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Outdoor riverside procession on a raised platform with a black-and-gold tiger-skin mat on a seat. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing saffron-orange cloth, long white and gold beaded necklaces, rudraksha-style beads and bangles, sits cross-legged on the mat, appearing to be a person figure seated in a place of honour. Beside him a bald man in orange dhoti and gold chain holds a large red umbrella with tassels over the seat. A third man in orange shawl and beaded mala stands at right with one hand on the platform edge. Brass lamps, marigold petals on the platform, orange flags, a silver trident and kalasha-like colourful decorations surround them. Seated women in orange and white saris and men in white dhotis sit behind at left. Urban buildings and a temple spire are visible behind the river scene.

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A seated man with long dark hair, wearing orange-saffron robes, a white beaded necklace and gold armlets, sits cross-legged on a raised platform draped with a black tiger-striped cloth, with brass lamps and scattered marigold petals at his feet. A man in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds a large red fringed umbrella over him, and another holds a trident. Women in white and orange-red saris sit to the left, some wearing bead necklaces, and a row of people in orange and white robes stands behind. Coloured flags with orange pennants and decorated pillars surround the platform, with multi-storey buildings and a temple spire in the hazy background.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor procession on a riverside ghat in Varanasi with a long-haired man seated centrally on an ornate white-and-gold throne chair, wearing orange robes, a white and beaded garland and gold bangles. He has long dark swept-back hair and bare-chested ornate adornments visible. Flanking him are women in orange and red saris and white garments holding ceremonial silver staffs topped with trident-like finials, and a large multicoloured umbrella with tassels shades the seat. Behind, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with rudraksha malas holds a long ceremonial staff, and another man in an orange shawl stands at right. Orange and yellow flags flank the scene, with temple spires and old stone buildings in the background and a crowd on the steps.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor procession on a riverbank with hazy light and a red sandstone building behind. A central seated figure with long swept-back dark hair wears saffron/orange robes, a white bead mala with rudraksha-style beads, gold necklace and gold bangles; he holds a silver trident-topped staff and sits on an ornate silver-framed throne. Swamiji (probable): long hair, saffron robes, ceremonial beads and gold necklace. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad attendants hold colourful embroidered umbrellas and tall ceremonial staffs with gold finials. Crowd members in saffron and white dhotis and women in saffron saris stand close, some with rudraksha malas. Visible banner with an orange flag at left.2013-02-13Outdoor procession scene with a central figure seated on an ornate silver throne under a red and gold canopy fringed with tassels. The seated person wears saffron-orange robes, a long white and pearl rudraksha-style mala, gold bangles and a gold necklace, with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, and holds a silver trident-topped staff. Around the throne stand devotees and attendants in saffron and orange garments and white dhotis, some wearing beaded malas and gold chains; a saffron flag and ceremonial gold-tipped staffs appear behind. The sky is bright white. Probable Swamiji seated in procession, with the identification resting on the long swept-back hair, saffron robes, ornate mala and gold adornments.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits on an ornate silver throne on a boat or open platform, a golden shoulder-length...2013-02-13Outdoor photo on a river boat during a Ganga procession. A central seated figure in orange robes, with long dark hair, a trishul staff, layered rudraksha malas and gold-tone ornaments, sits on a silver-backed throne draped with a patterned cloth and scattered marigold petals. Around him, devotees in white and orange garments sit or stand; a shaved-headed man in orange holds a fan-like staff near the throne, and a young man in white dhoti with gold necklaces stands at right. Above, a colourful canopy and ornate banners with bird and floral motifs are raised on poles, with boats and haze over the water behind. Pilgrimage procession on the Ganga with a seated central figure.2013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copies