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Outdoor 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.

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Outdoor 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.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Outdoor photograph of a procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering in the open. A central man in a tall gold and jewelled crown with red and green stones, a white and red forehead marking, and long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe with a rudraksha-style mala and a large floral garland of red, pink, orange and white flowers. He stands on a ceremonial float holding a silver staff with his right hand and smiles. Behind him is a canopy with blue and purple fringed tassels and marigold-like garlands. To the left, a bare-chested man with a shaved head and a saffron cloth stands near the float, and to the right a man in orange cloth and glasses holds a trident-topped staff. Background shows hazy sky, poles and a distant crowd. The central figure's distinctive gold crown, long hair and ornate orange clothing match the page's Swamiji (probable) cues.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Outdoor 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.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10A smiling man with long dark hair, a white and red forehead marking and a red bindi sits in a procession under a colourful canopy. He wears an ornate gold crown set with red and green stones, a saffron-orange garment and layered garlands of red roses and yellow and white marigolds. He holds a tall silver staff upright with his right hand. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in orange and another man in orange cloth are visible, and the crowd stretches into the hazy background. Swamiji (probable) appears in this procession, identified by his distinctive saffron clothing, ornate gold crown and flower garlands.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10