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A photograph of a crowded outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style camp. A golden palanquin with a teal fringed canopy, hanging brass bells, tassels and marigold garlands is the focal point. Standing on it, a figure with long dark hair wears orange robes and a beaded necklace, and a shaved-headed attendant in orange and a rudraksha-style mala stands beside them. A third orange-robed man stands at the right. Behind the palanquin is an orange tent wall with a printed banner. Dense crowds of men, women and children in winter clothing, many holding phones, surround the cart, with a golden lion or horse-like ornament at the front and a loudspeaker on a tripod nearby.

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A festival procession at a Kumbha Mela crowd scene. A large ornate golden palanquin-style float is decorated with marigold garlands, hanging golden bells, colourful tassels and an orange canopy with teal fringe. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, sits cross-legged on the golden platform, smiling with hands together. Two saffron-robed attendants stand beside him, one bald and bending near the float, the other wearing a gold-trimmed orange cloth and a beaded necklace. Dense crowds of devotees in front and around the float watch the procession, with a thatched hut and banners in the background.2013-02-10Outdoor festival procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. A long-haired man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits smiling on a gilded golden palanquin decorated with marigold garlands, hanging gold bells and multicoloured tassels, under an orange and teal canopy. A bald man in orange robes kneels at the palanquin's edge, arm extended, and another bald man in orange stands beside it holding a mobile phone. A dense crowd of men and women in shawls and wraps fills the foreground, with a thatched hut and sky behind. The long-haired figure has distinctive hair and saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala, so this is a probable Swamiji candidate.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Outdoor procession at the Kumbha Mela in Allahabad. A long-haired man in orange-saffron robes and a shawl sits cross-legged on an ornate golden palanquin decorated with marigold garlands, tassels and hanging brass bells. The seated figure has long swept-back hair, a tilak mark and rudraksha beads, which fits the Swamiji (probable) candidate. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth and rudraksha mala leans forward and reaches toward the crowd. A dense crowd of devotees in the foreground, many men and some women, watches from below, with a thatched hut and a banner behind.2013-02-10A large crowd of pilgrims fills the foreground at an outdoor procession. A golden ornate palanquin-style chariot, decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands, strings of colourful tassels and hanging brass bells, carries a seated central figure wearing an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a golden crown, flanked by attendants in saffron robes holding ceremonial staffs. A cameraman in white stands on the chariot filming, and a multicoloured fringed canopy shades the scene under a pale hazy sky. Many people in the crowd wear headscarves, turbans and shawls, and power lines run overhead.2013-02-10Outdoor procession at a riverside Kumbh Mela setting. A figure in orange robes stands on a richly decorated golden palanquin draped with marigold garlands and hanging gold-tasselled ornaments, raising a hand to the crowd. Beside them, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala leans forward with outstretched arms. A teal-fringed canopy shelters the palanquin, with an orange tent and dangling crystal chandeliers behind. A dense crowd of more than twenty people in dark jackets, white head wraps and white clothing fills the foreground, some with hands raised. A steel bridge and a wall with decorative figures appear behind.2013-02-10