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A festive procession scene at a Kumbh-style gathering. A smiling man in a deep red turban, with a red bindi and a heavy gold necklace over a red garment, raises his right hand in a wave while standing on a decorated float. Behind him hang tall white flower garlands, gold-tipped finials and orange and purple tassels. At left, a large round gold-embroidered panel shows a sun-faced deity with a red and white tilak against a maroon velvet ground. Shaven-headed men in saffron-toned robes and beads stand in the foreground, and another man with a white tilak appears at the far left edge.

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September 13 20152015-09-13September 15 20152015-09-15A photograph of a festival procession in which a smiling man in a maroon-brown robe and a deep red turban sits on an ornate golden palanquin, raising his right arm in greeting. He wears a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant and multiple beaded strands, plus gold bangles. Behind him, two large ceremonial fans with gold sun-face medallions, red and yellow ruffled edges and white floral garlands stand upright. A man at left wears a white garment with a yellow border and a garland, and a woman at right wears white with a gold border and has a white forehead mark. Spectators stand in the background among trees and a stone structure. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the palanquin, identified by the ceremonial palanquin, gold regalia, turban and rudraksha-style beaded mala cues; the palanquin procession suggests a yatra.2015-09-15September 13 20152015-09-13September 09 20152015-09-09September 13 20152015-09-13A seated man in a rust-red turban and saffron-orange robes waves his right hand at a night procession. He wears heavy gold necklaces, a long rose-pink flower garland, gold armlets and bangles, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand large ornate ceremonial fans with red velvet and gold trim, and a white flower garland hangs above. A purple cushion lies in the lower left, a microphone stands at the edge, and a second attendant in white sits nearby. A man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl sits at left with a bare arm bearing ceremonial bands. A person holds a tall staff at right.2015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15A smiling person in a rust-orange turban and saffron-orange robe sits on a decorated ceremonial vehicle at night, raising one hand in a wave. They wear a long multi-strand gold chain with a large gold pendant, a pink and white flower garland, and gold bangles. Behind them a tall pole with a white and orange flower garland and a gold ornament rises. To the left stands a large round red and gold shield-like panel bearing a gold sun-face deity murti with an urdhva tilaka. Other people in white and saffron clothing stand nearby, and a mustard-yellow silk drape hangs on the right. This appears to be a procession scene.2015-09-15April 18 20162016-04-18A man in a procession sits on a ceremonial vehicle, smiling with eyes closed and raising his right hand in greeting. He wears a deep red turban with a small red bindi, a saffron-orange robe, a large gold ceremonial pendant on a beaded necklace, a heavy gold chain, pink and white flower garlands, gold armlets and bangles. Behind him are large round ornamental fans or umbrellas of velvet with gold embroidery and red and yellow satin borders, each bearing a painted face with a tilak. A purple canopy and a small golden deity figure appear in the background, with a child visible at the right edge.2015-09-15September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copies