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Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with a richly decorated palanquin under a canopy with blue and orange fringed tassels and hanging marigold and yellow garlands. A woman in an ornate gold crown and orange sari with a red-and-pink garland raises her hand and smiles from the palanquin. Two men on the left with ash-smeared bodies and orange cloth hold a trident (trishul) and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, with one holding a staff. Colourful pink, purple, green and red tassels hang from the structure, and a few attendants stand behind in orange robes.

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February 10 20132013-02-10 +1 copiesNight procession on a golden palanquin beneath a large red and blue canopy fringed with tassels and garlanded with marigolds. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold crown and a red garland stands at the centre holding a silver trident-topped staff and smiling. Beside him, another saffron-robed man holds a silver trident and gold-hilted staff, with a shaved head and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace. Other white-clothed and saffron-clad attendants stand around, holding ceremonial silver staffs and a silver axe. Flower garlands in yellow, orange and white hang along the palanquin. The face-based identity is uncertain; the crowned central figure shows some ceremonial cues but is not clearly confirmed.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A night procession on a decorated ratha or palanquin under a large red and blue parasol with blue and gold fringe, hung with marigold and white flower garlands. A seated man in a tall gold-and-red crown and saffron robe, garlanded in red and white flowers, grins and holds a silver trident-topped staff. Beside him, a bare-chested man with a shaved head and white sacred ash, wearing a saffron cloth and a long gold-beaded necklace, smiles while holding a large silver trident. Behind them stand other attendants in white and saffron, including one in glasses. A silver trident and a ceremonial staff stand at the right edge. The palanquin is lit at night and draped with garlands.2013-02-10Night procession on a decorated golden palanquin with a red and blue canopy hung with tassels and bells, garlanded with marigolds and white flowers. A man seated centrally in an orange robe, pink and white garland and an ornate gold-and-red crown holds a trident-like staff and smiles. Beside him a bald attendant in orange; standing at right, a bare-chested man in orange dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a tall silver staff, and another attendant in orange with glasses holds a silver ceremonial staff. A camera operator is visible at left.2013-02-10Night 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.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession photo at a Kumbha Mela-style ceremony. A man with long dark hair, a saffron-orange robe, rudraksha-style red and white garlands and a gold chain sits under a large orange and teal ceremonial umbrella with tasseled fringe, wearing an orange turban and smiling. Beside him, another man in orange robes and a beaded necklace holds a silver trident-topped staff, and a further figure in an ornate crown and ash-marked face stands behind. Marigold garlands, flowers and a gold-tipped staff frame the scene under a hazy night sky. Probable Swamiji: the seated figure in orange with long hair, turban, garlands and gold chain is the candidate, seated as the honoured rider of the procession.2013-02-10Night photograph of an elaborately decorated palanquin procession. A person seated in the centre wears an ornate gold and red crown, a pink garland and an orange robe, smiling, under a canopy with blue fringed valance and orange lotus-patterned panels. Marigold and white flower garlands hang from the frame, with brass bells and tasseled pink, orange and blue tassels. A tall silver trident stands at left beside a standing figure in orange robe with a white turban-like head covering and beaded necklace, who may be a cutout or person. Lower right shows a devotee's head and flower arrangements on the palanquin.2013-02-10