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Photograph of a festival procession with saffron-robed participants. On the right, a man in an orange turban and gold necklace smiles, wearing an orange robe, with long dark hair visible at the edge. Beside him, a bare-chested or lightly clad man with rudraksha beads and a white garland stands in orange cloth. Behind them, men in orange hold ornate yellow and red embroidered parasols with tassels, and a man in white stands among them. A cameraman in orange carries a video camera. Green banana leaves and red-and-white decorated pillars frame the scene under a tent-like canopy.

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April 23 20162016-04-23December 31 20172017-12-31Night procession at a Hindu festival: a smiling man with long hair and a rust-orange turban sits under a large orange canopy with teal and blue fringe and pink tassels, holding a silver trident. He wears an orange robe, a rudraksha mala draped in pink and white flower garlands, and a gold necklace. Beside him, a bald man with white tilak marks and an orange-saffron robe with gold beads smiles and holds a silver staff. Other attendants in orange stand behind, and marigold and mixed flower garlands hang along the left edge against a dim, warm-lit background.2013-02-10A procession walks along a red carpet under a white tent canopy. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a turban and a marigold garland, with ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha beads, and walks with his hands clasped at chest height. To his left, a bearded elderly man in orange robes and a yellow-orange garland walks forward. Behind them, monks in orange and maroon robes carry ceremonial staffs and wear garlands, and green and red ornamental umbrellas are held overhead. A small pavilion with a dome-shaped roof stands in the background, and cameras are visible among the crowd.2016-04-23December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor procession on a red carpet at a festival, with a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban at the centre-left, wearing a rudraksha mala and carrying a staff. Beside him, a man in orange robes and a saffron shawl holds a tall staff. Behind them, men in white kurtas with saffron shawls, some in khaki police uniforms, walk among decorative white and pink ornamental backdrops and a red canopy with a blue and orange fringed umbrella overhead. Several people are visible in the crowd at the right edge, including a woman in green and a man in white.2007-12-30A procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees. A central figure in orange robes wears a white flower garland and a long rudraksha mala, with a bindi and long dark hair, walking barefoot between two orange-robed attendants. Behind him, a bearded man in orange with a gold chain walks beside a trident-bearer. Attendants in white dhotis hold large red, multicolored and black ceremonial umbrellas with tassels, and a golden trident is raised. Onlookers in white and pink clothing line the path, and a concrete wall stands at right.2008-12-25April 22 20162016-04-22Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event. A smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and a gold crown with red and green stones sits under a large colourful canopy with fringed tassels, raising one arm and wearing a pink and white flower garland, gold chain and rudraksha-style necklace, with a white tilak on the forehead and long dark swept hair. Beside him on the right, a man in orange robes and gold beaded necklaces holds a silver trident-topped staff, and a bearded man in red-orange clothing stands behind. Behind them a silver mace-like staff and a bright illuminated temple-like structure glow in the dark background. Flower petals and a conch-shaped silver vessel lie in the foreground.2013-02-10May 05 20162016-05-05Night procession at the Kumbh Mela. A man with long dark hair wearing a gold jeweled crown, an orange saffron wrap and a pink and white flower garland raises his right hand in greeting while seated beneath a large orange and blue parasol-style canopy decorated with colourful tassels. He holds a silver trident-topped staff. Around him, saffron-robed priests wear gold and beaded necklaces; one at right holds a silver ceremonial staff with a finial. Lamps and fairy lights glow in the background. The page identifies this as Swamiji at the Mauni Amavasya procession, and a visible cue is the ornate crown and saffron clothing, so the central figure is a probable Swamiji (probable) in a ceremonial procession.2013-02-10Photograph inside a large decorated pandal at a Kumbh Mela camp, with red carpet, hanging colourful streamers, crystal chandeliers and a red-and-gold canopy. A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange-brown robe stands smiling at centre, wearing a large rudraksha mala, with a long-haired man in orange robes and beaded necklaces beside him holding a dark rod. At left a young man in orange robes and gold necklace holds a silver trident, and at right a bearded elder in orange garb holds a dark bag. Several other saffron-clad attendants and a white-clad man with a mala stand behind them. a person: the centre figure's orange-brown robe, saffron turban, and large rudraksha mala match the cues, but the appearance is not fully certain.2016-05-05