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Night procession at the Kumbha Mela with a large golden palanquin draped in marigold and orange garlands, topped by a blue and red canopy with hanging tassels and a gold kalasha-like finial. Inside the palanquin a figure in orange-saffron robes sits on a gold seat, with a rudraksha-style garland visible. Around it, men in white dhotis with saffron shawls walk alongside, one holding a ceremonial staff and another with a trident-like rod. A loudspeaker stands in the foreground, and a crowd of devotees with shaved heads and white clothes fills the lower edge under orange city lights. Photo shows a ceremonial procession rather than a seated discourse.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12Night procession on a decorated ratha or palanquin lit by warm lamps, its canopy in blue and yellow draped with marigold and yellow garlands. A man in saffron-orange robes holds a large ceremonial mace-like staff on the left, and a figure in red and gold sits centrally on the decorated platform. Several people in white dhotis and saffron or pink cloth stand and walk along the lower edge, with a bald man in white at right and a man with a shawl in front. Dark background, blurred foreground.2013-02-12Night photograph of a decorated golden palanquin procession. A seated man with long dark hair, a red-orange crown or headdress, an orange garment and a magenta-and-white flower garland smiles from a gold-carved throne covered in marigold and yellow flower garlands. Striped fringed canopies in blue, orange and pink hang above, and brass ceremonial instruments with round cymbal-like discs are at right. A bare-chested attendant in a white dhoti with gold borders stands at left, holding a ceremonial staff, and another attendant in orange robes stands behind. A pink tent edge and a black speaker sit in the foreground. Probable Swamiji is the seated figure, given the distinctive long hair, ornate crown and orange clothing with a garland.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night photo of a ceremonial procession at a Kumbh Mela setting. A richly decorated golden palanquin-style platform is covered with marigold and orange garlands, a teal and orange canopy, and hanging tassels in pink, yellow and green. A seated figure in orange-red robes and a crown-like headdress sits at the centre on a throne-like seat. Standing on the platform, a bald man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red-bordered cloth stands near a hanging lamp. To the left, attendants in white clothes hold silver staffs and a tall silver standard. Foreground devotees, some wearing white and orange head cloths, watch from below. Brass ceremonial objects and a flame lamp are visible at the right edge.2013-02-10Night procession on a richly decorated ratha or palanquin draped with marigold and orange garlands, gold bells and colourful tassels hanging from its canopy, with a teal and multicoloured fringed umbrella over the top. A figure in a golden crown and saffron-toned garment with a long garland sits centrally on the platform, seemingly smiling, holding a trident-topped staff. Around the platform stand men in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis with red borders, some holding golden staffs and an ornate mace-like object, while a bare-chested attendant in white and red cloth stands at the front. Ceremonial gold items and a brass-coloured stand are visible at left. Several onlookers in the foreground and a loudspeaker box complete the scene.2013-02-12Night photograph of a decorated processional chariot, ratha, lit by lamps and garlanded with yellow and orange flower strings and hanging tassels, with a blue-fringed canopy above. Several people stand and sit on the platform in saffron, orange and white garments; one man in orange robes holds a ceremonial staff. Robed attendants in white dhotis and maroon shawls line a barrier in the foreground along a stone embankment. Loudspeakers and a second decorated vehicle appear at the right.2013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession on a decorated ratha-style chariot draped with marigold garlands and a blue-fringed canopy, hung with tassels and bells. A seated figure in red and gold garments sits under the canopy, with a trident-like staff and ceremonial fan-shaped ornaments nearby. Around the chariot walk robed attendants: a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange cloth at left, a man in pale lavender dhoti with bare upper body beside the wheels, and white-clad helpers in front. A small orange flag with a black emblem hangs from the platform at right, and a bare-chested man with glasses stands at the far right edge. Stage lights illuminate the scene against a dark sky.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10