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April 18 20162016-04-18April 18 20162016-04-18A procession on a dusty road at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela, with a crowd of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad followers walking under a hazy sky and overhead power lines. A man in front holds a tall red-orange flag on a pole, and a central figure walks beneath a red, blue and gold ornate umbrella. The central figure, wearing an orange robe, long dark hair, multiple rudraksha and gold-beaded necklaces and an orange turban, is a Swamiji (probable) with distinctive long hair, orange ornate clothing and ceremonial beads, carrying a golden staff topped with a trident. Nearby, a golden trident is carried aloft, and a cameraman in white with a video camera films at the left edge. Many attendees wear orange shawls and white kurtas.Outdoor street procession with saffron-robed sannyasis walking through a crowd under multicoloured umbrellas, one red and yellow and one rainbow, on a bright day. In the foreground a man with a long saffron turban and a dark rudraksha mala holds nothing visible, looking down. Beside him a bearded elder in saffron wrap carries a small orange object in both hands. Further right a bald sannyasi in orange robe and rudraksha mala walks with palms together, and a grey-haired man in red wrap holds a green-tipped bundle. Behind them a white multi-storey building carries advertising hoardings, and a yellow banner with Kannada script hangs at left. The crowd includes many orange-clad monastics and a few people in white shirts.2007-02-20A dense street procession in an Indian town fills the road, with many sadhus and ascetics in orange and saffron robes walking among uniformed police officers in khaki. Bare-chested participants wearing marigold garlands walk in rows near the front of the column, and a saffron-robed group carries a ceremonial umbrella and a decorated banner. Loudspeaker horns are mounted on a vehicle on the left, and a yellow bus and a blue municipal truck stand along the roadside. Crowds of onlookers line the street and balconies on the right, under strings of saffron and pink flags. Hanging banners show portraits of religious figures. The scene suggests a sadhu procession through a city street.2016-04-18A street procession of many sadhus, naked or nearly naked, with long matted hair and beards, wearing heavy garlands of orange and yellow marigolds around their necks and bodies. Several carry staffs or tridents. On the left, uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the roadside, and a white truck with a sound system and a blue banner reading PA... is at right. Some men in saffron and orange robes walk among the sadhus, and devotees in white dress line the procession, with an orange-clad man in the lower right.2016-04-18A festival procession on a decorated open vehicle at dusk, with a red ornate umbrella overhead. Several saffron-robed sadhus sit on the platform, some with long white beards, one wearing an orange turban and another holding a tall white chamara-style fan. Ushers in red jackets with gold trim and red headwear hold long ceremonial swords or staffs. The sadhus wear marigold garlands in orange and red. In the foreground a woman in orange robes with a tilak sits beside the vehicle, and a banner in Hindi is attached to the front of the float. Hills and a small crowd appear in the background.2015-09-15February 10 20132013-02-10May 21 20162016-05-21 +1 copiesA procession of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees walks along a dusty road at a mela camp under hazy sky. A man at center with long dark hair, a gold ceremonial necklace, rudraksha mala and an orange shawl, carrying a gold staff, walks beneath a multicoloured canopy umbrella with eagle and lotus motifs and the printed words of the event. Several men wear orange turbans and orange robes; some carry trishul-topped gold staffs. A bare-footed young man in white and orange follows, and a man in a plaid shirt stands at right. Tents, flags, utility poles and a stall with red cloth appear in the background. Swamiji (probable): the central figure with long hair, rudraksha mala, gold necklace and orange shawl under the umbrella, in a procession role.2007-01-21February 02 20072007-02-02A street procession of many devotees in saffron and orange robes walks along a narrow town road. Several carry tall poles with red-and-white fringed canopies and orange-and-red banners, and some hold tridents and staffs. Many wear orange or white cloth with orange shawls, and some have rudraksha malas. A figure in the centre of the procession wears orange robes and carries a trident, while a man in white with an orange shawl walks nearby. Cream and blue buildings, trees, a utility pole and a wall with a painted sign line the street, and a camera operator stands at the right edge.2006-05-25