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February 19 2015

Outdoor procession in hazy morning light with palms and a wall behind a crowd. To the left, a man in orange holds a tall golden trident (trishul) aloft, and to the right a man in orange with a shaved head and glasses carries a golden staff. Other people in orange and white, including an older woman in a white sari with an orange shawl, walk alongside.

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December 26 2008

Outdoor procession under a bright, hazy sky. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with rudraksha mala and a white necklace holds a silver trident, smiling; to the left a silver axe-headed staff is held by a woman in a red-and-gold shawl with jewellery. At right, a man with long dark hair and a brown rudraksha mala, wearing an orange-and-gold shawl, looks up toward a red and gold canopy with fringed tassels. Several other people in white and red clothes stand around, some holding staffs, forming a ceremonial procession.

A dense crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis walks through a street procession toward a decorated ratha in the background. Several men wear rudraksha malas and saffron-orange cloths, and one bald man in an orange garment with rudraksha beads is prominent in the foreground. Tridents on tall golden poles rise above the crowd at upper left, and a gold-and-red chariot with floral garlands and string lights stands behind. Many people raise their hands in celebration while others smile.

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December 23 2016

Outdoor procession at dusk along a road at a Kumbh Mela site, with a crowd of saffron-clad sadhus and devotees walking barefoot. A central man wears a long fuchsia and white marigold garland, a rudraksha-style mala, orange-red robes and a bindi, and stands beneath a red fringed umbrella. Nearby, a man holds a tall trident staff and another raises a hand. On the left a bald man in orange dhoti and gold-trimmed white cloth wears a gold chain and raises a palm. On the right, a man with white painted face and body wears white and red cloth. Orange flags and wooden poles line the background under a pinkish evening sky.

A procession of devotees walks along a dirt path lined with palm trees. In the foreground a man in cream clothes holds a bamboo staff. A man in saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace carries a golden trident with a long pole. Next to him a man in cream kurta with a red-orange shawl holds a long wooden staff. A man in orange and gold robes wears a white and red flower garland and a gold headband, with a gold ornament at the chest. Further right, a bearded man in orange robes carries a golden staff, and another man in white holds a pole. Many other people in orange, white and cream clothes follow behind, with a red and yellow canopy visible at upper left.

A religious procession moves along a dirt path past a hillside wall, with a large crowd of devotees behind. In the foreground, several people in saffron and orange robes walk together. Two women in orange saris stand near the center, and a bald man in orange robes with a red head covering and a rudraksha mala carries a brass kalasha decorated with yellow flowers. Tall golden tridents and a striped umbrella with fringe are visible, and most others wear white ritual clothes.

April 19 2008

A procession of men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders carries tall gold staffs and trident-topped poles under a large orange and gold umbrella decorated with floral motifs and a white bird emblem. Several men wear white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces; one man in front wears an orange shawl and a gold chain. Spectators stand along a covered walkway behind them under a corrugated roof with hanging lamps.