre, a man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a garland of red and white flowers stands beside a large gilded trident (trishul) carried on a golden staff. Around him, several men wear saffron/orange garments and beaded garlands; a smiling young man at left holds a bundle of orange cloth. A bald man in orange with a forehead tilak stands at right beside a gilded ceremonial staff. Many onlookers press in from the foreground and background. A woven thatch canopy and leafy palm are visible overhead. The a person cue here is the long swept-back hair with a flower garland among devotees in saffron, though the face is partly turned and not clearly visible.2009-01-01February 12 20132013-02-12