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Night procession scene on a decorated palanquin-style platform under a large canopy with bright orange, blue and red fabric and tassels. A central seated figure wears a gold crown, an orange robe, a long rudraksha-style mala of pink and white flower garlands, and a gold necklace; the figure has long swept-back hair and is smiling. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, a gold crown, orange ornate clothing and rudraksha and gold adornments, consistent with the page's claim of his presence. Around him are saffron-robed attendants holding a silver trident and a silver ceremonial axe, a bald attendant in orange cloth, and a man in glasses. Trident finials and marigold garlands decorate the canopy, and a silver and brass ritual vessel sits in the foreground.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night 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 20132013-02-10Night procession photograph at a Kumbh Mela setting. A smiling man in an orange robe, wearing a gold crown, large red and white flower garlands and a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, sits on a raised palanquin-style seat under a red, blue and gold canopy hung with tassels and flowers. Attendants in orange clothing hold ceremonial staffs, a trident and a decorated staff around him, with a bald attendant in white-and-orange at left. Silver and gold ritual objects and a dark velvet cushion lie in front of the seat. Hazy streetlights and a crowd of onlookers are visible behind. Probable Swamiji (wearing crown, orange robe, garlands and rudraksha cues).2013-02-10A night procession at the Kumbh Mela, with a smiling man in a golden crown and orange saffron robes seated on a decorated palanquin-style throne. He wears layered garlands of pink and white flowers, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace. Attendants stand around the palanquin: on the left a bald man in orange holds a silver trident and wears beads, and another attendant holds a tall silver staff with a decorative top. Behind them a canopy of orange and blue fabric is strung with yellow marigold garlands, and a silver conch-shaped object and flowers rest in front. A dense crowd and warm street lights fill the background. Probable Swamiji seated centrally, identified by the golden crown, orange robes and layered rudraksha malas, presented in a procession role.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night 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.2013-02-10A seated man in an orange-saffron robe sits on a cushioned seat at night during a procession, wearing a large golden crown, a rudraksha mala, a gold chain and a garland of red and white flowers. Around him, several men in orange robes and gold necklaces hold silver tridents and staffs, and one holds a silver axe. Their faces are marked with white ash. Above them a red and blue canopy is draped with flower garlands, and street lights glow in the background. a person is the seated central figure, presiding over the procession as a ceremonial leader. The attendants are devotees and sannyasis.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10