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A person rides in a procession beneath a red canopy with blue tassels, raising one arm in greeting. They wear an ornate gold crown set with red and green stones, a white and red tilak on the forehead, a red-maroon top, an orange shawl, a thick red and white flower garland, and rudraksha-style beads. Behind them stand bare-chested men with brass and gold ceremonial items, a trident-like staff, and a yellow-orange floral garland on the canopy pole. a person appears as the seated figure whose appearance matches the page's claim, with a crown, saffron-orange shawl and garlands; the canopy and palanquin-style procession suggest a ceremonial ratha.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A smiling man rides in a procession under an orange canopy with blue and purple tassels, raising his right hand in greeting. He wears a gold crown with a sunburst back piece, sandalwood and white tilak marks on his forehead, and a red garland of flowers with white blossoms. His saffron-orange robe is layered over a maroon top, with a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace. A large silver trident is mounted on the canopy pole behind him, and garlanded marigold strands hang beside it. Another man in maroon stands at the right edge and a bare-chested attendant in orange appears at the left. Swamiji (probable) based on the orange robe, golden crown, rudraksha mala and ceremonial procession setting.2013-02-10A smiling man in a gold ornate crown set with red and green gems, with white and red forehead markings, raises his right hand in a wave while seated on a decorated palanquin or ratha beneath a red and teal fringed canopy. He wears an orange and red robe and a large garland of red roses and white flowers, with rudraksha beads around his neck. Marigold and orange flower garlands hang from the canopy. Beside him, two men in red-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand, one with a shaved head, and a man in the background wears white. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure has long swept-back hair, a jeweled crown, orange robes and ceremonial gold necklaces, consistent with the page's account of a procession at the Kumbh Mela.2013-02-10A smiling man rides on a decorated procession vehicle beneath an orange canopy with teal fringe and hanging marigold and red flower garlands. He wears a gold jewelled crown with red and green stones, a red forehead mark and white vertical tilak, and an orange saffron robe with a red undershirt. A thick pink and white flower garland hangs over his chest with rudraksha beads and gold chains. He raises one arm in greeting. Behind him, bare-chested men with shaved heads and ceremonial gold necklaces stand close. Yellow and red flowers and a conch-shaped object sit in the lower foreground, with a brass ornamental pole at right. Procession at the Kumbha Mela. a person is seated on the vehicle in saffron robes, rudraksha malas, a crown and flower garlands.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession scene: a man in saffron-orange robes and a gold jeweled crown set with red and green stones raises one hand in greeting while holding a tall silver trident. Pink and white flower garlands drape his neck, with a gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha-style mala beads. Behind him, a teal and orange canopy with tassels and marigold garlands shelters the group. Other participants stand around him, including a bare-chested man with gold beaded necklaces and white-painted face, and a figure in orange with a gold crown at right. Street lights glow in the background.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A smiling man in a procession at a Kumbha Mela setting raises his right hand in greeting while gripping a tall silver pole. He wears an ornate gold crown set with red and green stones, white vibhuti marks across his forehead with a red bindi, a red and pink marigold-and-rose garland, and an orange-saffron shawl over a rust-red top with a rudraksha mala. Beneath a fringed red-and-blue ceremonial canopy topped with gold finials, a trident stands on the right. Two attendants in saffron and orange clothes stand behind him, one bald on the left and one with glasses on the right, with a second canopy and marigold garlands in the background.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10