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Outdoor procession on a decorated float. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and an ornate gold-chain necklace, wearing saffron-orange robes, sits on a cushioned seat holding a silver trident-topped staff, with a red, yellow and green canopy umbrella above. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange clothes and white dhotis stand and sit, some holding colourful ceremonial banners and flags with floral and bird motifs. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands in the foreground, and another devotee in orange holds a golden staff at the right edge. Marigold petals cover the platform.

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February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor procession scene with a central figure seated on an ornate silver throne under a red and gold canopy fringed with tassels. The seated person wears saffron-orange robes, a long white and pearl rudraksha-style mala, gold bangles and a gold necklace, with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, and holds a silver trident-topped staff. Around the throne stand devotees and attendants in saffron and orange garments and white dhotis, some wearing beaded malas and gold chains; a saffron flag and ceremonial gold-tipped staffs appear behind. The sky is bright white. Probable Swamiji seated in procession, with the identification resting on the long swept-back hair, saffron robes, ornate mala and gold adornments.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor procession on a riverbank with hazy light and a red sandstone building behind. A central seated figure with long swept-back dark hair wears saffron/orange robes, a white bead mala with rudraksha-style beads, gold necklace and gold bangles; he holds a silver trident-topped staff and sits on an ornate silver-framed throne. Swamiji (probable): long hair, saffron robes, ceremonial beads and gold necklace. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad attendants hold colourful embroidered umbrellas and tall ceremonial staffs with gold finials. Crowd members in saffron and white dhotis and women in saffron saris stand close, some with rudraksha malas. Visible banner with an orange flag at left.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits on an ornate silver throne on a boat or open platform, a golden shoulder-length...2013-02-13A photograph of a procession on a riverbank with a central figure seated on an ornate silver-backed throne draped with a striped tiger-print cloth. The seated figure has long, swept-back dark hair, wears an orange-saffron robe, a multi-strand white bead necklace and a rudraksha mala, and holds a sacred rope across the seat. Around the throne, attendants in saffron robes hold tall silver trident staffs and orange-fringed ceremonial umbrellas, and a man in white dhoti with a gold border stands at left beside a tall painted pole with floral and bird motifs. Orange and marigold garlands and scattered petals lie on the boat deck below.2013-02-13Outdoor ceremonial scene under a pale sky with a central standing figure raising one arm, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl and a long white-and-orange flower garland with rudraksha-style beads, long dark swept-back hair, bare feet. Beneath a red-and-gold fringed umbrella, he stands on a patterned carpet and ornate seat before a crowd of devotees in orange and white, some raising fists and waving. Silver trishula staffs and saffron flags surround the gathering; a man in white kurta and a saffron-clad priest hold items nearby. Probable Swamiji is the central figure, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, garland and the procession-style setting; this is an in-person appearance-based label.2013-02-13A figure with long dark hair and an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, adorned with white flower garlands and a rudraksha-style mala, stands barefoot on a raised platform under a red and green umbrella, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. Around him, devotees in white and saffron stand with palms pressed together; several hold silver tridents and staffs. A saffron-robed man in the foreground holds a silver vessel and a lamp while offering to the figure, and a man in white films with a phone. Petals are scattered on the dais and an orange flag flies in the background. a person: the standing figure with long hair, garlands, mala and orange-brown clothing, under a ceremonial umbrella.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copies