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Outdoor procession at dusk on a golden ceremonial palanquin with lion-head carved supports and a large white canopy edged with multicoloured tassels. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes and a saffron turban, with a long beaded necklace, sits on a leopard-skin cushioned seat on the gilded platform. A man in white dhoti and a gold necklace holds a yellow parasol beside the palanquin, and another man in white stands at the front holding a camera. A sannyasi in orange robes with rudraksha beads sits at lower right near the crowd. Behind them, a dense crowd, tents and bunting fill the open grounds under evening sky.

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Outdoor procession at dusk at a Kumbh Mela setting. A figure in an orange-saffron robe, a matching saffron turban and a gold necklace sits on an ornate gold throne with lion figures and a leopard-print cushion, waving with one hand, under a large white and gold canopy hung with multicoloured tassels. A man in white dhoti with gold border holds a video camera, another attendant in white stands by a gold-and-orange parasol, and a bald man in orange with a beaded necklace sits at the right edge. Crowds and tents are visible in the background.2016-04-22A photograph of a procession at dusk, with a golden palanquin-style throne (peetha) at centre carried on a gilded base with lion-head carvings and a leopard-print cushion. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban wears a gold beaded necklace and sits cross-legged at the centre of the throne. Behind him a figure in a white dhoti and orange-trimmed shawl holds a large gold-handled yellow umbrella, and above is a decorated white canopy with multicoloured tassels. A shaven-headed man in white holds a whisk fan, and a bare-chested man in white stands at the right raising a camera. Foreground devotees in orange and saffron stand around the throne, and a crowd fills the background under strings of lights and festival tents.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22Outdoor procession at dusk on a golden ratha-style palanquin with ornate gold lion figures and a large white canopy with colourful fringed edges and dark decorative finials. A man in an orange robe, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold necklaces stands on the golden throne with palms pressed together in greeting; he has a visible swept-back hair style and gold adornments. A second attendant in white with a yellow umbrella stands beside the throne, a seated saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala sits at the lower right, and a large crowd fills the background near tents, a red flag and a Coca-Cola banner. a person appears to be the standing man on the throne, based on his orange robe, turban, gold necklaces and ceremonial palanquin setting.2016-04-22Outdoor procession at dusk at the Kumbh Mela, with a long-haired sadhu in orange robes and an orange-and-saffron turban standing barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste before an ornate gold throne. A bald figure in white with gold-bordered garments sits on the throne draped with a leopard-print and tiger-striped cloth. Two attendants in white dhotis with gold borders stand nearby, one holding a yellow umbrella with a long red shaft over the throne. Crowds behind a barrier watch from the roadside; red flags and a Coca-Cola banner and tented stalls appear in the background.2016-04-22A golden ceremonial palanquin procession at a crowded festival. A seated figure in saffron robes, an orange turban, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace sits on an ornate gold throne with lion heads and carved cobra hood. Attendants in white dhotis with saffron shawls surround the throne; one plays a drum and another holds a red flag. Decorated umbrellas in orange, red and maroon with sun-face medallions shade the throne, and a red-and-black umbrella reads Dhyanapeetam. Crowds and tents fill the background. a person cues: orange turban, saffron robes, gold ornaments seated on the throne in procession.2016-04-22A golden ceremonial palanquin procession at an outdoor mela, with a seated figure in saffron robes and an orange-and-white turban at centre on an ornate gilded throne decorated with lion and elephant carvings. A large umbrella with bands of red, green, yellow and blue fringe shades the throne. Around it, men in saffron and orange garments, white dhotis, and rudraksha malas stand or sit on the platform, one beating a drum. Uniformed police and crowds fill the foreground, with colourful flags, banners and decorated umbrellas in the background during the Shahi Snan procession.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A photograph of a golden ceremonial palanquin or throne at an outdoor Kumbh Mela procession setting, draped with a leopard-print cloth and a tiger-skin cloth at its base. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head turban and long dark hair stands beside it, with bare upper arm bands, and a man in white dhoti holds a small orange umbrella over the area. Another man in white sits at the left edge, and a seated man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala and gold neck ornament sits at the right, with a crowd and tents in the background.2016-04-22Outdoor evening procession at a Kumbh Mela-style festival. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head wrap stands on an ornate golden ratha with carved lion figures and a leopard-skin patterned seat, raising both hands in greeting under a large white canopy fringed with colourful tassels. Beside the chariot a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a yellow parasol with fringe, and a seated attendant in orange and rudraksha-style beads sits at the front. A dense crowd fills the roadside, with tents, stalls and a Coca-Cola banner in the background.2016-04-22