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A sunlit procession moves along a dusty road at a Kumbh Mela site. In the centre, a sadhu in a deep orange-red robe with a tall orange turban and a heavy gold-and-bead necklace walks with palms pressed together. Beside him a bearded sadhu wears a light orange robe, and a bald man in rust-red clothes with a rudraksha mala holds a phone. Uniformed police in khaki shirts and dark belts walk alongside. Behind them, yellow, orange and red umbrellas and red flags are carried over the crowd, and a pink temple tower stands with a framed seated saint portrait on its facade.

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Outdoor photograph of a procession at a Kumbh Mela-style event. Several sadhus in saffron and rust-coloured robes walk in a crowd, many wearing rudraksha and beaded necklaces. A bare-chested sadhu with a rust-coloured turban and a yellow-and-red parasol held above him walks at the front. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange dhoti and shawl gestures with folded hands. Uniformed police in khaki shirts walk along the sides, one with a dark cap. Behind them, orange and blue canopies line the road, and a pink temple tower with a seated deity figure rises in the background under a clear sky. Visible people: about ten to fifteen in the procession.2016-04-22Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style festival under bright sun, with orange tent canopies and a yellow fringed parasol overhead. Several sadhus in saffron and rust-coloured robes wear heavy gold and beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas; one wears an orange turban and another has long dark hair. A bearded man in an orange vest walks among them, and two uniformed police officers in khaki stand alongside. A pink temple shrine with a golden spire and a framed deity image rises in the background, with red flags and colourful umbrellas nearby.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 18 20162016-04-18May 07 20162016-05-07April 21 20162016-04-21Outdoor procession at a religious gathering, with a dense crowd pressing around a central sannyasi in a rust-orange turban, orange robe and long layered gold and beaded mala necklaces. To his left a man with long dark hair, bare shoulders, white dhoti and a sacred thread and tripundra marks stands beside a robed attendant in white. A uniformed police officer in a dark cap and khaki shirt holds a rifle at the front. Above, a decorated yellow and gold palanquin with black medallions bearing a deer emblem is carried overhead, and red flags and a gold-fringed umbrella rise in the background. Several devotees in orange and red saris and white kurtas raise hands or photograph the procession.2016-04-22A dense outdoor procession on a sunny day, with many people crowding a golden palanquin-like structure carried or accompanied through a street. Yellow, pink and blue decorative parasols with beaded fringes are raised above the crowd, and red flags fly at the sides. Police officers in khaki uniforms with caps and a shoulder-badge hold back the crowd, and a man in a red shirt and khaki trousers stands in the middle. A man in the foreground wears an orange-saffron shawl and a bald head, and several sadhus wear orange and white cloths. A pink temple-like structure with gold-topped domes stands behind the procession, and a video camera is visible at lower left.2016-04-22May 31 20122012-05-31 +1 copiesApril 21 20162016-04-21April 18 20162016-04-18A golden ceremonial palanquin with a large gold umbrella and marigold-and-tassel decorations proceeds through a crowd outside a pink temple-style gateway bearing a seated saint's portrait. A man in a red-and-gold turban and gold necklaces stands on the palanquin, while a figure in white dhoti and shawl walks beside it near the carriage. Police officers in khaki caps and white-turbaned devotees line the crowd, many raising phones. Red flags fly from poles and a white banner is visible at right.2016-04-18