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Night procession at a Kumbh Mela camp under a red, orange and teal canopy with tasseled fringe and marigold garlands. A central seated figure in an orange robe, gold crown and bright pink and white flower garlands, with a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, raises a hand in greeting. Men in orange and saffron robes with gold chains and ceremonial silver staffs and a trident stand around, while a silver kalasha, flower offerings and a conch sit in the foreground. a person is the central figure, shown seated in a procession.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession scene with a man seated on an ornate throne-like palanquin beneath a large orange and red canopy trimmed with fringe and marigold garlands. He wears an orange robe, a golden crown set with red stones, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, and is heavily garlanded with pink and white flowers. He smiles and raises one hand in greeting. Around him, saffron-robed attendants with gold necklaces and bare-chested men carry poles and ceremonial objects; one attendant on the right wears a shaved head and orange robes. Lamps glow in the background and a silver ornament sits in the foreground.2013-02-10Night procession scene: a man seated on a decorated palanquin-style platform, smiling, wearing an ornate gold crown, saffron-orange robe, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, with pink and white flower garlands draped over his shoulders. He holds a silver trident-topped staff. Around him, attendants with white-painted faces and forehead markings wear saffron and white clothing and gold chains. Above, a canopy with tassels and flower garlands; a silver kalasha-like vessel and offerings sit at the left. Warm lights glow in the background.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event. A smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and a gold crown with red and green stones sits under a large colourful canopy with fringed tassels, raising one arm and wearing a pink and white flower garland, gold chain and rudraksha-style necklace, with a white tilak on the forehead and long dark swept hair. Beside him on the right, a man in orange robes and gold beaded necklaces holds a silver trident-topped staff, and a bearded man in red-orange clothing stands behind. Behind them a silver mace-like staff and a bright illuminated temple-like structure glow in the dark background. Flower petals and a conch-shaped silver vessel lie in the foreground.2013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes sits in the centre, wearing a tall gold crown set with red stones, a long garland of pink, purple and white flowers, and gold necklaces. He holds a silver staff topped with a trident while seated on an ornate palanquin-style seat under a large red, orange and teal canopy fringed with tassels. Around him, saffron-clad men with shaved heads and tripundra markings carry staffs, a silver trident and a golden kalasha, and some wear rudraksha malas and gold chains. Marigold garlands hang from the canopy, and oil lamps and street lights glow in the dusk. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure wears the crown, garland and orange robes, a distinctive combination of cues.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession on a decorated palanquin under a large orange canopy with blue, purple and multicolored tassels. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a gold crown, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, is garlanded with thick pink and white flower garlands and raises one arm in greeting; he is identified as Swamiji (probable) by his long swept-back hair, crown, saffron clothing and ceremonial adornments, a probable identification from appearance only. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a tall silver trident-topped staff, and another bare-chested man in orange-gold cloth with a gold necklace holds a silver trident staff at right. Other attendants in orange and white stand behind, with marigold garlands on the palanquin and blurred lights in the background.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10