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A nighttime procession on a decorated ratha in front of an ornate canopy with colourful fringes and garlands. A central seated figure wears a gold crown, an orange robe, a thick rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, and sits beneath a thick pink and white flower garland. He smiles and rests one hand on a tall silver staff. Around him, attendants in orange and ochre robes with rudraksha malas and gold chains hold silver staffs and trident-topped rods, and one attendant wears a white cloth with gold border. Flower garlands, a kalasha-style silver finial and a conch shell rest on the cart. Crowds and lights fill the background.

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Night procession at a Hindu festival with a large ornate canopy of red, orange, teal and multicolored tassels overhead. A man in the center wears a golden crown, orange robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland with a gold chain, smiling and holding a silver staff topped with a trident. Beside him stands a bald man in orange robes with rudraksha beads, holding a silver trident-staff, and a man in an ornate golden headdress. Behind them, shirtless ash-smeared sadhus with beaded necklaces and a crowd lit by warm lights fill the street.2013-02-10Night procession photograph of a seated man on an ornate golden-brown palanquin-like seat under a tall orange and blue canopy with fringed trim. He wears a gold crown set with red and green stones, an orange robe, a large red and white flower garland, and layered gold chains with rudraksha beads, and he smiles with a white forehead mark. Golden staffs topped with trident-like finials and a gold kalasha-style finial stand beside him, with marigold garlands on the seat. Around him, saffron-robed attendants with shaved heads and gold necklaces walk and hold staffs, and a man in dark clothing stands behind. Swamiji (probable): the crown, orange robe, garlands and rudraksha cues fit the seated figure, who is shown in procession.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A seated man in orange-saffron robes and a golden crown sits on a green-covered platform during a night procession, with a large tall silver-tipped staff and trident-like standards behind him. He wears a thick red and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, and has white marks on his forehead. Around him, several men in orange and white robes with white-painted faces and beaded necklaces stand or hold silver staffs, while garlands of roses and white flowers cover the platform. A dark cushion with orange trim and a silver container sit at the front. Swamiji (probable) is seated in the centre, with the distinctive crown, saffron robe and rudraksha cues.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A nighttime procession on the Ganga at the Kumbh Mela, with a seated man on a decorated palanquin under a large orange and blue canopy with tassels. He wears a golden crown, orange robes, layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, and his lap and the palanquin are heaped with pink and white garland flower strands. He smiles and raises one hand. Around him, attendants in white dhotis with bare or orange-clad torsos hold silver trident staffs and ceremonial fly-whisk-like poles; a silver trident stands at right, and lamps glow across the dark river behind. Attendants: priests and devotees.2013-02-10Photo 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.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession on a decorated palanquin under a large red and blue canopy with tassels and gold finials. A central figure wearing a gold crown and a red-and-white flower garland, with a gold chain and rudraksha-style beads, raises one hand in blessing while smiling. Figures in saffron and orange robes with beaded gold-chain necklaces sit around the palanquin, one holding a silver staff. A man in orange robes with a gold-beaded necklace and bare head sits at right, holding flowers. Marigolds and white blossoms decorate the seat, and a long ceremonial staff stands at the front. a person (crowned figure with long swept-back hair, ornate gold crown and garland cues) in procession; he is the seated central figure being carried in the palanquin.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12