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Evening procession on a decorated open vehicle with an orange and teal canopy fringed with tassels. A smiling man in an orange turban and orange garments, with a red tilak on his forehead, a long multi-coloured flower garland and gold ornaments, raises one hand in greeting. Beside him a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a tall silver staff with a finial. Behind them a dense crowd fills the street under strings of lights and orange flags.

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A photograph at dusk of a procession on a palanquin or ratha under a large red and orange canopy with teal tassels. A smiling person in an orange-saffron turban and saffron shawl, wearing layered red, pink and white flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace, raises one hand in blessing. Ornate gold bracelets are on the wrist. Beside them a bald attendant in saffron robes and a beaded mala holds a ceremonial staff. Behind, a large crowd fills the grounds beneath strings of lights and decorated arches. a person is the central figure seated under the canopy.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12A seated man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a red tilak on his forehead, waves his right hand while smiling from a decorated palanquin or throne-like seat. He wears heavy garlands of red, pink and white flowers, a gold ceremonial necklace and gold bangles, and a rudraksha mala is visible. Behind him stands a second man in orange robes holding a silver trident (trishul) upright. An ornate red and gold canopy with tassels shades the seat. The crowd of onlookers fills the night-lit ground, with lamps, strings of lights and a decorated arch in the background. Whether the seated man is a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2013-02-12Night procession scene under a large orange and maroon canopy with fringed tassels. A smiling person in an orange turban and saffron shawl, wearing rudraksha-style beads, a gold necklace and layered garlands of white, orange and pink flowers, sits raised on a cushioned seat and raises one hand in greeting. Beside them, a man with a shaved head in orange robes and a gold bead necklace holds a silver trident. Behind them, a dense crowd, string lights and illuminated arches fill the evening street.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession scene with a figure seated on an open ornate vehicle beneath a tall orange canopy with teal fringe and marigold garlands. The seated person wears an orange turban, a brown robe, layered red and white flower garlands, and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets, with palms pressed together in greeting. A silver staff with a trident-like top rests beside them, and a red cushion with a blue and silver emblem sits nearby. A second person in orange is behind them. A large crowd fills the foreground and background under string lights and a lit gateway at dusk.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12 +1 copiesNight procession on a river at an illuminated riverbank with city lights behind. A man in saffron-orange robes sits on a cushioned throne-like seat under a canopy draped with orange and marigold garlands, wearing a thick red and white flower garland, gold necklaces, rudraksha-style beads and bracelets, with long swept-back dark hair and a raised right hand in blessing. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron robes, ornate gold necklaces and garlands. Behind him a saffron-robed attendant with shaved head and beaded mala holds a long silver ceremonial staff, another attendant in orange sits at right holding a silver staff, and a shaved-headed devotee sits low at left among red and gold cushions. Ornate gold and red fabric and flowers fill the foreground.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12 +1 copiesNight procession at the Kumbh Mela with a central seated figure under a large orange and blue canopy fringed with tassels and a gold ornament. The central figure wears an orange robe, a gold crown, a long red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and raises one hand while smiling. Men in saffron and orange robes flank the palanquin: one on the left holds a silver trident with a crescent finial, and others wear marigold and white garlands and gold necklaces. Warm lamplight and haze surround the scene. The central figure has long swept-back hair, a crown, saffron clothing, rudraksha and ceremonial gold necklaces, matching the appearance-based candidate cues for Swamiji (probable).2013-02-10