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Evening procession at a Kumbh Mela camp with a crowd lining temporary tent structures. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap and rifle walks at the centre, flanked by a man in an orange robe and a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold trim and beaded necklaces. Behind them a man in a saffron turban and beaded necklaces stands beside a yellow ceremonial umbrella and a red-and-gold decorated umbrella with a circular emblem. Devotees with folded hands and men in orange saffron garments watch from the crowd.

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April 22 20162016-04-22Evening procession in a crowded outdoor street lined with orange-draped pavilions and string lights. A central man wears an orange turban, orange robe and a large gold pendant necklace, walking among devotees. Behind him a man with long dark hair wears a white dhoti with gold border, and a shaven-headed priest in white with gold beaded necklaces stands at left. Two ceremonial umbrellas are carried: a yellow one with crystal fringe and a red-and-gold one with a deer emblem. Bystanders in saffron, white and blue clothing watch and follow the procession, with a man in a blue polo shirt wearing an ID badge at left. The scene suggests a Kumbh Mela shahi snan procession.2016-04-22April 21 20162016-04-21Outdoor 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.2016-04-22April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21Evening procession at a riverside ghat with a dense crowd of devotees. In the centre, a sannyasi in an orange-red turban and saffron robe, with a long wooden garland of beads around his neck, holds his hands in anjali with a smile; a bald man in white with a rudraksha-style beaded garland stands at lower left. Around them, men in orange, yellow and white kurtas raise phones and hands. Large yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas with beaded fringes, red flags and a gilded palanquin-style canopy line the procession, with lit temple structures and street lights behind. The figure in the turban is a person, identified from his saffron turban, saffron robes and beaded garlands.2016-04-24Dense evening procession in a crowded street lit by floodlights, with yellow and orange ceremonial umbrellas and red flags overhead. A bare-chested man with a crimson-orange turban, a rudraksha mala and layered gold necklaces stands at centre with palms pressed together, flanked by men in saffron and orange robes with red scarves. Surrounding devotees wear yellow kurtas and white clothes, many with orange vibhuti and tilak marks, some raising hands in devotion. A golden ornate palanquin or canopied structure is visible at left, and a video camera on a rig films from the upper left. a person candidate present in the procession; appearance is consistent with cues but uncertain.2016-04-24February 11 20132013-02-11Dusk procession at a Kumbh Mela setting, with a crowd of many people moving along a lit pathway between orange tented pavilions. Prominent in the centre, a man in an orange-brown robe with a tall orange-red turban and a long rudraksha-style necklace walks beside a man in a white dhoti with gold trim and a bare upper body. To the left, a bald man in white with gold border holds a large ceremonial fan-like disc with a red and gold rim. Two large decorative umbrellas, one yellow with silver fringe and one red with gold border, are carried overhead. Saffron-clad sadhus and white-robed attendants surround the group, many with hands folded in greeting. Lights line the path under an evening sky.2016-04-22Night procession at a temple at dusk, with a lit oil lamp and a decorated deity palanquin glowing at the right under a temple roof. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in the centre: one in a bright orange cloth with a gold necklace and bare arms, another in darker orange with rudraksha beads and a gold chain. Men in white dhotis and a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala walk nearby. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a blue-striped cap stands in the foreground, and older men in white shirts line the right edge. Garlands and flower strands hang at left.2012-04-05Outdoor 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.2016-04-22