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Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event. A gold, ornately carved palanquin, decorated with thick garlands of marigolds and white flowers and hung with colourful tassels and bells, carries a seated figure wearing a gold crown and saffron-orange robes with red and white flower garlands. Two shaved-headed attendants in saffron robes and beaded necklaces walk beside the palanquin, one holding a silver ceremonial staff. A saffron flag stands at left under a blue fringed canopy, with bright lamps glowing in the dark background and a crowd visible at the bottom edge.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession on a riverside at the Kumbh Mela, lit by lamps and bright sky glow. A central figure in a gold crown and orange-saffron robe sits under a richly decorated canopy hung with marigold and white flower garlands, tassels in pink, purple, blue and green, and brass ornaments. Purple and red flower garlands drape his shoulders and chest. Beside the canopy, a bald man in white wrap and orange cloth holds a silver staff, with a rudraksha mala and white-painted forehead markings; other priests in orange stand nearby holding staffs and ritual items, with devotees in the background. Ritual procession with ratha-style palanquin.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbha Mela with a golden ornate palanquin under a canopy covered in marigold and red flower garlands and blue fringed silk. A man in an orange robe and a tall gold-and-red crown sits on the golden throne-seat, smiling, with a rudraksha-style mala and a floral garland. Beside the seat stands a sadhu with a shaved head, white-ash body, gold chain and a trident, next to an orange flag on a pole. Another person in white sits at the front, and a few figures are partly visible at the lower edge. a person cues: tall gold crown, orange robe and ceremonial mala on the seated figure, consistent with a ceremonial procession role.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession on a decorated ratha-style palanquin with a large blue and orange canopy fringed with tassels and draped in marigold and red flower garlands. A seated figure in an ornate gold crown and saffron-orange robe wears a pink-and-red flower garland and smiles. Nearby, a bald attendant with grey-painted skin, rudraksha-style beaded mala and an orange cloth carries a silver trident, and another attendant holds a long silver staff. Flower bundles sit at the base of the palanquin. a person seated under the canopy with a crown, saffron clothing and garlands; the figure is not confidently identifiable from appearance alone.2013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with an ornate, flower-garlanded golden palanquin under a large blue-fringed orange canopy, hung with marigold and multicoloured flower strands and tassels. A seated figure in a red-and-orange garment with a crown-like headdress and flower garlands rides in the palanquin, with another crowned attendant beside them. Orange flags stand at the left, a robed attendant in saffron-toned cloth walks nearby, and a figure with a mala is partly visible at the left edge. Dark sky and warm lights frame the scene.2013-02-10A night procession on a decorated golden palanquin-style float draped with marigold garlands, yellow and orange flowers, and pink, blue and yellow tassels. A young man seated on a gilded throne wears a gold crown, an orange robe and a red-and-white garland, and smiles toward the crowd. Attendants in saffron and orange robes walk beside the float, including a bald man in white with beaded necklaces and another in orange with rudraksha beads. A large orange-and-gold ceremonial banner with a white dove emblem on a blue-red-gold field stands at left, and an orange flag is raised behind it. Warm lights glow against the dark sky and a shrine-like canopy of turquoise and orange fabric covers the float.2013-02-10