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A flower-decked palanquin procession at dusk carries a bearded sadhu in orange robes and an orange turban, seated under an ornate gold embroidered canopy. Garlands of marigolds and a rudraksha mala adorn him, and a large trident stands upright beside the canopy. Around the palanquin, sadhus in saffron and orange robes and turbans walk, one holding a trident and another a white chamara fan. A young shirtless man with yellow tilak paint and a younger man in white hold orange flags at the front. A framed portrait mounted on the palanquin shows a bearded figure in orange robes. A rainbow-coloured backdrop panel and a green-and-white cloth sheet complete the setting.

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Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. On a decorated float with a flower-garlanded frame and a gold canopy, a bearded man in a saffron-yellow turban and orange-gold robes sits centrally, wearing marigold garlands, flanked by attendants in orange and yellow. A large framed portrait of a bearded sadhu is mounted behind the float. In front, a shirtless young man wears a white dhoti, and a figure in white robes stands near a rainbow-coloured cloth. Yellow flags with white plumes are raised, and a bearded sadhu with a rudraksha mala rides in an open vehicle at right. A dense crowd of devotees with raised hands and phones fills the foreground under bright stage lights.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21February 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 20132013-02-10May 21 20162016-05-21Photograph of a procession on a decorated palanquin-style float under a large canopy with tassels in red, blue, pink and purple. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a long red-and-white marigold garland sits at the centre, with a gold chain and beaded neck ornaments. Silver trident staffs (tridents) stand upright beside the float, and other saffron-clad men in white-and-orange attire with beaded necklaces walk alongside, some holding tridents. Yellow and orange marigold garlands wrap the silver pillars of the float. Warm, dim lighting and a crowd are visible in the background, and a camera is in the lower right corner. The seated figure has swept-back dark hair, a crown-like orange turban and distinctive gold and rudraksha adornments, which is consistent with a probable Swamiji in a ceremonial procession.2013-02-10Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event with warm street lights behind. A man in saffron-orange robes and a gold crown sits centrally on a decorated ceremonial platform beneath a large orange umbrella canopy with blue, purple and yellow tassels. He wears rudraksha beads, a gold necklace, a red and white flower garland, and smiles while raising his right arm in greeting. Seated beside him are several men in orange robes with gold garlands and white-marked foreheads; one on the left holds a silver trident, and one on the right is shaved-headed and bare-chested with gold chains. Crowds fill the background. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in procession with the platform attendants.2013-02-10March 02 20132013-03-02February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Photo of a night procession at the Kumbh Mela. A central seated figure in saffron-orange robes wears a gold crown and layers of red, pink and white flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, smiling with raised hands. An ornate orange and blue umbrella canopy with tassels shades him. Attendants in saffron and orange robes and gold necklaces flank him; one holds a silver trident and another a golden staff. Crowds stand in the hazy background under street lamps.2013-02-10