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Outdoor procession scene at a riverside Kumbh gathering. A smiling man in an ornate gold crown set with red and green stones, saffron-orange robes and a long garland of pink and white flowers raises one hand in greeting while holding a silver staff; he has white vertical marks on his forehead and a red tilak. Beside him a bare-chested, bald man with white ash on his body wears a heavy gold bead necklace and holds a brass ritual vessel with flowers. Behind them, a canopy with blue, purple and red tassels and marigold garlands, a trident and a crowd of onlookers. Watermarked archive image; no visible readable text beyond the copyright line.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A smiling man rides in a procession under an orange canopy with blue and purple tassels, raising his right hand in greeting. He wears a gold crown with a sunburst back piece, sandalwood and white tilak marks on his forehead, and a red garland of flowers with white blossoms. His saffron-orange robe is layered over a maroon top, with a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace. A large silver trident is mounted on the canopy pole behind him, and garlanded marigold strands hang beside it. Another man in maroon stands at the right edge and a bare-chested attendant in orange appears at the left. Swamiji (probable) based on the orange robe, golden crown, rudraksha mala and ceremonial procession setting.2013-02-10A smiling man in a gold ornate crown set with red and green gems, with white and red forehead markings, raises his right hand in a wave while seated on a decorated palanquin or ratha beneath a red and teal fringed canopy. He wears an orange and red robe and a large garland of red roses and white flowers, with rudraksha beads around his neck. Marigold and orange flower garlands hang from the canopy. Beside him, two men in red-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand, one with a shaved head, and a man in the background wears white. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure has long swept-back hair, a jeweled crown, orange robes and ceremonial gold necklaces, consistent with the page's account of a procession at the Kumbh Mela.2013-02-10Outdoor procession at the Kumbh Mela. A central figure seated on a decorated palanquin wears a gold-and-red crown, an orange robe with long dark hair, and a layered red and white flower garland, with white tripundra marks on the forehead. He smiles and extends his right arm while holding a silver trident-topped staff. Around him, shirtless attendants in white-ash body marks and gold necklaces carry silver ceremonial staffs and an axe-like standard, and a tasselled canopy of red, teal and yellow garlands covers the palanquin. A bridge and distant crowd appear in the hazy background. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in orange robe, crown and garland matches the page's stated presence.2013-02-10Outdoor procession at the Kumbh Mela with a man seated on a raised ornate chair beneath a large red and blue canopy draped with orange and white marigold garlands. The central figure wears a gold and jeweled crown, orange robes, a long red and white flower garland, and raises one hand in greeting while holding a silver staff topped with a trident. Beside him a bald man in maroon robes and a gold bead necklace smiles and holds a silver staff; a man in a dark jacket and a man with white-smeared skin stand nearby, and a bare-chested man with sacred ash marks and beads stands at left. Trident finials and a bright lamp are visible at the right.2013-02-10Outdoor procession at the Kumbh Mela under a bright, hazy sky. A central figure in orange-saffron robes sits on a raised ceremonial seat, waving one arm, wearing a gold crown-like headdress, white and red tilak, and a thick red and pink flower garland over white blossoms, with a rudraksha mala draped at the chest. Beside him a trident rises on a pole and a canopy with teal and purple tassels overhangs the seat. To the left a bald, bare-chested man in gold necklaces speaks on a red phone, and behind them a man in orange and a bald man in orange robes stand near marigold garlands and a brass kalasha-style vessel. Procession scene with ceremonial regalia.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Outdoor photograph at the Kumbh Mela with a smiling man in a tall ornate gold crown set with red and green gems, white and red vibhuti on his forehead, and a saffron-orange robe. Red and white rose garlands hang around his neck and yellow-and-white flower garlands decorate a canopy pole beside him. He grips a tall silver ceremonial staff topped with a gold finial. Behind him a bare-chested man with a shaved head, wearing gold-beaded and rudraksha-style necklaces and a wristwatch, holds another gold-topped staff. Figures stand on a concrete overpass in the hazy background. The man in the crown matches the Swamiji (probable) description: he wears a crown and saffron clothing with ornate garlands and a ceremonial staff, and the page describes him as present at the Maha Kumbh procession.2013-02-10