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Night procession photo. A person in orange-saffron robes with an orange headcloth, red tilak on the forehead, and garlands of white and yellow flowers stands on a raised platform under a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with red, white, green and yellow panels and gold finials. The figure has palms joined in a greeting gesture and smiles. Long blue, pink and yellow tassels hang from the canopy. A second man in white dhoti with a bare upper body and a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left. Gold-toned poles and a lit lamp are visible above.

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Night procession scene under a large umbrella-like canopy with red, green, white and yellow panels, decorated with flower garlands in white, yellow and purple and gold tassels in blue, red and yellow. A seated figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange shawl, with long hair, multiple gold-toned and red-bead necklaces and a yellow-and-white flower garland, raises a hand in greeting while smiling. Swamiji (probable) is seated in front of the canopy on a red-cushioned seat, identified by appearance cues of saffron clothing, ornate necklaces and long hair, with the page stating he is at this event. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left looking toward him.January 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesNighttime procession photo under a decorated palanquin canopy with an orange and turquoise fringed umbrella-style top and hanging brass bells with pink, purple, orange and turquoise tassels. Garlands of marigolds and white flowers drape the poles. In the foreground a smiling woman wearing a gold and jewelled crown, a red-and-gold garment and flower garlands sits beneath the canopy. At left a white statue of a seated figure in a draped robe stands partly visible. The background is dark night sky.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession on a richly decorated golden ratha/palanquin lit with strings of white fairy lights and draped with marigold and mixed flower garlands. A central figure with a tall gold crown, a red garland, gold armlets and orange-gold clothing sits enthroned, holding a ceremonial staff topped with a gold finial. Beside him a figure in orange robes stands near a gold tassel-hung canopy. A man in a white kurta with a white dhoti-style garment and a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge, and a figure in white head covering stands further right. Below, a monk in saffron robes bends over the flower-laden base of the ratha while devotees crowd in the foreground. Colourful fringed tassels hang from the canopy above.2015-01-13March 02 20132013-03-02February 12 20132013-02-12Night procession on an ornate golden ratha with a red and blue canopy hung with tassels and marigold garlands. A seated figure wears a gold crown, an orange robe, a pink and white flower garland and a sweeping dark hairstyle, flanked by silver ceremonial staffs. In the foreground a bald man in orange dhoti and gold-beaded mala smiles while holding a tall silver trident. Attendants in white and orange surround the cart under orange street lights.2013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbha Mela with a richly decorated golden palanquin draped in marigold and white flower garlands, hanging tassels in pink, blue and red, and a large orange and blue canopy overhead. Seated on the palanquin is a woman in an orange sari with a red and gold crown and flower garlands. A bald man with white-smeared skin and an orange-red dhoti stands at left, wearing gold-coloured beaded necklaces and carrying a small bag, beside a second man in white. Orange and saffron flags rise behind them and the crowd presses against a black speaker box at lower right.2013-02-10A night procession on a richly decorated golden palanquin-style float hung with marigold garlands, tassels and a blue-fringed canopy with a red and blue lotus-patterned top. A central seated man in saffron-orange robes and a crown-like golden headdress, with a large flower garland, raises a ceremonial staff, with a second bald figure in orange seated beside him. Standing at the front, a bare-chested man in orange dhoti holds a long staff and wears rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, with other shaved-headed attendants in orange clothing around the float. A cameraman in white stands at left filming, and warm lights glow in the background.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10