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A photograph of a festival procession with a bearded man in orange robes seated on a red and white throne-like seat beneath a gold canopy decorated with marigold garlands and pink flowers. Several men in orange and red shawls carry the palanquin by its poles, and orange ceremonial flags are raised. A crowd of onlookers, including children and older women in saffron and green saris, lines the street, with red and orange advertising banners behind them.

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A decorated procession float at an outdoor religious event, draped in marigold and rose garlands with an ornate maroon-and-gold umbrella overhead. Several saffron-robed sadhus sit on the float; one in the center wears a white-and-orange shawl with rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, another bald sadhu in a peach-coloured robe sits lower. Orange flags with Sanskrit-style lettering flank the float, and a crowd of devotees in orange and white stands below. Dense marigold garlands cover the raised platform. Approximately twenty or more people are visible in the crowd and on the float.2016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22A festive procession on a street lined with a dense crowd of devotees raising their hands. At the centre, a richly decorated golden palanquin with a red-and-gold canopy and jasmine garlands carries a seated figure wearing a red turban, orange and maroon robes and a beaded necklace. A standing attendant in orange cloth with a rudraksha-style garland stands beside the seat, and another attendant in saffron stands behind. Flower garlands drape the palanquin, with colourful tassels, bells and a golden makara-headed finial on the right. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, and a pink temple facade with a blue signboard appears at left.2016-05-09A photograph of a crowded Kumbh Mela procession in Ujjain, with decorated chariots and palanquin-style carts draped in marigold garlands and marigold strings. Orange saffron flags and ornate gold-and-red parasols rise above the carts. Several robed sadhus in orange and saffron, some with rudraksha malas and marigold necklaces, ride on the carts and wave to the crowd. Devotees in white, pink and orange saffron clothing fill the roadway in front, and a banner reads a Sanskrit-style name with a tapovan-style label. Tents and trees line the background.2016-04-22A photograph of a ceremonial procession under an orange canopy decorated with hanging tassels and garlands of flowers in purple, yellow, white and red. A bald man in orange robes and a white flower garland stands on a silver-trimmed platform, holding a long staff. Beside him, a uniformed police officer in khaki stands near the platform. Below, an older man with white hair and a grey beard sits in orange clothing amid heaped red and orange marigold garlands on a raised seat. Several people in orange robes stand nearby, and a crowd of devotees, including women in white head coverings, fills the foreground. The canopy and platform are covered with flowers, and a red umbrella is held above the seat. The setting appears to be an outdoor festival procession.2016-04-22Outdoor procession on a decorated vehicle at dusk at the Kumbha Mela. A man in an orange jacket stands at the left rear. Under a gold-embroidered umbrella, a bearded elder in a white turban and orange-and-white robes stands beside a figure wearing a red-and-orange turban and a red shawl, holding a tall ceremonial staff wrapped in marigold garlands. Nearby, a bearded man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a marigold garland stands with hands folded. Women in pink and grey headscarves and shawls stand among the group, and devotees with raised hands fill the foreground below. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.2013-02-10A decorated procession chariot draped in red and orange marigold, rose and leaf garlands, with a red and gold canopy above. A bearded sadhu in saffron robes and orange tilak, wrapped in a flower garland, sits centrally and raises his right hand in greeting. Behind him stands another saffron-robed sadhu with a rudraksha mala. Saffron-clad attendants, a man in an orange turban and a bald priest in white crowd the platform, and a flywhisk-holding attendant stands at left. Orange flags and a blurred tree stand in the background, and a devotee in orange holds a phone up to film. Kumbh Mela procession setting.2016-05-21April 24 20162016-04-24Outdoor religious procession through a crowded festival road lined with tents, flags and banners. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a white and gold garland stands in a white-flowered, red-domed palanquin decorated with marigold garlands. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees walk and ride in decorated carts. Many people fill the street, numbering far more than twenty.2016-05-09April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession scene at a Kumbh Mela event: a decorated palanquin draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands, with a patterned cream umbrella held overhead. Several saffron-robed men stand on the platform, one bare-chested with adornments and bead necklaces, another bearded in orange with a raised hand in blessing. A bearded elder in a white turban and red shawl stands below in the crowd, next to a uniformed police officer in khaki. A woman in a pink sari and a man in white raise their hands among onlookers. Orange tents and a building with a tiled roof are in the background.2016-05-21February 10 20132013-02-10