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Outdoor photo at dusk during a procession, with warm lamp-lit haze behind. A central seated figure wears an ornate gold crown set with red and green stones, an orange robe, a dense garland of pink flowers and white blossoms, a rudraksha-style mala and gold necklaces, and a white forehead marking with a red dot. He smiles and rests his arm on a raised platform. Behind him, a red-and-blue canopy hangs with tassels and flower garlands, and a silver trident-topped staff stands at right. Several attendants in saffron and orange cloth, one with a white-painted forehead, stand around the group, and a crowd and lights are visible in the distance.

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A smiling man in a procession at night, seated beneath a decorated canopy hung with red, yellow and white flower garlands and blue-and-purple tassels. He wears an ornate gold crown set with red, green and white gemstones, a white-and-red forehead marking, a saffron-orange robe, a pink flower garland and gold necklaces with a rudraksha mala. Behind him a silver trident is mounted on the canopy pole, and a man in an orange robe stands beside him. Other people are partly visible at the edges, including a man in a reddish-brown wrap with garlands on the left, and city lights glow in the background.2013-02-10Night procession scene under a fringed canopy with blue, orange and red trim and floral decorations. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe wears an ornate gold crown set with red stones, with white tilak on the forehead, and a long pink-and-white flower garland over a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads. Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears a crown, long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces, and smiles while holding a silver staff. Behind him, a bare-chested attendant with shaved head and white-painted skin holds a golden trident-topped staff, and another orange-clad man with white tilak stands at the right edge. Brass ritual vessels and marigold garlands fill the foreground.2013-02-10Night procession photo at a Kumbh Mela setting with warm lamp light. A central man in a tall gold jeweled crown with red and green stones smiles broadly, wearing orange saffron robes, a pink and white flower garland, rudraksha beads and a gold ceremonial necklace; a white vertical tilak and red bindi mark his forehead. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back dark hair, crown, saffron robes, rudraksha and ceremonial gold necklace, seated in a procession with flower garlands behind him. To the right, a bespectacled man in saffron clothing with white forehead markings and a bead necklace sits near a large silver trident. On the left, a man in a shirt holds flower garlands. Colourful draped fabric and marigold-like garlands decorate the palanquin-style canopy.2013-02-10A photograph of a procession at dusk with warm golden light. A central man wears an ornate gold crown set with red stones, a red tilak on his forehead, a pink and red flower garland, a long rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange robe with gold ceremonial necklaces. Behind him, a tall gold trident and a flower-covered canopy with purple, blue and yellow fringe are visible. Several men in saffron clothing stand nearby with white-painted faces and foreheads, and one older man in an orange shawl and beaded necklace stands to the right. Swamiji (probable) is shown as the central figure wearing the crown, garland and orange robe, in a ceremonial procession setting.2013-02-10Photo at night of a procession. A central man in orange-saffron robes wears a golden crown set with red stones, a rudraksha mala and a long garland of pink and white flowers, and holds a silver trident aloft in his right hand. Behind him, a tall silver trident and a colourful fringed canopy frame the scene. Men flanking him have white ash marks on their foreheads and wear beaded necklaces and red garlands. Lit lamps and tall ornamental poles glow in the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, the central figure, who is smiling and in procession with trident and crown.2013-02-10A smiling man wearing a gold jeweled crown with red and green stones, a white tilak and red bindi, a saffron-orange robe, long rudraksha-style beads, a pink and white flower garland and gold ceremonial necklaces stands in a procession. He holds a silver trident-topped staff. Behind him a floral canopy with yellow and red marigold garlands hangs over a procession; several attendants in saffron robes with white painted faces stand nearby, some holding ceremonial staffs and a silver axe-like implement. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold crown, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, shown in a procession role.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Outdoor procession at night with warm lamplight. A smiling man in the centre wears an ornate gold crown set with red and green stones, a saffron-orange shawl and robe, a pink and white flower garland, and a rudraksha-style mala with gold ceremonial pendant. He raises a silver ceremonial staff with one hand, and a flower-decorated canopy in blue, yellow and red fringe is behind him. Beside him a bare-chested man with white body markings holds a silver axe-like ceremonial staff, and a man in an orange robe stands at right. a person appears in the centre of the procession, honoured on a decorated palanquin-style platform.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession photograph at a riverside Kumbh setting with lit lamps in the background. A central figure in an ornate gold and red jeweled crown, wearing a saffron-orange robe, pink and white flower garlands, and a long rudraksha-style bead mala with gold ceremonial necklaces, raises a silver staff and smiles. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair, crown, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala are visible cues. Behind him a tall umbrella canopy with blue fringe and marigold-and-rose garlands hangs, and a red ceremonial axe-like staff stands to the left. Other people nearby include a white-robed attendant on the left and a shaved-headed man with white tilak on the right.2013-02-10