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Night procession scene with a man seated on an ornate throne-like palanquin beneath a large orange and red canopy trimmed with fringe and marigold garlands. He wears an orange robe, a golden crown set with red stones, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, and is heavily garlanded with pink and white flowers. He smiles and raises one hand in greeting. Around him, saffron-robed attendants with gold necklaces and bare-chested men carry poles and ceremonial objects; one attendant on the right wears a shaved head and orange robes. Lamps glow in the background and a silver ornament sits in the foreground.

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Night procession at the Kumbh Mela. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes sits in the centre, wearing a tall gold crown set with red stones, a long garland of pink, purple and white flowers, and gold necklaces. He holds a silver staff topped with a trident while seated on an ornate palanquin-style seat under a large red, orange and teal canopy fringed with tassels. Around him, saffron-clad men with shaved heads and tripundra markings carry staffs, a silver trident and a golden kalasha, and some wear rudraksha malas and gold chains. Marigold garlands hang from the canopy, and oil lamps and street lights glow in the dusk. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure wears the crown, garland and orange robes, a distinctive combination of cues.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A night procession photograph at the Kumbh Mela. A central man in saffron-orange robes waves his right hand and smiles, wearing an ornate gold crown set with red, green and pink gemstones, a red-pink marigold-and-rose garland and a gold necklace. A red-and-white tilak sits on his forehead. Behind him, a large canopy with blue, orange and pink tassels and a floral garland stands beside silver trident staffs. Two other men with red-orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads stand at the left and right edges; one partially visible man is in the frame, and a man in orange at the right edge holds a drum-like object. Warm lights glow in the background. a person is the central figure, identified by the crown, saffron clothing, garland and procession setting, though this is an appearance-based label only.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession photograph with a central figure standing on a raised platform under a canopy with red, orange and blue fabric and purple tassels. The central person, who has long dark hair, a gold crown, white forehead markings, an orange robe, a dense pink and white flower garland, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, raises one hand in blessing. Behind him a golden trident and a silver ceremonial axe-staff are held upright. Around him stand several men in orange and saffron robes and garlands, some with white-painted faces, and a man in dark-rimmed glasses. Warm stage lights glow in the background. a person, given the crown, flower garland and rudraksha malas, but the image does not let me confirm identity; the candidate is shown in the procession as a raised blessing figure.2013-02-10Night 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.2013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with a central figure in saffron-orange robes, a gold crown and a pink and white flower garland, raising one hand in greeting beneath a large orange and teal ceremonial parasol-canopy with tassels and bells. He holds a silver staff topped with a trident-like finial. Around him, several men wear orange robes, gold beaded necklaces and white ash markings, some with gold crowns, and one at right holds a silver staff. Illuminated tents and lights glow in the background. a person: the central figure has a crown, saffron robes and a garland, matching the page's account of a procession.2013-02-10Night 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.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A night procession at the Kumbh Mela. A smiling man in a tall gold crown and orange robes, with a pink and white flower garland and gold necklaces, raises one arm in greeting. Behind him a silver trident and a silver staff are held upright beneath a colourful canopy hung with marigold and white flower garlands. A bare-chested man with white-painted body stands at left holding a ceremonial staff, and a man in orange holds a trident at right. Warm lamp light and night sky surround them.2013-02-10