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Outdoor procession at the Kumbha Mela with a smiling man seated on a wooden throne, wearing an ornate gold crown, a saffron-orange robe and layered red and white flower garlands, with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace. He has white and red forehead markings. Behind him a silver trident and a silver-topped staff are held upright, and a man in white with a gold sash and glasses holds a staff. Other men in maroon robes with white forehead marks and beaded malas stand nearby, and a large crowd fills the background. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure, distinguished by the crown, saffron robe, garlands and rudraksha cues.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Outdoor procession at the Kumbh Mela. A central figure seated on a decorated palanquin wears a gold-and-red crown, an orange robe with long dark hair, and a layered red and white flower garland, with white tripundra marks on the forehead. He smiles and extends his right arm while holding a silver trident-topped staff. Around him, shirtless attendants in white-ash body marks and gold necklaces carry silver ceremonial staffs and an axe-like standard, and a tasselled canopy of red, teal and yellow garlands covers the palanquin. A bridge and distant crowd appear in the hazy background. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in orange robe, crown and garland matches the page's stated presence.2013-02-10A smiling man wearing a gold jeweled crown with red and green stones, a white tilak and red bindi, a saffron-orange robe, long rudraksha-style beads, a pink and white flower garland and gold ceremonial necklaces stands in a procession. He holds a silver trident-topped staff. Behind him a floral canopy with yellow and red marigold garlands hangs over a procession; several attendants in saffron robes with white painted faces stand nearby, some holding ceremonial staffs and a silver axe-like implement. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold crown, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, shown in a procession role.2013-02-10Outdoor photo at dusk during a procession, with warm lamp-lit haze behind. A central seated figure wears an ornate gold crown set with red and green stones, an orange robe, a dense garland of pink flowers and white blossoms, a rudraksha-style mala and gold necklaces, and a white forehead marking with a red dot. He smiles and rests his arm on a raised platform. Behind him, a red-and-blue canopy hangs with tassels and flower garlands, and a silver trident-topped staff stands at right. Several attendants in saffron and orange cloth, one with a white-painted forehead, stand around the group, and a crowd and lights are visible in the distance.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A smiling man in a procession at night, seated beneath a decorated canopy hung with red, yellow and white flower garlands and blue-and-purple tassels. He wears an ornate gold crown set with red, green and white gemstones, a white-and-red forehead marking, a saffron-orange robe, a pink flower garland and gold necklaces with a rudraksha mala. Behind him a silver trident is mounted on the canopy pole, and a man in an orange robe stands beside him. Other people are partly visible at the edges, including a man in a reddish-brown wrap with garlands on the left, and city lights glow in the background.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Outdoor procession photo at a Kumbh Mela setting. A central figure wears an ornate gold crown, white and red tilak face markings, pink and magenta flower garlands over orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, and holds a silver trident. Behind him, saffron-robed sadhus with white-smeared faces and rudraksha malas stand near silver tridents and a decorated canopy with purple tassels, marigolds and white flowers. A man in a dark jacket with white face markings is at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long hair, a gold crown, ornate ceremonial clothing and rudraksha mala cues, and is recognized in this procession role. Several physical people are visible.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession scene under a fringed canopy with blue, orange and red trim and floral decorations. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe wears an ornate gold crown set with red stones, with white tilak on the forehead, and a long pink-and-white flower garland over a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads. Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears a crown, long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces, and smiles while holding a silver staff. Behind him, a bare-chested attendant with shaved head and white-painted skin holds a golden trident-topped staff, and another orange-clad man with white tilak stands at the right edge. Brass ritual vessels and marigold garlands fill the foreground.2013-02-10