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Outdoor photo at a Kumbh Mela camp setting: a crowd of devotees, mostly seen from behind, faces a raised golden palanquin decorated with marigold garlands, multicolored tassels and a fringed teal canopy. A figure in orange robes sits on the palanquin, and a man in orange kneels or stands beside it, while a cameraman films from the right. Behind the crowd stand an orange-painted tent wall, a steel railway bridge and a framed poster. Several people in the foreground wear sweaters, shawls and cardigans in brown, grey and maroon. A portrait banner on a pole shows a man with dark hair.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A dense outdoor crowd gathers beside a decorated ratha-style vehicle at a Kumbh Mela-type riverside setting, under a rusted steel railway bridge with brick piers. The decorated vehicle is festooned with marigold garlands, golden finials, hanging tassels in red, green, purple and yellow, and small bells. A seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment and holds a rudraksha mala, while a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes stands beside him. Many devotees in winter jackets, shawls and caps press forward, some holding phones, and a woman carries a large green sack on her head. Cars and a utility pole appear in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure with long hair in saffron clothing and rudraksha mala is the presumed Swamiji, shown on the decorated vehicle.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Outdoor procession at a riverside Kumbh Mela setting. A figure in orange robes stands on a richly decorated golden palanquin draped with marigold garlands and hanging gold-tasselled ornaments, raising a hand to the crowd. Beside them, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala leans forward with outstretched arms. A teal-fringed canopy shelters the palanquin, with an orange tent and dangling crystal chandeliers behind. A dense crowd of more than twenty people in dark jackets, white head wraps and white clothing fills the foreground, some with hands raised. A steel bridge and a wall with decorative figures appear behind.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10