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Nighttime procession in a dense, hazy crowd at a riverside Kumbh Mela setting. Central focus is an ornately decorated, flower-garlanded palanquin-style float glowing with lamps, carrying a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a crown, with a red-pink garland around the neck. Standing attendants in orange and saffron clothing flank the float, one holding a long ceremonial staff. Yellow and orange flags and a decorated canopy with a dove emblem line the procession; a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha hangs on the left. Crowds of devotees fill the background and foreground.

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February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession at a crowded religious gathering, lit by warm orange light. At centre, a richly decorated float covered in marigold garlands and strings of flowers rises above the crowd; a figure seated in an orange-saffron robe with a red and white flower garland sits on a golden throne under a crown-like headdress. Attendants in white and brown ceremonial dress stand beside the float, one holding a tall staff. Large yellow flags bearing a black emblem wave in the foreground, alongside striped and patterned ceremonial umbrellas and an orange-flagged crowd. A banner in the lower left reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha, and a dense mass of devotees fills the background.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10 +2 copiesNight procession at the Kumbh Mela with a richly decorated ratha/chariot covered in marigold garlands and warm lights. A figure seated on the ornate platform wears an orange robe, a crown-like headdress, and a red-and-white flower garland, while attendants in orange and saffron dhotis stand around the chariot. Saffron flags and a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham fly in the foreground, and a dense crowd fills the street behind. A trident and ceremonial umbrella-style canopy with blue fringe frame the scene. a person: the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a crown and an orange robe with a garland, a distinctive presentation, though uncertain.2013-02-10Night procession at the Kumbh Mela with a richly decorated float lit by warm lights and draped in marigold garlands. A man in saffron robes with a red-and-white garland sits on the float, the a person candidate, with a crown-like headpiece and rudraksha-style beads, appearance-based label a person. Two attendants stand on the float in orange and white robes, one holding a long staff. A dense crowd of devotees and orange flags fills the background, and a banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha in orange. A cameraman stands at the lower right.2013-02-10Night procession at a large crowd event with dense spectators behind marigold-decorated barriers. A brightly lit, flower-covered palanquin with a blue canopy carries a seated man in saffron-orange robes, a crown and a red-and-white flower garland; the figure appears to be Swamiji (probable), given the crown, saffron clothing and ceremonial garlands. Two attendants in pale and rust clothing walk beside it, one holding a silver staff topped with a lit lamp. A large saffron flag and a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam are visible at lower left, and a black-and-yellow emblem decorates a parasol-like canopy. Many devotees hold orange flags.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A golden-lit procession at the Kumbh Mela, with a decorated palanquin at centre carrying a seated figure in orange robes, wearing a crown, a red-and-white flower garland and a large floral mala. The palanquin is canopied by a turquoise-blue fringed cloth and draped with marigold garlands and hanging tassels. Standing beside it are several attendants in orange and saffron robes, one holding a long silver staff topped with an axe-like finial and another holding a trident. The procession moves through a dense crowd, with many saffron flags and orange banners visible, and a camera operator stands on the right. A large orange banner at lower left bears the word Dhyanapeeta. Partial figures of spectators fill the background.2013-02-10Night procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event with a dense crowd behind barricades. Central figure rides a flower-covered palanquin decorated with marigold garlands, golden tassels and a blue canopy; he wears a crown, orange robes and a red-and-white garland, and raises one hand in greeting. Probable Swamiji (probable): long dark hair and a crown with ornate orange clothing and garland fit the candidate cues, shown seated on the ratha. Around the palanquin, saffron-robed attendants walk with a trident and a bald sadhu in orange wears rudraksha beads. Orange flags with a black emblem fly overhead, and a large banner of two portraits hangs in the background. Crowds fill the scene, and a camera operator stands at right.2013-02-10Night procession at a Kumbh Mela setting, with a large golden palanquin decorated with marigold garlands and a blue canopy with fringe. A seated figure in orange robes, a crown and a red-and-white flower garland sits on a golden throne at the centre; a candidate matching Swamiji (probable) in appearance, with an ornate crown and orange clothing. Attendants stand around the palanquin, including a bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala and a shaved-headed attendant in white holding a staff. Saffron flags and ceremonial staffs surround the palanquin amid a dense crowd of onlookers under warm lights, with large banners behind.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10