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Photograph of a crowded outdoor procession during a Kumbh Mela shahi snan event. In the foreground a sadhu with an orange turban and bare upper arm raises his right hand, wearing gold-toned bangles and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, while a woman with dark hair and gold jewellery stands beside him on a decorated vehicle with a leopard-print cloth. Behind them a dense crowd of saffron-robed sadhus, devotees and uniformed police fills the street beneath an orange canopy. Banners with Hindi text and a large portrait hang on poles and shops, and a stage with speakers stands at right.

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April 22 20162016-04-22A dense outdoor procession crowd on a tree-lined road during a Kumbh Mela shahi snan procession. In the foreground, a sadhu in an orange turban and orange robe, with rudraksha beads and bangles, raises one hand from a golden palanquin draped with a leopard-print cloth. Beside him, a woman with long dark hair, wearing a white garment and a rudraksha mala, raises her arm near a golden lion-shaped ornament. Behind them, drummers in orange and white sit beside drums on a pink-and-gold cloth, and uniformed police stand among the crowd. Large banners and posters show portraits of a bearded man with a red forehead mark, and orange umbrellas shade the route.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession crowded with devotees and sadhus at a festival street. In the foreground, a sadhu wearing a large orange turban and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits on a leopard-print covered ceremonial vehicle, with a white-plumed fly whisk beside him. Another robed figure in a saffron shawl and gold necklace raises a hand beside him. Behind, a man in a white shirt sits near a yellow barrier, orange-robed sadhus walk the street, and tall flags and red banners hang over the crowd. A banner portrait shows a bearded man with a white shirt and red background. Other people are in white dhotis and orange robes, and a large sound system stands at right.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A large outdoor procession in bright daylight, with a dense crowd of devotees and uniformed police lining a street. In the foreground, a sadhu on the right wears an orange-saffron robe, a saffron turban and a heavy beaded necklace and bangles, raising one hand while seated behind a drum on a decorated cart. Beside him a man in white holds a large yellow umbrella on a pole. Police in khaki uniforms and caps stand near metal barricades on the left, and a striped multicolour canopy with tassels hangs across the top. Saffron and red flags and tents are visible in the background, along with the spires of a temple. The scene reads as a Kumbh Mela procession, with saffron-robed sadhus and ritual umbrellas.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22