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Outdoor night procession scene. A smiling man seated centrally wears an ornate gold and jewelled crown, a saffron-orange garment with a long swept-back dark hairstyle, a thick gold bead necklace and gold armlets; he sits on a maroon velvet cushion on a decorated palanquin-style platform. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange robes and women in red and gold saris with white tilak stand close; a bald priest on the left in an orange robe with gold chains gestures with his hand. A silver trident stands behind the platform, and a floral garland with yellow and pink flowers hangs from a canopy above. Petals are scattered on the cushion. a person, seated in the procession, identified by the ornate crown, long swept-back hair and gold bead ornaments.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a red velvet-covered dais at night, smiling broadly. He wears an ornate golden crown set with red and green stones, a red bindi, layered rudraksha malas and heavy gold necklaces, and gold armlets and bangles. Behind him are standing saffron-robed attendants with gold-beaded necklaces, one holding a water bottle, and seated women in saffron and orange saris. Strings of colourful fairy lights and marigold and yellow flower garlands decorate the canopy overhead. Other visible people are attendants and devotees.2013-03-10A photograph of a seated man in orange and saffron robes on a red-cushioned platform under a decorated canopy strung with yellow and orange flower garlands and coloured lights. He wears a tall gold crown with red jewels, a long swept-back hair, multiple layered gold-bead necklaces with rudraksha-style beads, gold armlets and bangles, and raises one hand in a smiling gesture while seated cross-legged. Around him sit attendants in orange and saffron robes, one holding a water bottle, and women in red and yellow saris with gold jewellery. Probable Swamiji (crown, long hair, saffron clothing and gold bead necklaces) at a satsang setting.2013-03-10May 27 20132013-05-27 +1 copiesMay 27 20132013-05-27Photo at night of a smiling figure seated on an orange-upholstered throne-like seat, wearing a red-orange turban with a red bindi, saffron-orange robes, heavy gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala-style beaded necklace, gold bangles and a long pink-and-white flower garland. The figure holds a silver staff in the right hand, with a large gold-and-red ornate fan or umbrella behind bearing a sun-face motif with a tilak. Attendants in matching orange saris with gold jewellery stand beside, and a silver bowl sits in the foreground. Appearance-based candidate, a person, seated in a ceremonial procession setting with oil lamp lighting.2015-09-15A smiling man in a red-orange turban with a red tilak mark sits in an ornate palanquin during a procession at night. He wears a saffron-orange garment, thick gold necklaces, a long red-pink flower garland and gold armlets. Behind him a standing attendant in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a lanyard holds a long staff, and a second attendant wears a red-orange garment. Decorated poles with purple and yellow tassels, a gilded circular canopy and a hanging flower garland frame the scene. A silver lamp stands at lower left.2015-09-15Photo of a night procession at the Kumbh Mela. A central seated figure in saffron-orange robes wears a gold crown and layers of red, pink and white flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, smiling with raised hands. An ornate orange and blue umbrella canopy with tassels shades him. Attendants in saffron and orange robes and gold necklaces flank him; one holds a silver trident and another a golden staff. Crowds stand in the hazy background under street lamps.2013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12Night procession on a decorated golden palanquin or ratha draped with white and pink flower garlands and multicoloured tassels. A seated person in a red-orange turban, orange-red robe, gold chest pendant and red and pink flower garland holds a golden trident-topped staff with one hand and smiles. Attendants in orange saris and gold jewellery sit around the vehicle, and a young boy in orange with a rudraksha mala stands at left beside a silver bowl.2015-09-15A person in saffron-orange robes and a rust-red turban sits on an ornate golden palanquin at night, waving with the right hand and smiling. Layers of gold necklaces, a gold pendant, a red and white flower garland, and gold bangles adorn the figure. Behind are large round ceremonial fans with red, gold and maroon embroidery and sun-like faces bearing a tilak. Attendants in orange and white stand alongside, one holding a tall silver staff, and a purple cushion sits in the foreground. A microphone stand is at the left edge. The image is a photograph of a nighttime procession.2015-09-15 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12