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Outdoor procession at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering under a bright, hazy sky. A figure in red robes and a red cap sits high on the shoulders of a man in white, holding a tall wooden staff topped with a trident-like finial. Around them, red flags and a patterned umbrella rise above a dense crowd of devotees, some wearing white and marigold-yellow garlands. Tents and a metal frame stand in the background. The sun flares behind the rider.

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May 21 20162016-05-21A large crowd procession on a sunlit street. In the foreground, a life-size cutout or banner-style image of a smiling man wearing a red-maroon turban, a red-and-brown shawl, and multiple beaded rudraksha-style and white flower garlands, with a white-marked forehead, raises one hand in blessing. Red flags wave overhead and a light blue umbrella with a dotted pattern shades a group of devotees in saffron and orange clothing. Several people in front wear orange and red garments and white garlands, and a pale-clothed figure holds a red flag. Trees and roadside barriers line the street, and a bright sun flares at the top right.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21Low-angle photo of a procession vehicle with a metal railed platform against a pale blue sky. Several red triangular flags on tall poles flutter at the left and right edges. Three people stand on the platform: a man in the foreground at centre-right wears a red turban, a pink and red garment and a multicoloured beaded shawl, and waves with his right hand; a man beside him holds a red and blue umbrella-like canopy aloft; a third figure at the left edge wears a dark turban and red clothing.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09April 18 20162016-04-18May 09th 20162016-05-09January 01 20122012-01-01A festival procession outdoors under a hazy sky. Men in white kurtas with lanyards walk beside a decorated ratha or palanquin draped with long marigold and white flower garlands, with a golden finial structure at the top. Several men in red and orange dhotis or wraps, some with red and yellow headbands, carry or pull the ornate vehicle. Tall orange flags with a dark blue emblem wave above the crowd, and a pink-turbaned figure stands among them. Tents, a water tank and utility poles line the dusty background, with onlookers at the right edge.2008-12-30Night procession on a decorated palanquin-style float with a golden canopy festooned with white flowers and multicoloured fringe. A standing sannyasi in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban, layered gold necklaces and a red-pink flower garland rides the float, flanked by flower-decked ornamental umbrellas and tall ceremonial ornaments. Orange and red flags bearing a printed portrait of a bearded saint wave beside him. A dense crowd of devotees, some bare-chested and some in white dhotis, walks alongside, with sadhus in saffron and men with tilak markings visible. Lamplight and street lights illuminate the scene.2015-09-15A large outdoor procession moves down a tree-lined road under hazy sunlight. In the left foreground a large cutout or banner-sized figure of a smiling man wears a deep red turban, a red shawl, a long rudraksha-style mala of beads and a white flower garland, and holds a trident and raises one hand in blessing. Behind him a dense crowd of devotees follows, many in white dhotis and saffron or orange shawls, some carrying red flags. Above the crowd a dark green umbrella and a yellow ornate umbrella shade the path, and red and orange flags fly along the route. Banners with printed text hang in the distance.2016-04-22May 09th 20162016-05-09