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A photograph of a flower-decorated procession vehicle with a red and gold embroidered umbrella overhead. A bearded man with long white hair and beard sits on an ornate silver throne wearing a dark red hat with gold trim, a saffron robe and a pink-and-white flower garland. Behind him a man in a cream kurta holds the umbrella. A woman in orange robes and a tall orange head wrap stands on the left, and a person in a pink headscarf holds up a phone. On the right, a man in an orange cap and orange robe stands beside an orange flag. Green leaf garlands, marigolds and rose petals decorate the vehicle.

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May 21 20162016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A bearded man in saffron robes with a large pink-and-white flower garland sits on an ornate silver throne with lion-head armrests, raising one hand in greeting. He wears a tall, wide-brimmed dark red and gold hat with a fan-shaped gold ornament and a gold pendant necklace. Above him, an ornate red and gold embroidered parasol is held by a man in cream clothes. Beside him, a woman in pink-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a pink head covering stands near an orange-robed attendant wearing an orange cap. The canopy is decorated with pink, red and yellow flowers and green leaves, with orange flags behind. A Kumbh Mela procession scene with a crowd in the lower left.2016-05-21May 21 20162016-05-21A 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 22 20162016-04-22January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesMay 21 20162016-05-21Outdoor procession at a festival. A man with long grey hair and a full grey beard sits enthroned on a silver chair with lion-head arms, wearing an orange saffron robe and a heavy garland of pink, white and blue flowers with orange marigolds. An ornate gold canopy with beaded fringe and a red top shelters the seat, framed by green foliage pillars studded with orange and red blossoms. Behind him, a man in orange robes with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala stands at the canopy. A man in a black sleeveless top and red wristband grips the canopy pole, and white chamaras are held nearby. Figures in orange and a bare-chested man in pink cloth gather around the palanquin.2016-05-21A festival procession on a flower-decorated float at the Ujjain Kumbh Mela. Under a red and gold embroidered canopy stands a silver-framed throne carved with deer motifs. Several saffron-robed sadhus walk alongside, including a bearded man in a pink-and-red turban and red cloth, and a man in an orange robe with an orange turban and long black beard holding a pole. Behind, two people wearing pink turbans and flower garlands smile from a raised platform, with red flags fluttering. A long white-haired figure stands at the left of the float. A watermarked archive photo.2016-04-22Outdoor 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.2016-05-21April 22 20162016-04-22